82_FR_28680 82 FR 28560 - Approval of California Air Plan Revisions, Western Mojave Desert, Rate of Progress Demonstration

82 FR 28560 - Approval of California Air Plan Revisions, Western Mojave Desert, Rate of Progress Demonstration

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 120 (June 23, 2017)

Page Range28560-28561
FR Document2017-12966

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a state implementation plan revision submitted by the State of California to meet Clean Air Act requirements applicable to the Western Mojave Desert ozone nonattainment area. Specifically, the EPA is approving the initial six-year 15 percent rate of progress demonstration to address requirements for the 1997 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standards.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 120 (Friday, June 23, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 120 (Friday, June 23, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 28560-28561]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12966]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2017-0028; FRL-9963-86-Region 9]


Approval of California Air Plan Revisions, Western Mojave Desert, 
Rate of Progress Demonstration

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a state 
implementation plan revision submitted by the State of California to 
meet Clean Air Act requirements applicable to the Western Mojave Desert 
ozone nonattainment area. Specifically, the EPA is approving the 
initial six-year 15 percent rate of progress demonstration to address 
requirements for the 1997 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality 
standards.

DATES:  This final rule is effective on July 24, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established docket number EPA-R09-OAR-2017-0028 
for this action. Generally, documents in the docket for this action are 
available electronically at http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy 
at EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94105-
3901. While all documents in the docket are listed at http://www.regulations.gov, some information may be publicly available only at 
the hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted material, large maps, multi-
volume reports), and some may not be available in either location 
(e.g., confidential business information (CBI)). To inspect the hard 
copy materials, please schedule an appointment during normal business 
hours with the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Kelly, Air Planning Office (AIR-
2), EPA Region IX, (415) 972-3856, [email protected].

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

Table of Contents

I. Summary of Proposed Action
II. Public Comments
III. Final Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Summary of Proposed Action

    On March 9, 2017, the EPA proposed to approve, under section 
110(k)(3) of the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the initial six-year 
15 percent rate of progress (ROP) demonstration to address requirements 
for the 1997 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standards 
(NAAQS) for the Western Mojave Desert (WMD) nonattainment area. 82 FR 
13086. This demonstration is contained in a state implementation plan 
(SIP) submittal from the California Air Resources Board entitled 
``Proposed Updates to the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard, State 
Implementation Plans: Coachella Valley and Western Mojave Desert 8-hour 
Ozone Nonattainment Areas'' (``2014 SIP Update'').\1\ As explained in 
the proposal, the ROP demonstration is an element of the reasonable 
further progress demonstration contained at Table C-2 of the 2014 SIP 
Update and discussed at page 10 of the 2014 SIP Update. It is supported 
by a detailed VOC emissions inventory at Table A-2 of the 2014 SIP 
Update.
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    \1\ See ``Proposed Updates to the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard, 
State Implementation Plans: Coachella Valley and Western Mojave 
Desert 8-hour Ozone Nonattainment Areas,'' California Air Resources 
Board, September 22, 2014.
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    The WMD is classified as Severe-15 with an attainment date no later 
than June 15, 2019.\2\ The relevant CAA requirements appear at Title I, 
Part D of the CAA, under which states must implement the primary and 
secondary 1997 8-hour ozone standards. For areas classified as Moderate 
or above--including the WMD--CAA section 182(b)(1) requires a SIP 
revision providing for ROP, defined as a one time, 15 percent actual 
VOC emission reduction during the six years following the baseline year 
1990, for an average reduction of 3 percent per year. As discussed 
further in the March 9, 2017 proposal, although the EPA revoked the 
1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS in 2015,\3\ the ROP demonstration requirement 
is a continuing applicable requirement for the WMD under the EPA's 
anti-backsliding rules that apply once a NAAQS has been revoked. Thus, 
the WMD remains subject to the requirement to make the ROP 
demonstration. See 40 CFR 51.1105(a)(1) and 51.1100(o)(4). In the 
proposal, the EPA proposed to find that the 2014 SIP Update fulfills 
the ROP demonstration requirement because it meets the requirements of 
CAA section 182(b)(1) and 40 CFR 51.1105(a)(1) and 51.1100(o)(4).\4\
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    \2\ 77 FR 26950 (May 8, 2012). The proposal for this action 
contains additional information about the WMD's classification. See 
82 FR 13086, 13087.
    \3\ 80 FR 12264 (March 6, 2015).
    \4\ See 82 FR 13086, 13087-88. The EPA proposed to approve the 
ROP demonstration although the state did not demonstrate the 
necessary reductions within the six-year period set out in the CAA, 
because it showed that all necessary reductions were achieved in the 
earliest subsequent reporting period. Id. at 13088.
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II. Public Comments

    The EPA's proposed action provided a 30-day public comment period. 
We received one comment, which was submitted anonymously. The comment 
did not address the EPA's proposed action and did not provide specific 
information relevant to the basis for EPA's proposed approval. We are 
not revising any portion of the proposed rule based on this comment.

III. Final Action

    For the reasons discussed in our March 9, 2017 proposal and 
summarized above, the EPA is approving, under CAA section 110(k)(3), 
the ROP demonstration contained in the 2014 SIP Update as meeting the 
requirements of CAA section 182(b)(1) and 40 CFR 51.1105(a)(1) and 
51.1100(o)(4).

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 action merely approves state law as meeting federal 
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those 
imposed by state law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to review 
by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58 
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
     does not impose an information collection burden under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     is certified as not having a significant economic impact 
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);

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     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, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or 
environmental effects, using practicable and legally permissible 
methods, under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian 
reservation land or in any other area where the EPA or an Indian tribe 
has demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of 
Indian country, the rule does not have tribal implications 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).
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally 
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating 
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, 
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the 
United States. The EPA will submit a report containing this action and 
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of 
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior 
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot 
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal 
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for 
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court 
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by August 22, 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. This action may not be challenged later in 
proceedings to enforce its requirements (see section 307(b)(2)).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by 
reference, Intergovernmental regulations, Ozone, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.


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

    Dated: May 31, 2017.
Alexis Strauss,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.

    Part 52, chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is 
amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

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

Subpart F--California

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2. Section 52.220 is amended by adding paragraph (c)(486)(ii)(A)(2) to 
read as read as follows:


Sec.  [thinsp]52.220  Identification of plan--in part.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (486) * * *
    (ii) * * *
    (A) * * *
    (2) California Air Resources Board, Staff Report, Proposed Updates 
to the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard, State Implementation Plans; 
Coachella Valley and Western Mojave Desert, adopted on October 24, 
2014: ``Reasonable Further Progress Demonstration Update,'' at p. 10 
(excluding those portions that pertain to reasonable further progress 
targets after 2011); Table A-2 (excluding pp. A-10 through A-12, and 
those portions that pertain to reasonable further progress targets 
after 2011); Table C-2 (excluding those portions that pertain to 
reasonable further progress targets after 2011).
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                                             § 111.4   [Amended]                                     Table of Contents                                      51.1105(a)(1) and 51.1100(o)(4). In the
                                             ■  3. Amend § 111.4 by removing                         I. Summary of Proposed Action                          proposal, the EPA proposed to find that
                                             ‘‘September 29, 2016’’ and adding ‘‘June                II. Public Comments                                    the 2014 SIP Update fulfills the ROP
                                             23, 2017’’.                                             III. Final Action                                      demonstration requirement because it
                                                                                                     IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews              meets the requirements of CAA section
                                             Stanley F. Mires,                                                                                              182(b)(1) and 40 CFR 51.1105(a)(1) and
                                             Attorney, Federal Compliance.                           I. Summary of Proposed Action                          51.1100(o)(4).4
                                             [FR Doc. 2017–13085 Filed 6–22–17; 8:45 am]                On March 9, 2017, the EPA proposed
                                                                                                     to approve, under section 110(k)(3) of                 II. Public Comments
                                             BILLING CODE 7710–12–P
                                                                                                     the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the                   The EPA’s proposed action provided
                                                                                                     initial six-year 15 percent rate of                    a 30-day public comment period. We
                                             ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                progress (ROP) demonstration to                        received one comment, which was
                                             AGENCY                                                  address requirements for the 1997 8-                   submitted anonymously. The comment
                                                                                                     hour ozone national ambient air quality                did not address the EPA’s proposed
                                             40 CFR Part 52                                          standards (NAAQS) for the Western                      action and did not provide specific
                                                                                                     Mojave Desert (WMD) nonattainment                      information relevant to the basis for
                                             [EPA–R09–OAR–2017–0028; FRL–9963–86–                    area. 82 FR 13086. This demonstration                  EPA’s proposed approval. We are not
                                             Region 9]                                                                                                      revising any portion of the proposed
                                                                                                     is contained in a state implementation
                                             Approval of California Air Plan                         plan (SIP) submittal from the California               rule based on this comment.
                                             Revisions, Western Mojave Desert,                       Air Resources Board entitled ‘‘Proposed                III. Final Action
                                             Rate of Progress Demonstration                          Updates to the 1997 8-Hour Ozone
                                                                                                     Standard, State Implementation Plans:                     For the reasons discussed in our
                                             AGENCY:  Environmental Protection                       Coachella Valley and Western Mojave                    March 9, 2017 proposal and
                                             Agency (EPA).                                           Desert 8-hour Ozone Nonattainment                      summarized above, the EPA is
                                             ACTION: Final rule.                                     Areas’’ (‘‘2014 SIP Update’’).1 As                     approving, under CAA section 110(k)(3),
                                                                                                     explained in the proposal, the ROP                     the ROP demonstration contained in the
                                             SUMMARY:    The Environmental Protection                demonstration is an element of the                     2014 SIP Update as meeting the
                                             Agency (EPA) is approving a state                       reasonable further progress                            requirements of CAA section 182(b)(1)
                                             implementation plan revision submitted                  demonstration contained at Table C–2 of                and 40 CFR 51.1105(a)(1) and
                                             by the State of California to meet Clean                the 2014 SIP Update and discussed at                   51.1100(o)(4).
                                             Air Act requirements applicable to the                  page 10 of the 2014 SIP Update. It is                  IV. Statutory and Executive Order
                                             Western Mojave Desert ozone                             supported by a detailed VOC emissions                  Reviews
                                             nonattainment area. Specifically, the                   inventory at Table A–2 of the 2014 SIP
                                             EPA is approving the initial six-year 15                                                                         Under the Clean Air Act, the
                                                                                                     Update.                                                Administrator is required to approve a
                                             percent rate of progress demonstration                     The WMD is classified as Severe-15
                                             to address requirements for the 1997 8-                                                                        SIP submission that complies with the
                                                                                                     with an attainment date no later than
                                             hour ozone national ambient air quality                                                                        provisions of the Act and applicable
                                                                                                     June 15, 2019.2 The relevant CAA
                                             standards.                                                                                                     federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k);
                                                                                                     requirements appear at Title I, Part D of
                                                                                                                                                            40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP
                                             DATES: This final rule is effective on July             the CAA, under which states must                       submissions, the EPA’s role is to
                                             24, 2017.                                               implement the primary and secondary                    approve state choices, provided that
                                             ADDRESSES: The EPA has established                      1997 8-hour ozone standards. For areas                 they meet the criteria of the Clean Air
                                             docket number EPA–R09–OAR–2017–                         classified as Moderate or above—                       Act. Accordingly, this action merely
                                             0028 for this action. Generally,                        including the WMD—CAA section                          approves state law as meeting federal
                                             documents in the docket for this action                 182(b)(1) requires a SIP revision                      requirements and does not impose
                                             are available electronically at http://                 providing for ROP, defined as a one                    additional requirements beyond those
                                             www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at                  time, 15 percent actual VOC emission                   imposed by state law. For that reason,
                                             EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street,                     reduction during the six years following               this action:
                                             San Francisco, California 94105–3901.                   the baseline year 1990, for an average                   • Is not a significant regulatory action
                                             While all documents in the docket are                   reduction of 3 percent per year. As                    subject to review by the Office of
                                             listed at http://www.regulations.gov,                   discussed further in the March 9, 2017                 Management and Budget under
                                             some information may be publicly                        proposal, although the EPA revoked the                 Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735,
                                             available only at the hard copy location                1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS in 2015,3                      October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,
                                             (e.g., copyrighted material, large maps,                the ROP demonstration requirement is a                 January 21, 2011);
                                             multi-volume reports), and some may                     continuing applicable requirement for                    • does not impose an information
                                             not be available in either location (e.g.,              the WMD under the EPA’s anti-                          collection burden under the provisions
                                             confidential business information                       backsliding rules that apply once a                    of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
                                             (CBI)). To inspect the hard copy                        NAAQS has been revoked. Thus, the                      U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
                                             materials, please schedule an                           WMD remains subject to the                               • is certified as not having a
                                             appointment during normal business                      requirement to make the ROP                            significant economic impact on a
                                             hours with the contact listed in the FOR                demonstration. See 40 CFR                              substantial number of small entities
                                             FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.                                                                           under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
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                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom
                                                                                                       1 See ‘‘Proposed Updates to the 1997 8-Hour
                                                                                                                                                            U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
                                                                                                     Ozone Standard, State Implementation Plans:
                                             Kelly, Air Planning Office (AIR–2), EPA                 Coachella Valley and Western Mojave Desert 8-hour        4 See 82 FR 13086, 13087–88. The EPA proposed
                                             Region IX, (415) 972–3856,                              Ozone Nonattainment Areas,’’ California Air            to approve the ROP demonstration although the
                                             kelly.thomasp@epa.gov.                                  Resources Board, September 22, 2014.                   state did not demonstrate the necessary reductions
                                                                                                       2 77 FR 26950 (May 8, 2012). The proposal for
                                                                                                                                                            within the six-year period set out in the CAA,
                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              this action contains additional information about      because it showed that all necessary reductions
                                             Throughout this document, the terms                     the WMD’s classification. See 82 FR 13086, 13087.      were achieved in the earliest subsequent reporting
                                             ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA.             3 80 FR 12264 (March 6, 2015).                       period. Id. at 13088.



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                                                • does not contain any unfunded                      not affect the finality of this action for             ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                             mandate or significantly or uniquely                    the purposes of judicial review nor does               AGENCY
                                             affect small governments, as described                  it extend the time within which a
                                             in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act                     petition for judicial review may be filed,             40 CFR Part 60
                                             of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);                                and shall not postpone the effectiveness               [EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–0292; FRL–9963–67–
                                                • does not have Federalism                           of such rule or action. This action may                OAR]
                                             implications as specified in Executive                  not be challenged later in proceedings to
                                             Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,                    enforce its requirements (see section                  Correction to Incorporations by
                                             1999);                                                  307(b)(2)).                                            Reference
                                                • is not an economically significant
                                             regulatory action based on health or                    List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52                     AGENCY:  Environmental Protection
                                             safety risks subject to Executive Order                                                                        Agency (EPA).
                                                                                                       Environmental protection, Air
                                             13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);                                                                           ACTION: Final rule; technical
                                                • is not a significant regulatory action             pollution control, Incorporation by
                                                                                                     reference, Intergovernmental                           amendment.
                                             subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR
                                             28355, May 22, 2001);                                   regulations, Ozone, Reporting and                      SUMMARY:    The Environmental Protection
                                                • is not subject to requirements of                  recordkeeping requirements, Volatile                   Agency (EPA) is taking action to correct
                                             Section 12(d) of the National                           organic compounds.                                     paragraph numbering in the
                                             Technology Transfer and Advancement                         Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.                  Incorporations by Reference (IBR)
                                             Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because                                                                       section of our regulations that
                                                                                                       Dated: May 31, 2017.
                                             application of those requirements would                                                                        specifically lists material that can be
                                             be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act;                 Alexis Strauss,                                        purchased from the American Society
                                             and                                                     Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.              for Testing and Materials (ASTM). This
                                                • does not provide the EPA with the                                                                         action assigns the appropriate IBR
                                             discretionary authority to address, as                    Part 52, chapter I, title 40 of the Code
                                                                                                     of Federal Regulations is amended as                   paragraph numbers by correcting
                                             appropriate, disproportionate human                                                                            paragraph ordering errors.
                                             health or environmental effects, using                  follows:
                                                                                                                                                            DATES: Effective: June 23, 2017.
                                             practicable and legally permissible                     PART 52—APPROVAL AND                                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs.
                                             methods, under Executive Order 12898                    PROMULGATION OF
                                             (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).                                                                               Lula H. Melton, Air Quality Assessment
                                                                                                     IMPLEMENTATION PLANS                                   Division, Office of Air Quality Planning
                                                In addition, the SIP is not approved
                                             to apply on any Indian reservation land                                                                        and Standards (E143–02),
                                             or in any other area where the EPA or                   ■ 1. The authority citation for part 52                Environmental Protection Agency,
                                             an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a                 continues to read as follows:                          Research Triangle Park, NC 27711;
                                             tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of                   Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.                  telephone number: (919) 541–2910; fax
                                             Indian country, the rule does not have                                                                         number: (919) 541–0516; email address:
                                             tribal implications and will not impose                 Subpart F—California                                   melton.lula@epa.gov.
                                             substantial direct costs on tribal                                                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
                                             governments or preempt tribal law as                    ■ 2. Section 52.220 is amended by                      action corrects paragraph ordering
                                             specified by Executive Order 13175 (65                  adding paragraph (c)(486)(ii)(A)(2) to                 errors in 40 CFR 60.17(h) as highlighted
                                             FR 67249, November 9, 2000).                            read as read as follows:                               in the editorial note at the end of
                                                The Congressional Review Act, 5                                                                             § 60.17. The editorial note mentions that
                                                                                                     § 52.220    Identification of plan—in part.            amendments could not be incorporated
                                             U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small
                                             Business Regulatory Enforcement                         *      *    *     *    *                               into § 60.17(h) as requested in a final
                                             Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides                  (c) * * *                                            rule published August 30, 2016
                                             that before a rule may take effect, the                                                                        (Revisions to Test Methods,
                                                                                                       (486) * * *
                                             agency promulgating the rule must                                                                              Performance Specifications, and Testing
                                             submit a rule report, which includes a                    (ii) * * *                                           Regulations for Air Emission Sources
                                             copy of the rule, to each House of the                    (A) * * *                                            (81 FR 59799)), because paragraph
                                             Congress and to the Comptroller General                                                                        (h)(207) already existed as of the
                                                                                                       (2) California Air Resources Board,
                                             of the United States. The EPA will                                                                             effective date. This issue occurred when
                                                                                                     Staff Report, Proposed Updates to the
                                             submit a report containing this action                                                                         two rules that both added incorporation
                                                                                                     1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard, State
                                             and other required information to the                                                                          by reference paragraphs in § 60.17(h)
                                                                                                     Implementation Plans; Coachella Valley
                                             U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of                                                                                 published out of order.
                                                                                                     and Western Mojave Desert, adopted on
                                             Representatives, and the Comptroller                                                                              Section 553 of the Administrative
                                                                                                     October 24, 2014: ‘‘Reasonable Further
                                             General of the United States prior to                                                                          Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C.
                                                                                                     Progress Demonstration Update,’’ at p.
                                             publication of the rule in the Federal                                                                         553(b)(3)(B), provides that, when an
                                                                                                     10 (excluding those portions that
                                             Register. A major rule cannot take effect                                                                      agency for good cause finds that notice
                                                                                                     pertain to reasonable further progress
                                             until 60 days after it is published in the                                                                     and public procedure are impracticable,
                                                                                                     targets after 2011); Table A–2 (excluding
                                             Federal Register. This action is not a                                                                         unnecessary, or contrary to the public
                                                                                                     pp. A–10 through A–12, and those
                                             ‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C.                                                                          interest, the agency may issue a rule
                                                                                                     portions that pertain to reasonable
                                             804(2).                                                                                                        without providing notice and an
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                                                                                                     further progress targets after 2011);
                                                Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean                                                                        opportunity for public comment. We
                                                                                                     Table C–2 (excluding those portions that
                                             Air Act, petitions for judicial review of                                                                      have determined that there is good
                                                                                                     pertain to reasonable further progress
                                             this action must be filed in the United                                                                        cause for making this technical
                                                                                                     targets after 2011).
                                             States Court of Appeals for the                                                                                amendment final without prior proposal
                                             appropriate circuit by August 22, 2017.                 *      *    *     *    *                               and opportunity for public amendment
                                             Filing a petition for reconsideration by                [FR Doc. 2017–12966 Filed 6–22–17; 8:45 am]            because only simple publication errors
                                             the Administrator of this final rule does               BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                 are being corrected that do not


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CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule.
DatesThis final rule is effective on July 24, 2017.
ContactTom Kelly, Air Planning Office (AIR- 2), EPA Region IX, (415) 972-3856, [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 28560 
CFR AssociatedEnvironmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Incorporation by Reference; Intergovernmental Regulations; Ozone; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements and Volatile Organic Compounds

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