82_FR_33167 82 FR 33030 - Approval of California Air Plan Revisions; Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District

82 FR 33030 - Approval of California Air Plan Revisions; Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 137 (July 19, 2017)

Page Range33030-33032
FR Document2017-15050

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) from organic chemical manufacturing operations. We are proposing to approve a local rule and a rule rescission 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.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 137 (Wednesday, July 19, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 19, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 33030-33032]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15050]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2016-0740; FRL-9965-07-Region 9]


Approval of California Air Plan Revisions; Sacramento 
Metropolitan Air Quality Management District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve revisions to the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management 
District (SMAQMD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan 
(SIP). These revisions concern emissions of volatile organic compounds 
(VOC) from organic chemical manufacturing operations. We are proposing 
to approve a local rule and a rule rescission 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 August 18, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R09-
OAR-2016-0740 at https://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

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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 
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 https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arnold Lazarus, EPA Region IX, (415) 
972-3024, [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 rules did the State submit?
    B. Are there other versions of these rules?
    C. What is the purpose of the submitted rule and rule 
rescission?
II. The EPA's Evaluation and Action
    A. How is the EPA evaluating the rule and rule rescission?
    B. Do the rule and rule rescission meet the evaluation criteria?
    C. Public Comment and Proposed Action
III. Incorporation by Reference
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. The State's Submittal

A. What rules did the State submit?

    Table 1 lists the rules addressed by this action with the dates 
that they were amended or repealed by the local air agency and 
submitted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB).

                                                                Table 1--Submitted Rules
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                  Local agency                      Rule No.                    Rule title                    Amended        Repealed        Submitted
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SMAQMD.........................................             455  Pharmaceutical Manufacturing...........  ..............         4/28/16         8/22/16
SMAQMD.........................................             464  Organic Chemical Manufacturing                  4/28/16  ..............         8/22/16
                                                                  Operations.
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    On September 27, 2016, the EPA determined that the submittal for 
SMAQMD Rule 455 and Rule 464 met the completeness criteria in 40 CFR 
part 51 Appendix V, which must be met before formal review by the EPA.

B. Are there other versions of these rules?

    We approved an earlier version of SMAQMD Rule 464 into the SIP on 
October 3, 2011 (76 FR 61057), and we approved SMAQMD Rule 455 into the 
SIP on January 24, 1985 (50 FR 3338).\1\
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    \1\ EPA's approval of Rule 455 refers to the Sacramento County 
Air Pollution Control District, which was then the name of the 
regulatory authority for air pollution in the Sacramento area.
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C. What is the purpose of the submitted rule and rule rescission?

    VOCs help produce ground-level ozone, also known as ``smog,'' and 
particulate matter (PM), which harm human health and the environment. 
Section 110(a) of the CAA requires states to submit regulations that 
control VOC emissions. SMAQMD Rule 455, ``Pharmaceutical 
Manufacturing,'' was approved into the SIP on January 24, 1985 (50 FR 
3338). EPA re-evaluated Rule 455 as part of our review of the SMAQMD's 
2006 Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) SIP, and concluded 
that Rule 455 did not meet the requirements of Federal CAA section 
110(a)(2) because it lacked test methods, recordkeeping, and monitoring 
requirements that are necessary to ensure that the rule is enforceable. 
81 FR 53280, 53281 (August 12, 2016). The SMAQMD subsequently repealed 
Rule 455 and simultaneously amended Rule 464 to include pharmaceutical 
and cosmetic manufacture. Rule 464 limits VOC emissions from organic 
chemical plants and pharmaceutical and cosmetic manufacturing; its 
controls for pharmaceutical manufacturing replace Rule 455. The EPA's 
technical support documents (TSDs) have more information about these 
rules.

II. The EPA's Evaluation and Action

A. How is the EPA evaluating the rule and rule rescission?

    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 in ozone nonattainment areas classified as 
moderate or above must require RACT for each category of sources 
covered by a control techniques guidelines (CTG) document as well as 
each major source of VOCs (see CAA sections 182(b)(2)). The SMAQMD 
regulates an ozone nonattainment area classified as severe 
nonattainment for the 1997 and the 2008 8-hour ozone National Ambient 
Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) (40 CFR 81.305). Therefore, Rule 464 must 
implement RACT.
    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,'' U.S. EPA, May 25, 1988; revised January 11, 1990 
(``The Bluebook'').
    3. ``Guidance Document for Correcting Common VOC & Other Rule 
Deficiencies,'' EPA Region 9, August 21, 2001 (``The Little 
Bluebook'').
    4. ``Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Manufacture of 
Synthesized Pharmaceutical Products,'' EPA-450/2-78-029, December 
1978.
    5. ``Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Reactor 
Processes and Distillation Operations Processes in the Synthetic 
Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry,'' EPA-450/4-91-031, August 
1993.

B. Do the rule and rule rescission meet the evaluation criteria?

    We believe this rule and rule rescission are consistent with CAA 
requirements and relevant guidance regarding enforceability, RACT, and 
SIP revisions. The TSDs have more information on our evaluation.
    The EPA partially approved and partially disapproved the RACT SIP 
revisions submitted by California on July 11, 2007 and January 21, 2009 
for the SMAQMD severe ozone

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nonattainment area,\2\ based in part on our conclusion that the state 
had not fully satisfied CAA section 182 RACT requirements for the 
pharmaceuticals manufacturing CTG category and for the municipal waste 
landfill category. We are separately but contemporaneously proposing 
approval of submitted portions of SMAQMD Permits 24360 and 24361 for 
the Kiefer Landfill, which are intended to address the deficiencies 
identified in our 2016 partial disapproval of the SMAQMD's RACT SIP 
regarding the municipal waste landfill category.\3\ Final approval of 
Rule 464 and the submitted portions of the Kiefer Landfill permits 
would satisfy California's obligation to implement RACT under CAA 
section 182 for the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS and thereby terminate both 
the sanctions clocks and the Federal Implementation Plan clock 
associated with our August 12, 2016 final action.
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    \2\ See, 81 FR 53280 (August 12, 2016).
    \3\ We are submitting these two proposed actions together for 
publication, and expect the Federal Register notices to publish 
around the same time.
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C. Public Comment and Proposed Action

    As authorized in section 110(k)(3) of the Act, the EPA proposes to 
fully approve the submitted rule and rule rescission because we believe 
they fulfill all relevant requirements. We will accept comments from 
the public on this proposal until August 18, 2017. If we take final 
action to approve the submitted rule and rule rescission, our final 
action will incorporate these rules 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 SMAQMD rules described in Table 1 of this preamble. The 
EPA has made, and will continue to make, these materials available 
through https://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 Orders 
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 
2011);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact 
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or 
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded 
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in 
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based 
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to 
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the 
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 
note) because 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, Incorporation by 
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Ozone, Particulate matter, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.

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

    Dated: June 29, 2017.
Alexis Strauss,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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                                                    III. Proposed Action                                     E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism                  J. Executive Order 12898: Federal
                                                       We are proposing to conditionally                                                                           Actions To Address Environmental
                                                                                                               This action does not have federalism                Justice in Minority Populations and
                                                    approve revisions to the Texas SIP                       implications. It will not have substantial
                                                    addressing NOX RACT for the Martin                                                                             Low-Income Population
                                                                                                             direct effects on the states, on the
                                                    Marietta (formerly, Texas Industries,                                                                             The EPA lacks the discretionary
                                                    Inc., or TXI) cement manufacturing                       relationship between the national
                                                                                                                                                                   authority to address environmental
                                                    plant in Ellis County. We are proposing                  government and the states, or on the                  justice in this rulemaking.
                                                    to approve revisions to the Texas SIP                    distribution of power and
                                                                                                             responsibilities among the various                    List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
                                                    addressing NOX RACT for all other
                                                    affected sources in the ten County DFW                   levels of government.                                   Environmental protection, Air
                                                    2008 8-Hour ozone nonattainment area.                                                                          pollution control, Hydrocarbons,
                                                                                                             F. Executive Order 13175: Coordination
                                                    We are also proposing to approve NOX                                                                           Incorporation by reference,
                                                                                                             With Indian Tribal Governments
                                                    RACT negative declarations for the DFW                                                                         Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen
                                                    area under the 2008 8-Hour ozone                           This action does not have tribal                    dioxides, Ozone, Reporting and
                                                    NAAQS.                                                   implications, as specified in Executive               recordkeeping requirements, Volatile
                                                                                                             Order 13175, because the SIP is not                   organic compounds.
                                                    IV. Statutory and Executive Order
                                                    Reviews                                                  approved to apply on any Indian                         Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
                                                                                                             reservation land or in any other area                   Dated: July 11, 2017.
                                                      Under the CAA, the Administrator is
                                                                                                             where the EPA or an Indian tribe has                  Samuel Coleman,
                                                    required to approve a SIP submission
                                                    that complies with the provisions of the                 demonstrated that a tribe has                         Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.
                                                    Act and applicable Federal regulations.                  jurisdiction, and will not impose                     [FR Doc. 2017–15165 Filed 7–18–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).                      substantial direct costs on tribal                    BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                    Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, the                  governments or preempt tribal law.
                                                    EPA’s role is to approve state choices,                  Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not
                                                    provided that they meet the criteria of                  apply to this action.                                 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                    the CAA. Additional information about                                                                          AGENCY
                                                                                                             G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of
                                                    these statutes and Executive Orders can                  Children From Environmental Health
                                                    be found at http://www2.epa.gov/laws-                                                                          40 CFR Part 52
                                                                                                             Risks and Safety Risks
                                                    regulations/laws-and-executive-orders.                                                                         [EPA–R09–OAR–2016–0740; FRL–9965–07–
                                                                                                               The EPA interprets Executive Order                  Region 9]
                                                    A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory
                                                    Planning and Review and Executive                        13045 as applying only to those
                                                                                                                                                                   Approval of California Air Plan
                                                    Order 13563: Improving Regulation and                    regulatory actions that concern                       Revisions; Sacramento Metropolitan
                                                    Regulatory Review                                        environmental health or safety risks that             Air Quality Management District
                                                                                                             the EPA has reason to believe may
                                                      This action is not a significant                                                                             AGENCY:  Environmental Protection
                                                    regulatory action and was therefore not                  disproportionately affect children, per
                                                                                                             the definition of ‘‘covered regulatory                Agency (EPA).
                                                    submitted to the Office of Management
                                                                                                             action’’ in section 2–202 of the                      ACTION: Proposed rule.
                                                    and Budget (OMB) for review.
                                                                                                             Executive Order. This action is not
                                                    B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)                                                                               SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection
                                                                                                             subject to Executive Order 13045                      Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve
                                                      This action does not impose an                         because it does not impose additional                 revisions to the Sacramento
                                                    information collection burden under the                  requirements beyond those imposed by                  Metropolitan Air Quality Management
                                                    PRA because this action does not                         state law.                                            District (SMAQMD) portion of the
                                                    impose additional requirements beyond                                                                          California State Implementation Plan
                                                    those imposed by state law.                              H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That
                                                                                                             Significantly Affect Energy Supply,                   (SIP). These revisions concern
                                                    C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)                      Distribution, or Use                                  emissions of volatile organic
                                                       I certify that this action will not have                                                                    compounds (VOC) from organic
                                                    a significant economic impact on a                         This action is not subject to Executive             chemical manufacturing operations. We
                                                    substantial number of small entities                     Order 13211, because it is not a                      are proposing to approve a local rule
                                                    under the RFA. This action will not                      significant regulatory action under                   and a rule rescission to regulate these
                                                    impose any requirements on small                         Executive Order 12866.                                emission sources under the Clean Air
                                                    entities beyond those imposed by state                                                                         Act (CAA or the Act). We are taking
                                                                                                             I. National Technology Transfer and                   comments on this proposal and plan to
                                                    law.                                                     Advancement Act (NTTAA)                               follow with a final action.
                                                    D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act                                                                                DATES: Any comments must arrive by
                                                    (UMRA)                                                     Section 12(d) of the NTTAA directs
                                                                                                                                                                   August 18, 2017.
                                                                                                             the EPA to use voluntary consensus
                                                      This action does not contain any                       standards in its regulatory activities                ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
                                                    unfunded mandate as described in                         unless to do so would be inconsistent                 identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R09–
                                                    UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531–1538, and does                                                                             OAR–2016–0740 at https://
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                                                                                                             with applicable law or otherwise
                                                    not significantly or uniquely affect small                                                                     www.regulations.gov, or via email to
                                                                                                             impractical. The EPA believes that this
                                                    governments. This action does not                                                                              Andrew Steckel, Rulemaking Office
                                                                                                             action is not subject to the requirements
                                                    impose additional requirements beyond                                                                          Chief at Steckel.Andrew@epa.gov. For
                                                    those imposed by state law.                              of section 12(d) of the NTTAA because                 comments submitted at Regulations.gov,
                                                    Accordingly, no additional costs to                      application of those requirements would               follow the online instructions for
                                                    State, local, or tribal governments, or to               be inconsistent with the CAA.                         submitting comments. Once submitted,
                                                    the private sector, will result from this                                                                      comments cannot be removed or edited
                                                    action.                                                                                                        from Regulations.gov. For either manner


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                                                    of submission, the EPA may publish any                     contact the person identified in the FOR                      B. Are there other versions of these rules?
                                                    comment received to its public docket.                     FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT     section.                      C. What is the purpose of the submitted
                                                    Do not submit electronically any                           For the full EPA public comment policy,                          rule and rule rescission?
                                                                                                               information about CBI or multimedia                        II. The EPA’s Evaluation and Action
                                                    information you consider to be                                                                                           A. How is the EPA evaluating the rule and
                                                    Confidential Business Information (CBI)                    submissions, and general guidance on                             rule rescission?
                                                    or other information whose disclosure is                   making effective comments, please visit                       B. Do the rule and rule rescission meet the
                                                    restricted by statute. Multimedia                          https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/                                    evaluation criteria?
                                                    submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be                   commenting-epa-dockets.                                       C. Public Comment and Proposed Action
                                                    accompanied by a written comment.                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                           III. Incorporation by Reference
                                                    The written comment is considered the                      Arnold Lazarus, EPA Region IX, (415)                       IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
                                                    official comment and should include                        972–3024, lazarus.arnold@epa.gov.                          I. The State’s Submittal
                                                    discussion of all points you wish to                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    make. The EPA will generally not                                                                                      A. What rules did the State submit?
                                                                                                               Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’
                                                    consider comments or comment                               and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA.                                Table 1 lists the rules addressed by
                                                    contents located outside of the primary                                                                               this action with the dates that they were
                                                    submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or                     Table of Contents                                          amended or repealed by the local air
                                                    other file sharing system). For                            I. The State’s Submittal                                   agency and submitted by the California
                                                    additional submission methods, please                         A. What rules did the State submit?                     Air Resources Board (CARB).
                                                                                                                      TABLE 1—SUBMITTED RULES
                                                           Local agency                    Rule No.                              Rule title                               Amended                    Repealed               Submitted

                                                    SMAQMD .......................                 455    Pharmaceutical Manufacturing ............................   ........................               4/28/16            8/22/16
                                                    SMAQMD .......................                 464    Organic Chemical Manufacturing Operations .....                         4/28/16        ........................       8/22/16



                                                      On September 27, 2016, the EPA                           (August 12, 2016). The SMAQMD                                Guidance and policy documents that
                                                    determined that the submittal for                          subsequently repealed Rule 455 and                         we use to evaluate enforceability,
                                                    SMAQMD Rule 455 and Rule 464 met                           simultaneously amended Rule 464 to                         revision/relaxation and rule stringency
                                                    the completeness criteria in 40 CFR part                   include pharmaceutical and cosmetic                        requirements for the applicable criteria
                                                    51 Appendix V, which must be met                           manufacture. Rule 464 limits VOC                           pollutants include the following:
                                                    before formal review by the EPA.                           emissions from organic chemical plants                        1. ‘‘State Implementation Plans; General
                                                                                                               and pharmaceutical and cosmetic                            Preamble for the Implementation of Title I of
                                                    B. Are there other versions of these
                                                                                                               manufacturing; its controls for                            the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990,’’ 57
                                                    rules?
                                                                                                               pharmaceutical manufacturing replace                       FR 13498 (April 16, 1992); 57 FR 18070
                                                      We approved an earlier version of                        Rule 455. The EPA’s technical support                      (April 28, 1992).
                                                    SMAQMD Rule 464 into the SIP on                            documents (TSDs) have more                                    2. ‘‘Issues Relating to VOC Regulation
                                                    October 3, 2011 (76 FR 61057), and we                      information about these rules.                             Cutpoints, Deficiencies, and Deviations,’’
                                                    approved SMAQMD Rule 455 into the                                                                                     U.S. EPA, May 25, 1988; revised January 11,
                                                    SIP on January 24, 1985 (50 FR 3338).1                     II. The EPA’s Evaluation and Action
                                                                                                                                                                          1990 (‘‘The Bluebook’’).
                                                    C. What is the purpose of the submitted                    A. How is the EPA evaluating the rule                         3. ‘‘Guidance Document for Correcting
                                                    rule and rule rescission?                                  and rule rescission?                                       Common VOC & Other Rule Deficiencies,’’
                                                                                                                                                                          EPA Region 9, August 21, 2001 (‘‘The Little
                                                                                                                 SIP rules must be enforceable (see
                                                       VOCs help produce ground-level                                                                                     Bluebook’’).
                                                                                                               CAA section 110(a)(2)), must not
                                                    ozone, also known as ‘‘smog,’’ and                                                                                       4. ‘‘Control of Volatile Organic Emissions
                                                                                                               interfere with applicable requirements
                                                    particulate matter (PM), which harm                                                                                   from Manufacture of Synthesized
                                                                                                               concerning attainment and reasonable
                                                    human health and the environment.                                                                                     Pharmaceutical Products,’’ EPA–450/2–78–
                                                                                                               further progress or other CAA                              029, December 1978.
                                                    Section 110(a) of the CAA requires
                                                                                                               requirements (see CAA section 110(l)),                        5. ‘‘Control of Volatile Organic Compound
                                                    states to submit regulations that control
                                                                                                               and must not modify certain SIP control                    Emissions from Reactor Processes and
                                                    VOC emissions. SMAQMD Rule 455,
                                                                                                               requirements in nonattainment areas                        Distillation Operations Processes in the
                                                    ‘‘Pharmaceutical Manufacturing,’’ was
                                                                                                               without ensuring equivalent or greater                     Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
                                                    approved into the SIP on January 24,
                                                                                                               emissions reductions (see CAA section                      Industry,’’ EPA–450/4–91–031, August 1993.
                                                    1985 (50 FR 3338). EPA re-evaluated
                                                                                                               193).
                                                    Rule 455 as part of our review of the                                                                                 B. Do the rule and rule rescission meet
                                                                                                                 Generally, SIP rules in ozone
                                                    SMAQMD’s 2006 Reasonably Available                                                                                    the evaluation criteria?
                                                                                                               nonattainment areas classified as
                                                    Control Technology (RACT) SIP, and
                                                                                                               moderate or above must require RACT
                                                    concluded that Rule 455 did not meet                                                                                    We believe this rule and rule
                                                                                                               for each category of sources covered by
                                                    the requirements of Federal CAA                                                                                       rescission are consistent with CAA
                                                                                                               a control techniques guidelines (CTG)
                                                    section 110(a)(2) because it lacked test                                                                              requirements and relevant guidance
                                                                                                               document as well as each major source
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                                                    methods, recordkeeping, and                                                                                           regarding enforceability, RACT, and SIP
                                                                                                               of VOCs (see CAA sections 182(b)(2)).
                                                    monitoring requirements that are                                                                                      revisions. The TSDs have more
                                                                                                               The SMAQMD regulates an ozone
                                                    necessary to ensure that the rule is                                                                                  information on our evaluation.
                                                                                                               nonattainment area classified as severe
                                                    enforceable. 81 FR 53280, 53281                                                                                         The EPA partially approved and
                                                                                                               nonattainment for the 1997 and the
                                                                                                               2008 8-hour ozone National Ambient                         partially disapproved the RACT SIP
                                                      1 EPA’s approval of Rule 455 refers to the
                                                                                                               Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) (40                          revisions submitted by California on
                                                    Sacramento County Air Pollution Control District,
                                                    which was then the name of the regulatory                  CFR 81.305). Therefore, Rule 464 must                      July 11, 2007 and January 21, 2009 for
                                                    authority for air pollution in the Sacramento area.        implement RACT.                                            the SMAQMD severe ozone


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                                                    nonattainment area,2 based in part on                    approve state choices, provided that                  Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting
                                                    our conclusion that the state had not                    they meet the criteria of the Clean Air               and recordkeeping requirements,
                                                    fully satisfied CAA section 182 RACT                     Act. Accordingly, this proposed action                Volatile organic compounds.
                                                    requirements for the pharmaceuticals                     merely proposes to approve state law as                 Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
                                                    manufacturing CTG category and for the                   meeting federal requirements and does
                                                    municipal waste landfill category. We                                                                            Dated: June 29, 2017.
                                                                                                             not impose additional requirements
                                                    are separately but contemporaneously                     beyond those imposed by state law. For                Alexis Strauss,
                                                    proposing approval of submitted                          that reason, this proposed action:                    Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
                                                    portions of SMAQMD Permits 24360                            • Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory                [FR Doc. 2017–15050 Filed 7–18–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    and 24361 for the Kiefer Landfill, which                 action’’ subject to review by the Office              BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                    are intended to address the deficiencies                 of Management and Budget under
                                                    identified in our 2016 partial                           Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735,
                                                    disapproval of the SMAQMD’s RACT                         October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,               ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                    SIP regarding the municipal waste                        January 21, 2011);                                    AGENCY
                                                    landfill category.3 Final approval of                       • Does not impose an information
                                                    Rule 464 and the submitted portions of                   collection burden under the provisions                40 CFR Part 52
                                                    the Kiefer Landfill permits would satisfy                of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44                    [EPA–R09–OAR–2017–0196; FRL–9965–06–
                                                    California’s obligation to implement                     U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);                                 Region 9]
                                                    RACT under CAA section 182 for the                          • Is certified as not having a
                                                    1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS and thereby                      significant economic impact on a                      Approval of California Air Plan
                                                    terminate both the sanctions clocks and                  substantial number of small entities                  Revisions, Sacramento Metropolitan
                                                    the Federal Implementation Plan clock                    under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5               Air Quality Management District
                                                    associated with our August 12, 2016                      U.S.C. 601 et seq.);                                  AGENCY:  Environmental Protection
                                                    final action.                                               • Does not contain any unfunded
                                                                                                                                                                   Agency (EPA).
                                                                                                             mandate or significantly or uniquely
                                                    C. Public Comment and Proposed                                                                                 ACTION: Proposed rule.
                                                                                                             affect small governments, as described
                                                    Action
                                                                                                             in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act                   SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection
                                                       As authorized in section 110(k)(3) of                 of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);                              Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a
                                                    the Act, the EPA proposes to fully                          • Does not have Federalism                         revision to the Sacramento Metropolitan
                                                    approve the submitted rule and rule                      implications as specified in Executive                Air Quality Management District
                                                    rescission because we believe they                       Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,                  (SMAQMD) portion of the California
                                                    fulfill all relevant requirements. We will               1999);                                                State Implementation Plan (SIP). This
                                                    accept comments from the public on                          • Is not an economically significant               revision concerns emissions of volatile
                                                    this proposal until August 18, 2017. If                  regulatory action based on health or                  organic compounds (VOC) from landfill
                                                    we take final action to approve the                      safety risks subject to Executive Order               gas flaring at the Kiefer Landfill in
                                                    submitted rule and rule rescission, our                  13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);                  Sacramento, California. We are
                                                    final action will incorporate these rules                   • Is not a significant regulatory action           proposing to approve portions of two
                                                    into the federally enforceable SIP.                      subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR               SMAQMD operating permits that limit
                                                    III. Incorporation by Reference                          28355, May 22, 2001);                                 VOC emissions from this facility under
                                                                                                                • Is not subject to requirements of
                                                       In this rule, the EPA is proposing to                                                                       the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act). We
                                                                                                             Section 12(d) of the National
                                                    include in a final EPA rule regulatory                                                                         are taking comments on this proposal
                                                                                                             Technology Transfer and Advancement
                                                    text that includes incorporation by                                                                            and plan to follow with a final action.
                                                                                                             Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because
                                                    reference. In accordance with                                                                                  DATES: Any comments must arrive by
                                                                                                             application of those requirements would
                                                    requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, the EPA is                   be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act;               August 18, 2017.
                                                    proposing to incorporate by reference                    and                                                   ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
                                                    the SMAQMD rules described in Table                         • Does not provide the EPA with the                identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R09–
                                                    1 of this preamble. The EPA has made,                    discretionary authority to address                    OAR–2017–0196 at https://
                                                    and will continue to make, these                         disproportionate human health or                      www.regulations.gov, or via email to
                                                    materials available through https://                     environmental effects with practical,                 Andrew Steckel, Rulemaking Office
                                                    www.regulations.gov and at the EPA                       appropriate, and legally permissible                  Chief at Steckel.Andrew@epa.gov. For
                                                    Region IX Office (please contact the                     methods under Executive Order 12898                   comments submitted at Regulations.gov,
                                                    person identified in the FOR FURTHER                     (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).                      follow the online instructions for
                                                    INFORMATION CONTACT section of this                         In addition, the SIP is not approved               submitting comments. Once submitted,
                                                    preamble for more information).                          to apply on any Indian reservation land               comments cannot be removed or edited
                                                    IV. Statutory and Executive Order                        or in any other area where the EPA or                 from Regulations.gov. For either manner
                                                    Reviews                                                  an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a               of submission, the EPA may publish any
                                                                                                             tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of             comment received to its public docket.
                                                      Under the Clean Air Act, the                           Indian country, the rule does not have                Do not submit electronically any
                                                    Administrator is required to approve a                                                                         information you consider to be
                                                                                                             tribal implications and will not impose
                                                    SIP submission that complies with the                                                                          Confidential Business Information (CBI)
                                                                                                             substantial direct costs on tribal
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                                                    provisions of the Act and applicable                                                                           or other information whose disclosure is
                                                                                                             governments or preempt tribal law as
                                                    federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k);                                                                        restricted by statute. Multimedia
                                                                                                             specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
                                                    40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP                                                                        submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
                                                                                                             FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
                                                    submissions, the EPA’s role is to                                                                              accompanied by a written comment.
                                                                                                             List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52                    The written comment is considered the
                                                      2 See,81 FR 53280 (August 12, 2016).
                                                      3 We are submitting these two proposed actions
                                                                                                               Environmental protection, Air                       official comment and should include
                                                    together for publication, and expect the Federal         pollution control, Incorporation by                   discussion of all points you wish to
                                                    Register notices to publish around the same time.        reference, Intergovernmental relations,               make. The EPA will generally not


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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 August 18, 2017.
ContactArnold Lazarus, EPA Region IX, (415) 972-3024, [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 33030 
CFR AssociatedEnvironmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Incorporation by Reference; Intergovernmental Relations; Ozone; Particulate Matter; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements and Volatile Organic Compounds

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