82 FR 22079 - Air Plan Approval; Georgia: Heavy Duty Diesel Requirements
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 91 (May 12, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 91 (May 12, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 91 (Friday, May 12, 2017)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 22079-22081] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-09493] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA-R04-OAR-2016-0116; FRL-9961-44-Region 4] Air Plan Approval; Georgia: Heavy Duty Diesel Requirements AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Direct final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving changes to a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Georgia on January 25, 2016, for the purpose of removing the requirements for heavy duty diesel engines (HDDE), which bar the sale/ lease or import in the State of Georgia of any new HDDE that were not certified by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to meet the emission standards of the California HDDE rules. The removal of this rule will prevent regulatory confusion and make it clear that the more stringent EPA emission standards for HDDE are applicable. EPA is approving this SIP revision because the State has demonstrated that it is consistent with the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act). DATES: This direct final rule is effective July 11, 2017 without further notice, unless EPA receives adverse comment by June 12, 2017. If EPA receives such comments, it will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final rule in the Federal Register and inform the public that the rule will not take effect. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R04- OAR-2016-0116 at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. 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. 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 https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Sheckler, Air Regulatory Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. The telephone number is (404) 562-9222, Ms. Sheckler can also be reached via electronic mail at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The federal Clean Air Act (CAA) establishes the framework for controlling mobile-source emissions in the United States. During the development of the CAA in 1967, Congress recognized that the imposition of many different state standards could result in inefficiencies in vehicle markets. Therefore, state-established emissions standards were preempted by federal emissions standards in what is now section 209 of the CAA. A special exemption to this federal preemption was made in section 209 for California because of the state's special air quality problems and pioneering efforts in the control of air pollutants. This exemption, still in existence, gives the State of California the authority to set on-road vehicle standards that differ from the federal standards as long as they are as protective in the aggregate as federal standards. Later amendments to section 209 granted California the authority to set emissions standards and regulations for some nonroad engines, and section 177 was added to allow other states to adopt California standards. See CAA section 209(b), 42 U.S.C. 7543(b). Section 177 of the CAA allows other states to adopt standards and test procedures identical to California's. However, regardless of whether a manufacturer receives CARB approval, all new motor vehicles and engines must still receive certification from EPA before the vehicle is introduced into commerce. If a state adopts CARB standards in lieu of the federal standards and then later removes the requirement for the CARB standards, the Federal CAA vehicle standards will apply in that state. In 1994, the CARB approved a plan that called for emission standards for highway heavy-duty diesel vehicles beginning in 2004. In June of 1995, CARB, EPA, and the manufacturers of heavy-duty vehicle engines signed a statement of principles (SOP) calling for the harmonization of CARB and EPA heavy-duty vehicle regulations. In 1998, the federal government and seven HDDE manufacturers entered into consent decrees as a result of enforcement actions that were brought against the manufacturers because a majority of the diesel engine manufacturers had programmed their engines to defeat federal test procedures (FTP) through the use of a ``defeat device.'' As a part of the consent decree, the majority of the settling manufacturers agreed to produce by October 1, 2002, engines that would meet supplemental test procedures including the Not-To-Exceed (NTE) test and the EURO III European Stationary Cycle (ESC) test. These requirements were to be met for a period of two years. Recognizing the effectiveness of the supplemental tests, EPA published a notice of proposed rulemaking on October 29, 1999, see 64 FR 58472, [[Page 22080]] proposing to adopt the supplemental standards and test procedures for 2004 and subsequent model-year HDDEs. However, because of statutory and legal timing constraints, the NTE and ESC standards and test procedures were not to be required until the 2007 model year. Therefore, once the consent decree requirements would expire in 2004, diesel engine manufacturers would no longer be obligated to comply with the supplemental test procedures in 2005 and would be able to forgo the supplemental testing until the 2007 model year, when the federal rules came into effect. In anticipation of this regulatory gap, on December 8, 2000, California finalized a rule under section 1956.8 of the California Code of Regulations requiring HDDE manufacturers to perform the NTE and the ESC supplemental test procedures in addition to the existing FTP. On October 6, 2000, EPA's final rule on the Control of Emissions of Air Pollution from 2004 and Later Model Year Heavy-Duty Highway Engines and Vehicles; Revision of Light-Duty On-Board Diagnostics Requirements was issued. See 65 FR 59896. However, as explained above, it did not include the NTE standards for model years 2005 and 2006. On December 28, 2001, Georgia submitted a SIP revision which contained Rule 391-3-1-.02(2)(ooo) ``Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Requirements.'' The Georgia Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine Requirements Rule adopted and incorporated by reference the exhaust emission standards (and associated performance test procedures) for model year 2005 and subsequent model year heavy-duty diesel engines. The Rule required that any new on-road heavy-duty diesel vehicle or engine sold, leased, rented, imported or delivered in the state must have a CARB Executive Order (a vehicle certification issued by CARB to vehicle manufacturers). This requirement was also imposed on any new on-road heavy-duty diesel vehicle or engine leased, purchased, acquired, or received or offered for sale, lease or rent. The Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine Requirements Rule required any ``person'' who imports, sells, delivers, leases, or rents an engine or motor vehicle that is subject to the rule to retain records concerning the transaction for at least 3 years following the transaction and to submit annually a report documenting the total sales and/or leases of engines and motor vehicles for each engine family over the calendar year in Georgia. The requirement that new on-road heavy-duty diesel vehicles or engines must have a CARB Executive Order began with the 2005 model year. This rule incorporated the December 8, 2000, requirements of CARB for heavy duty diesel engines into the Georgia SIP for the purpose of avoiding possible ``backsliding'' in a former severe nonattainment area and potential significant increases in diesel exhaust emissions because of the lack of these procedures in federal regulations for the model years 2005 and 2006. EPA approved Georgia SIP revision on July 11, 2002. See 67 FR 45909. Subsequently, EPA addressed the NTE standards for model years 2005 and 2006 by proposing a new rule on June 21, 2004, that included a two- phase NTE testing scheme for all pollutants. See 69 FR 34326. The final rule adopting these requirements for 2005 and newer model-year HDDE and heavy-duty on-highway vehicles was published in the Federal Register on June 14, 2005. See 70 FR 34594. When EPA finalized its rule adopting test requirements for 2005 and newer models, the regulatory gap that prompted Georgia's adoption of the CARB standards was eliminated. II. Analysis of State's Submittal On January 25, 2016, Georgia submitted to EPA a SIP revision to remove from the SIP the version of Georgia Rule 391-3-1-.02(2)(ooo)-- Heavy Duty Diesel Requirements, that was approved into the Georgia SIP on July 11, 2002. Georgia requested removal of the California standards approved into its SIP because the new federal standard requires the manufacturers to meet emission limits that are equivalent to the California standards. The Federal CAA standards for vehicles and fuel will replace the CARB standards and will, in the absence of the incorporated CARB standards, apply in Georgia. The removal of this rule will prevent regulatory confusion and will clarify that the more stringent EPA emission standards for HDDE are applicable. The removal of Georgia Rule 391-3-1-.02(2)(ooo) will not interfere with attainment or reasonable further progress, or any other applicable requirement of the Act because the federal standards are applicable. III. Final Action EPA is taking final action to approve the SIP revision submitted by Georgia on January 25, 2016, to remove Georgia Rule 391-3-1-.02(2)(ooo) Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Requirements from the Georgia SIP. EPA has determined that Georgia's January 25, 2016, SIP revision is consistent with the CAA. EPA is publishing this rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no adverse comments. However, in the proposed rules section of this Federal Register publication, EPA is publishing a separate document that will serve as the proposal to approve the SIP revision should adverse comments be filed. This rule will be effective July 11, 2017 without further notice unless the Agency receives adverse comments by June 12, 2017. If EPA receives such comments, then EPA will publish a document withdrawing the final rule and informing the public that the rule will not take effect. All public comments received will then be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. EPA will not institute a second comment period. Parties interested in commenting should do so at this time. If no such comments are received, the public is advised that this rule will be effective on July 11, 2017 and no further action will be taken on the proposed rule. IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable federal regulations. See 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this action merely approves state law as meeting federal requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state law. For that reason, this action:Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order 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 [[Page 22081]] Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999); is not an economically significant regulatory action based on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); is not a significant regulatory action subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001); is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent with the CAA; and does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian reservation land or in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian country, the rule does not have tribal implications as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), nor will it impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law. The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by July 11, 2017. 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. Parties with objections to this direct final rule are encouraged to file a comment in response to the parallel notice of proposed rulemaking for this action published in the proposed rules section of today's Federal Register, rather than file an immediate petition for judicial review of this direct final rule, so that EPA can withdraw this direct final rule and address the comment in the proposed rulemaking. 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, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds. Dated: March 15, 2017. V. Anne Heard, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4. 40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows: PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 0 1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows: Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 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Name of non-regulatory Applicable State EPA approval date Additional explanation
SIP revision geographic area submittal date
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Section 110(a)(2) Infra- Statewide .......... 11/17/15 5/12/17, [insert Federal This action addresses the following CAA elements:
structure Requirements Register citation]. 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D)(i)(II) (prevention of sig-
for the 2012 PM2.5 nificant deterioration), (D)(ii), (E), (F), (G), (H),
NAAQS. (J), (K), (L), and (M), or portions thereof.
[FR Doc. 2017–09504 Filed 5–11–17; 8:45 am] electronically any information you on-road vehicle standards that differ
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P consider to be Confidential Business from the federal standards as long as
Information (CBI) or other information they are as protective in the aggregate as
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. federal standards. Later amendments to
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Multimedia submissions (audio, video, section 209 granted California the
AGENCY etc.) must be accompanied by a written authority to set emissions standards and
comment. The written comment is regulations for some nonroad engines,
40 CFR Part 52 considered the official comment and and section 177 was added to allow
[EPA–R04–OAR–2016–0116; FRL–9961–44– should include discussion of all points other states to adopt California
Region 4] you wish to make. EPA will generally standards. See CAA section 209(b), 42
not consider comments or comment U.S.C. 7543(b). Section 177 of the CAA
Air Plan Approval; Georgia: Heavy contents located outside of the primary allows other states to adopt standards
Duty Diesel Requirements submission (i.e. on the Web, cloud, or and test procedures identical to
other file sharing system). For California’s. However, regardless of
AGENCY: Environmental Protection additional submission methods, the full whether a manufacturer receives CARB
Agency (EPA). EPA public comment policy, approval, all new motor vehicles and
ACTION: Direct final rule. information about CBI or multimedia engines must still receive certification
submissions, and general guidance on from EPA before the vehicle is
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection making effective comments, please visit introduced into commerce. If a state
Agency (EPA) is approving changes to a https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ adopts CARB standards in lieu of the
State Implementation Plan (SIP) commenting-epa-dockets. federal standards and then later removes
revision submitted by the State of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the requirement for the CARB standards,
Georgia on January 25, 2016, for the Kelly Sheckler, Air Regulatory the Federal CAA vehicle standards will
purpose of removing the requirements Management Section, Air Planning and apply in that state.
for heavy duty diesel engines (HDDE), Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides In 1994, the CARB approved a plan
which bar the sale/lease or import in the and Toxics Management Division, U.S. that called for emission standards for
State of Georgia of any new HDDE that Environmental Protection Agency, highway heavy-duty diesel vehicles
were not certified by the California Air Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., beginning in 2004. In June of 1995,
Resources Board (CARB) to meet the Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. The CARB, EPA, and the manufacturers of
emission standards of the California telephone number is (404) 562–9222, heavy-duty vehicle engines signed a
HDDE rules. The removal of this rule Ms. Sheckler can also be reached via statement of principles (SOP) calling for
will prevent regulatory confusion and electronic mail at sheckler.kelly@ the harmonization of CARB and EPA
make it clear that the more stringent epa.gov. heavy-duty vehicle regulations.
EPA emission standards for HDDE are In 1998, the federal government and
applicable. EPA is approving this SIP SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
seven HDDE manufacturers entered into
revision because the State has I. Background consent decrees as a result of
demonstrated that it is consistent with enforcement actions that were brought
The federal Clean Air Act (CAA)
the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act). establishes the framework for against the manufacturers because a
DATES: This direct final rule is effective controlling mobile-source emissions in majority of the diesel engine
July 11, 2017 without further notice, the United States. During the manufacturers had programmed their
unless EPA receives adverse comment development of the CAA in 1967, engines to defeat federal test procedures
by June 12, 2017. If EPA receives such Congress recognized that the imposition (FTP) through the use of a ‘‘defeat
comments, it will publish a timely of many different state standards could device.’’ As a part of the consent decree,
withdrawal of the direct final rule in the result in inefficiencies in vehicle the majority of the settling
Federal Register and inform the public markets. Therefore, state-established manufacturers agreed to produce by
that the rule will not take effect. emissions standards were preempted by October 1, 2002, engines that would
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, federal emissions standards in what is meet supplemental test procedures
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04– now section 209 of the CAA. A special including the Not-To-Exceed (NTE) test
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OAR–2016–0116 at https:// exemption to this federal preemption and the EURO III European Stationary
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online was made in section 209 for California Cycle (ESC) test. These requirements
instructions for submitting comments. because of the state’s special air quality were to be met for a period of two years.
Once submitted, comments cannot be problems and pioneering efforts in the Recognizing the effectiveness of the
edited or removed from Regulations.gov. control of air pollutants. This supplemental tests, EPA published a
EPA may publish any comment received exemption, still in existence, gives the notice of proposed rulemaking on
to its public docket. Do not submit State of California the authority to set October 29, 1999, see 64 FR 58472,
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Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, action published in the proposed rules requirements for the 2010 nitrogen
1999); section of today’s Federal Register, dioxide (NO2) and 2010 sulfur dioxide
• is not an economically significant rather than file an immediate petition (SO2) NAAQS.
regulatory action based on health or for judicial review of this direct final
safety risks subject to Executive Order rule, so that EPA can withdraw this DATES: This final rule is effective June
13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); direct final rule and address the 12, 2017.
• is not a significant regulatory action comment in the proposed rulemaking. ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a
subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR This action may not be challenged later docket for this action under Docket ID
28355, May 22, 2001); in proceedings to enforce its No. EPA–R10–OAR–2016–0133. All
• is not subject to requirements of requirements. See section 307(b)(2). documents in the docket are listed on
Section 12(d) of the National
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 the https://www.regulations.gov Web
Technology Transfer and Advancement
site. Although listed in the index, some
Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because Environmental protection, Air
application of those requirements would information may not be publicly
pollution control, Incorporation by available, i.e., Confidential Business
be inconsistent with the CAA; and reference, Ozone, Reporting and
• does not provide EPA with the Information or other information the
recordkeeping requirements, Volatile disclosure of which is restricted by
discretionary authority to address, as organic compounds.
appropriate, disproportionate human statute. Certain other material, such as
health or environmental effects, using Dated: March 15, 2017. copyrighted material, is not placed on
practicable and legally permissible V. Anne Heard, the Internet and is publicly available
methods, under Executive Order 12898 Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4. only in hard copy form. Publicly
(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). available docket materials are available
40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:
In addition, the SIP is not approved at https://www.regulations.gov or at EPA
to apply on any Indian reservation land PART 52—APPROVAL AND Region 10, Office of Air and Waste, 1200
or in any other area where EPA or an PROMULGATION OF Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington
Indian tribe has demonstrated that a IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 98101. The EPA requests that you
tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of contact the person listed in the FOR
Indian country, the rule does not have ■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section
tribal implications as specified by continues to read as follows: below, to schedule your inspection. The
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. Regional Office’s official hours of
November 9, 2000), nor will it impose business are Monday through Friday,
substantial direct costs on tribal Subpart L—Georgia 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding federal
governments or preempt tribal law. holidays.
The Congressional Review Act, 5 § 52.570 [Amended]
U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
■ 2. Amend § 52.570(c) by removing the
Business Regulatory Enforcement Kristin Hall, Air Planning Unit, Office of
entry for ‘‘391–3–1–.02(2)(ooo).’’
Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides Air and Waste (OAW–150),
[FR Doc. 2017–09493 Filed 5–11–17; 8:45 am] Environmental Protection Agency—
that before a rule may take effect, the
agency promulgating the rule must
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submit a rule report, which includes a 98101; telephone number: (206) 553–
copy of the rule, to each House of the 6357; email address: hall.kristin@
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION epa.gov.
Congress and to the Comptroller General AGENCY
of the United States. EPA will submit a
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
report containing this action and other 40 CFR Part 52 Throughout this document wherever
required information to the U.S. Senate,
[EPA–R10–OAR–2016–0133; FRL–9961–93– ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, it is
the U.S. House of Representatives, and
Region 10] intended to refer to the EPA.
the Comptroller General of the United
States prior to publication of the rule in Approval and Promulgation of Table of Contents
the Federal Register. A major rule Implementation Plans; Alaska: I. Background
cannot take effect until 60 days after it Infrastructure Requirements for the II. Response to Comment
is published in the Federal Register. 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide and 2010 Sulfur III. Final Action
This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as Dioxide Standards IV. Statutory and Executive Orders Review
defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, AGENCY: Environmental Protection I. Background
petitions for judicial review of this Agency (EPA).
action must be filed in the United States ACTION: Final rule.
On May 12, 2015, Alaska submitted a
Court of Appeals for the appropriate SIP to meet the infrastructure
circuit by July 11, 2017. Filing a petition SUMMARY: Whenever a new or revised requirements of Clean Air Act (CAA)
for reconsideration by the Administrator National Ambient Air Quality Standard sections 110(a)(1) and (2) for the 2010
of this final rule does not affect the (NAAQS) is promulgated, each state NO2 and 2010 SO2 NAAQS. On July 20,
finality of this action for the purposes of must submit a plan for the 2016, the EPA proposed to approve the
judicial review nor does it extend the implementation, maintenance and submission as meeting certain
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time within which a petition for judicial enforcement of such standard— infrastructure requirements (81 FR
review may be filed, and shall not commonly referred to as infrastructure 47103). Please see our proposed
postpone the effectiveness of such rule requirements. The Environmental rulemaking for further explanation and
or action. Parties with objections to this Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the basis for our finding. The public
direct final rule are encouraged to file a the May 12, 2015 Alaska State comment period for this proposal ended
comment in response to the parallel Implementation Plan (SIP) submission on August 19, 2016. We received one
notice of proposed rulemaking for this as meeting the infrastructure comment, from Robert Ukeiley.
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| Contact | Kelly Sheckler, Air Regulatory Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. The telephone number is (404) 562-9222, Ms. Sheckler can also be reached via electronic mail at [email protected] | |
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