83_FR_13730 83 FR 13668 - Air Plan Approval; New Hampshire; Approval of Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements and Single Source Order

83 FR 13668 - Air Plan Approval; New Hampshire; Approval of Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements and Single Source Order

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 62 (March 30, 2018)

Page Range13668-13671
FR Document2018-06381

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of New Hampshire. The revisions establish recordkeeping and reporting obligations for sources of air pollution. Additionally, we are approving an order limiting emissions of volatile organic compounds from a facility in the State. This action is being taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R01-OAR-2017-0266; FRL-9975-79--Region 1]


Air Plan Approval; New Hampshire; Approval of Recordkeeping and 
Reporting Requirements and Single Source Order

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of New 
Hampshire. The revisions establish recordkeeping and reporting 
obligations for sources of air pollution. Additionally, we are 
approving an order limiting emissions of volatile organic compounds 
from a facility in the State. This action is being taken in accordance 
with the Clean Air Act.

DATES: This rule is effective on April 30, 2018.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket

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Identification No. EPA-R01-OAR-2017-0266. All documents in the docket 
are listed on the www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in the 
index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., confidential 
business information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted 
material, is not placed on the internet and will be publicly available 
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are 
available at www.regulations.gov or at the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional Office, Office of Ecosystem 
Protection, Air Quality Planning Unit, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, 
Boston, MA. EPA requests that if at all possible, you contact the 
contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to 
schedule your inspection. The Regional Office's official hours of 
business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding 
legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob McConnell, Environmental Engineer, 
Air Quality Planning Unit, Air Programs Branch (Mail Code OEP05-02), 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1, 5 Post Office Square, 
Suite 100, Boston, Massachusetts, 02109-3912; (617) 918-1046; 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,'' 
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA.

Table of Contents

I. Background and Purpose
II. Response to Comments
III. Final Action
IV. Incorporation by Reference
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Background and Purpose

    On November 14, 2017 (82 FR 52683), EPA published a Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the State of New Hampshire. The NPRM 
proposed approval of a revised single source order limiting emissions 
of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from Sturm Ruger & Company, and a 
revised state regulation identified as Env-A 900, Owner or Operator 
Recordkeeping and Reporting Obligations. During the public comment 
period we received four comment letters. Two of the comment letters did 
not contain information that was specific or germane to our proposed 
actions for New Hampshire. One comment letter noted that approving New 
Hampshire's SIP revisions was ``a bad idea,'' but did not explain why 
or how New Hampshire's SIP revisions should be changed. One letter did 
contain relevant adverse comments and those comments are responded to 
below. In light of these relevant adverse comments, on January 11, 2018 
(83 FR 1302) we published a withdrawal of the direct final rule we 
published in conjunction with our November 14, 2017 NPRM (82 FR 52664).

II. Response to Comments

Comment

    A comment was received indicating that EPA should not approve the 
``reasonably available control technology'' (RACT) order for Sturm 
Ruger & Company for the following reasons. First, the commenter notes 
that Table 1 of the order illustrates that the company is able to meet 
a more stringent emission limit for topcoats than the order requires, 
and therefore the order should not be approved because this emission 
limit does not represent the lowest emission limit the source can meet 
for that coating. Additionally, the commenter notes that EPA should not 
approve sections of the order that involve SIP-approved rules because 
doing so is redundant, and may create conflicting requirements if the 
state changes the SIP-approved rule at some point in the future.

Response

    With regard to the commenter's first point, we note that the RACT 
order that we are approving into the New Hampshire SIP, Order ARD-03-
001 issued to Sturm Ruger & Company, is divided into four parts as 
follows: Section A, Introduction; Section B, Parties; Section C, 
Statement of Fact and Law; and Section D, Order. Section D, Order, 
contains the RACT requirements New Hampshire has tailored to the 
facility. Table 1, which the commenter alludes to as being indicative 
that the order contains insufficient requirements for RACT because the 
emission limit contained within it does not represent the lowest 
emission limit the source can meet for that coating, is found within 
Section C, Statement of Fact and Law, and the volatile organic compound 
(VOC) limits cited within it are from a state regulation previously 
approved into the New Hampshire State Implementation Plan (SIP).\1\ 
Section C is provided as informative background as to what air 
pollution control regulations the source is subject to. Table 1 of 
Section C indicates that the source at issue in this SIP action uses 
coatings with VOC contents that are lower than allowed by the State's 
regulation, which illustrates that the source is in compliance with 
those existing state requirements. New Hampshire adopted the regulation 
in question, Env-A 1213, Wood Furniture, Burial Caskets, and Gunstock 
Coatings, to meet, in part, its obligation to ensure that RACT is 
required at major, and some non-major, sources of VOC emissions. EPA 
approved the State's regulation as meeting RACT on March 10, 1998 (63 
FR 11600). EPA is not taking any action on those previously-approved 
SIP provisions in this action. The fact that the source has found 
coatings with VOC content limits that are lower than required by the 
State's regulation does not dictate that New Hampshire revise its 
regulation to make it more stringent; rather, as noted previously, it 
indicates that the source is in compliance with the State's RACT 
requirements for such facilities. The commenter's assertion that the 
levels shown in Table 1 can't be RACT because it is not the lowest 
emission limit the source can meet appear to confuse RACT, which 
requires ``reasonably available control technology,'' with the 
requirements of a more rigorous regulatory tool of ``lowest achievable 
emission rate'' (LAER). LAER, as defined at 40 CFR 51.165(a)(1)(xiii), 
could in some instances require a more stringent level of control than 
RACT.
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    \1\ Table 1 of the order contains an outdated citation; it cites 
``Env-A-1204.27 and 1204.28(a)(3), which are currently part of the 
``definitions'' section of New Hampshire's VOC regulations. The 
current citations are as follows: For topcoats, Env-A 1213.03(a); 
for sealers, Env-A 1213.03(b); for strippable booth coatings, Env-A 
1213.04(a)(3).
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    In response to the commenter's second point regarding the Sturm 
Ruger & Company order, we do agree that some portions of Section D of 
the order are currently part of the New Hampshire SIP, and are 
therefore duplicative and not needed within the order. We have included 
in the Docket for this action a version of the State's order that 
excludes the portions of Section D of the order that are duplicative of 
existing, SIP-approved requirements, and are incorporating that version 
into the NH SIP. A copy of the version of RACT Order ARD-03-001, as 
amended February 2, 2017, that we are approving into the New Hampshire 
SIP has been placed into the Docket for this rulemaking.

Comment

    A comment was received requesting that EPA not approve New 
Hampshire's recordkeeping and reporting rule, Env-A 900, until the 
state clarifies the applicability section of the rule. The commenter 
asserted that, as currently structured, the rule would apply to many 
small sources, including individual users of consumer products, and is 
therefore far too burdensome. The

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commenter cites Env-A 902.01 and 903.01 as examples of the asserted 
broad reach of the rule's authority.

Response

    The applicability criteria of New Hampshire's Env-A 900 differ by 
section of the regulation, and are structured such that they would not 
apply to the small entities noted by the commenter. The provisions at 
Env-A 902.01 are not applicability provisions; rather, they provide the 
record retention and record availability requirements for sources that 
are subject to the rule. Env-A 903.01 does contain applicability 
criteria. For example, Env-A 903.01(a) provides applicability criteria 
as follows: ``Except as provided in (b),\2\ below, this part shall 
apply to any stationary source, area source, or device that is subject 
to Env-A 600'' (underlined emphasis added). Env-A 600 is applicable to 
sources required to obtain a permit from the New Hampshire Department 
of Environmental Services (NH DES), and there are various, specific 
applicability criteria within that regulation identifying who needs to 
do so. For example, Env-A 607, Temporary Permits, applies to the 
sources identified within Env-A 607.01, including those noted in 
paragraph (a) of that section: external combustion devices with a heat 
input of greater than or equal to 10 million British Thermal Units 
(BTUs) per hour burning gas, liquid propane, distillate fuel, or any 
combination of these fuels. Env-A 607.01 continues with specific 
applicability criteria for other types of equipment, and in no case 
would apply to the small entities noted by the commenter. In addition, 
Env-A 900, section 904.01 provides applicability criteria for equipment 
that has ``. . . actual VOC emissions greater than or equal to 10 tons 
in any calendar year or that is subject to Env-A 1200 `VOC RACT'. . . 
.'' Here, as within Env-A 600, the specific applicability criteria of 
New Hampshire's regulations preclude their application to the small 
entities contemplated by the commenter, and no part of the regulation 
we are approving, Env-A 900, provides the state with such authority.
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    \2\ Paragraph (b) of Env-A 903.01 lists several specific source 
types that are exempt from the section's requirements.
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III. Final Action

    EPA is approving portions of New Hampshire's revised regulation 
Env-A 900, Owner or Operator Recordkeeping and Reporting Obligations, 
and certain parts of the RACT Order ARD-03-001 issued to Sturm Ruger & 
Company, as revisions to the New Hampshire SIP. This rule, which 
responds to the adverse comments received, finalizes our proposed 
approval of these SIP revisions.

IV. Incorporation by Reference

    In this rule, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes 
incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 
51.5, the EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of portions 
of Env-A 900, Owner or Operator Recordkeeping and Reporting 
Obligations, and portions of Order ARD-03-001, as amended February 2, 
2017, as described in the amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set forth below. 
The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these documents generally 
available through www.regulations.gov, and at the EPA Region 1 Office 
(please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section of this preamble for more information.

V. 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, 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.);
     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 EPA with the discretionary authority to 
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental 
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under 
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian 
reservation land or in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has 
demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian 
country, the rule does not have tribal implications 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. 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 May 29, 2018. 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).)

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List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

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

    Dated: March 20, 2018.
Alexandra Dapolito Dunn,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1.

    Part 52 of 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 EE--New Hampshire

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2. Amend Sec.  52.1520 by:
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a. In paragraph (c), amend the table by revising the entry ``Env-A 
900''; and
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b. In paragraph (d), amend the table by:
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i. Removing the two entries entitled ``Sturm, Ruger & Company''; and
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ii. Adding a new entry entitled ``Sturm Ruger & Company'' at the end of 
the table.
    The revisions and additions read as follows:


Sec.  52.1520  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *

                                     EPA-Approved New Hampshire Regulations
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                                                        State
       State citation             Title/subject       effective     EPA approval date 1        Explanations
                                                         date
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                                                  * * * * * * *
Env-A 900..................  Owner or Operator         7/18/2015  3/30/2018, [Insert      Approved sections Env-
                              Obligations.                         Federal Register        A 901 through 911,
                                                                   citation].              except for the
                                                                                           following sections
                                                                                           withdrawn by the
                                                                                           State and which are
                                                                                           not part of the
                                                                                           approved SIP: Env-A
                                                                                           907.01(d) and (e);
                                                                                           907.02(a)(1), (d)(1)
                                                                                           a. and c., (d)(2),
                                                                                           and (e); 907.03;
                                                                                           911.04(b) and (c);
                                                                                           911.05.
 
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1 In order to determine the EPA effective date for a specific provision listed in this table, consult the
  Federal Register notice cited in this column for the particular provision.

    (d) * * *

                             EPA-Approved New Hampshire Source Specific Requirements
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                                                                                                 Additional
         Name of source                Permit No.            State       EPA approval date    explanations/Sec.
                                                        effective date           2            52.1535  citation
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Sturm Ruger & Company..........  ARD-03-001...........        2/2/2017  3/30/2018, [Insert  VOC RACT Order, as
                                                                         Federal Register    amended February 2,
                                                                         citation].          2017, except
                                                                                             sections D.1, and
                                                                                             introductory
                                                                                             clauses to sections
                                                                                             D.2, D.3.b, D.5.a.i
                                                                                             and b.i.
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2 In order to determine the EPA effective date for a specific provision listed in this table, consult the
  Federal Register notice cited in this column for the particular provision.

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                                                                                               EPA-APPROVED ALABAMA REGULATIONS—Continued
                                                                                                                             State effective
                                                  State citation                           Title/subject                                               EPA approval date                      Explanation
                                                                                                                                  date

                                           Section 335–3–14–.05 ...          Air Permits Authorizing Con-                        5/23/2011     1/11/2016; 81 FR 1124 ............   With the exception of: The por-
                                                                               struction in or Near Non-                                                                             tion of 335–3–14–.05(1)(k)
                                                                               attainment Areas.                                                                                     stating ‘‘excluding ethanol
                                                                                                                                                                                     production facilities that
                                                                                                                                                                                     produce ethanol by natural
                                                                                                                                                                                     fermentation’’; and 335–3–
                                                                                                                                                                                     14–.05(2)(c)3 (addressing fu-
                                                                                                                                                                                     gitive emission increases and
                                                                                                                                                                                     decreases). Also with the ex-
                                                                                                                                                                                     ception of the state-with-
                                                                                                                                                                                     drawn elements: 335–3–14–
                                                                                                                                                                                     .05(1)(h) (the actual-to-poten-
                                                                                                                                                                                     tial test for projects that only
                                                                                                                                                                                     involve existing emissions
                                                                                                                                                                                     units); the last sentence at
                                                                                                                                                                                     335–3–14–.05(3)(g), stating
                                                                                                                                                                                     ‘‘Interpollutant offsets shall
                                                                                                                                                                                     be determined based upon
                                                                                                                                                                                     the following ratios’’; and the
                                                                                                                                                                                     NNSR interpollutant ratios at
                                                                                                                                                                                     335–3–14–.05(3)(g)1–4.

                                                                                                Chapter No. 335–3–15             Synthetic Minor Operating Permits

                                           Section    335–3–15–.01     ...   Definitions .................................      10/15/1996     6/6/1997; 62 FR 30991.
                                           Section    335–3–15–.02     ...   General Provisions ...................              8/10/2000     12/8/2000; 65 FR 76938.
                                           Section    335–3–15–.03     ...   Applicability ...............................      11/23/1993     10/20/1994; 59 FR 52916.
                                           Section    335–3–15–.04     ...   Synthetic Minor Operating Per-                     10/15/1996     6/6/1997; 62 FR 30991.
                                                                               mit Requirements.
                                           Section 335–3–15–.05 ...          Public Participation ...................           10/15/1996     6/6/1997; 62 FR 30991.

                                                                             Chapter No. 335–3–17               Conformity of Federal Actions to State Implementation Plans

                                           Section 335–3–17.01 .....         Transportation Conformity ........                  5/28/2013     10/12/2017; 82 FR 47383.
                                           Section 335–3–17–.02 ...          General Conformity ..................               5/23/2011     9/26/2012; 77 FR 59100.



                                             (d) EPA approved Alabama source
                                           specific requirements.

                                                                                         EPA APPROVED ALABAMA SOURCE-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
                                                                                                                                       State
                                                      Name of source                                Permit No.                                            EPA approval date                    Explanation
                                                                                                                                   effective date

                                           Lafarge Cement Kiln ................      AB70004_1_01 ........................                2/6/2008    7/30/2009; 74 FR 37945 ..      Certain provisions of the per-
                                                                                                                                                                                       mit.
                                           Lehigh Cement Kiln .................      4–07–0290–03 .........................               2/6/2008    7/30/2009, 74 FR 37945 ..      Certain provisions of the per-
                                                                                                                                                                                       mit.



                                           *      *       *       *      *                                 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                SUMMARY:  The Environmental Protection
                                           [FR Doc. 2018–06367 Filed 3–29–18; 8:45 am]                     AGENCY                                                  Agency (EPA) is approving State
                                           BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                                                                                  Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions
                                                                                                           40 CFR Part 52                                          submitted by the State of New
                                                                                                                                                                   Hampshire. The revisions establish
                                                                                                           [EPA–R01–OAR–2017–0266; FRL–9975–                       recordkeeping and reporting obligations
                                                                                                           79—Region 1]                                            for sources of air pollution.
                                                                                                                                                                   Additionally, we are approving an order
                                                                                                           Air Plan Approval; New Hampshire;                       limiting emissions of volatile organic
                                                                                                           Approval of Recordkeeping and                           compounds from a facility in the State.
                                                                                                           Reporting Requirements and Single                       This action is being taken in accordance
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                                           Identification No. EPA–R01–OAR–                         contain relevant adverse comments and                     issue in this SIP action uses coatings
                                           2017–0266. All documents in the docket                  those comments are responded to                           with VOC contents that are lower than
                                           are listed on the www.regulations.gov                   below. In light of these relevant adverse                 allowed by the State’s regulation, which
                                           website. Although listed in the index,                  comments, on January 11, 2018 (83 FR                      illustrates that the source is in
                                           some information is not publicly                        1302) we published a withdrawal of the                    compliance with those existing state
                                           available, i.e., confidential business                  direct final rule we published in                         requirements. New Hampshire adopted
                                           information (CBI) or other information                  conjunction with our November 14,                         the regulation in question, Env–A 1213,
                                           whose disclosure is restricted by statute.              2017 NPRM (82 FR 52664).                                  Wood Furniture, Burial Caskets, and
                                           Certain other material, such as                                                                                   Gunstock Coatings, to meet, in part, its
                                                                                                   II. Response to Comments
                                           copyrighted material, is not placed on                                                                            obligation to ensure that RACT is
                                           the internet and will be publicly                       Comment                                                   required at major, and some non-major,
                                           available only in hard copy form.                          A comment was received indicating                      sources of VOC emissions. EPA
                                           Publicly available docket materials are                 that EPA should not approve the                           approved the State’s regulation as
                                           available at www.regulations.gov or at                  ‘‘reasonably available control                            meeting RACT on March 10, 1998 (63
                                           the U.S. Environmental Protection                       technology’’ (RACT) order for Sturm                       FR 11600). EPA is not taking any action
                                           Agency, EPA New England Regional                        Ruger & Company for the following                         on those previously-approved SIP
                                           Office, Office of Ecosystem Protection,                 reasons. First, the commenter notes that                  provisions in this action. The fact that
                                           Air Quality Planning Unit, 5 Post Office                Table 1 of the order illustrates that the                 the source has found coatings with VOC
                                           Square—Suite 100, Boston, MA. EPA                       company is able to meet a more                            content limits that are lower than
                                           requests that if at all possible, you                   stringent emission limit for topcoats                     required by the State’s regulation does
                                           contact the contact listed in the FOR                   than the order requires, and therefore                    not dictate that New Hampshire revise
                                           FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to                  the order should not be approved                          its regulation to make it more stringent;
                                           schedule your inspection. The Regional                  because this emission limit does not                      rather, as noted previously, it indicates
                                           Office’s official hours of business are                 represent the lowest emission limit the                   that the source is in compliance with
                                           Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to                     source can meet for that coating.                         the State’s RACT requirements for such
                                           4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays.                    Additionally, the commenter notes that                    facilities. The commenter’s assertion
                                           FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob                    EPA should not approve sections of the                    that the levels shown in Table 1 can’t be
                                           McConnell, Environmental Engineer,                      order that involve SIP-approved rules                     RACT because it is not the lowest
                                           Air Quality Planning Unit, Air Programs                 because doing so is redundant, and may                    emission limit the source can meet
                                           Branch (Mail Code OEP05–02), U.S.                       create conflicting requirements if the                    appear to confuse RACT, which requires
                                           Environmental Protection Agency,                        state changes the SIP-approved rule at                    ‘‘reasonably available control
                                           Region 1, 5 Post Office Square, Suite                   some point in the future.                                 technology,’’ with the requirements of a
                                           100, Boston, Massachusetts, 02109–                                                                                more rigorous regulatory tool of ‘‘lowest
                                           3912; (617) 918–1046;                                   Response                                                  achievable emission rate’’ (LAER).
                                           mcconnell.robert@epa.gov.                                  With regard to the commenter’s first                   LAER, as defined at 40 CFR
                                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              point, we note that the RACT order that                   51.165(a)(1)(xiii), could in some
                                           Throughout this document whenever                       we are approving into the New                             instances require a more stringent level
                                           ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean             Hampshire SIP, Order ARD–03–001                           of control than RACT.
                                                                                                   issued to Sturm Ruger & Company, is                          In response to the commenter’s
                                           EPA.
                                                                                                   divided into four parts as follows:                       second point regarding the Sturm Ruger
                                           Table of Contents                                       Section A, Introduction; Section B,                       & Company order, we do agree that
                                           I. Background and Purpose                               Parties; Section C, Statement of Fact and                 some portions of Section D of the order
                                           II. Response to Comments                                Law; and Section D, Order. Section D,                     are currently part of the New Hampshire
                                           III. Final Action                                       Order, contains the RACT requirements                     SIP, and are therefore duplicative and
                                           IV. Incorporation by Reference                          New Hampshire has tailored to the                         not needed within the order. We have
                                           V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews                facility. Table 1, which the commenter                    included in the Docket for this action a
                                           I. Background and Purpose                               alludes to as being indicative that the                   version of the State’s order that excludes
                                                                                                   order contains insufficient requirements                  the portions of Section D of the order
                                              On November 14, 2017 (82 FR 52683),                                                                            that are duplicative of existing, SIP-
                                                                                                   for RACT because the emission limit
                                           EPA published a Notice of Proposed                                                                                approved requirements, and are
                                                                                                   contained within it does not represent
                                           Rulemaking (NPRM) for the State of                      the lowest emission limit the source can                  incorporating that version into the NH
                                           New Hampshire. The NPRM proposed                        meet for that coating, is found within                    SIP. A copy of the version of RACT
                                           approval of a revised single source order               Section C, Statement of Fact and Law,                     Order ARD–03–001, as amended
                                           limiting emissions of volatile organic                  and the volatile organic compound                         February 2, 2017, that we are approving
                                           compounds (VOCs) from Sturm Ruger &                     (VOC) limits cited within it are from a                   into the New Hampshire SIP has been
                                           Company, and a revised state regulation                 state regulation previously approved                      placed into the Docket for this
                                           identified as Env–A 900, Owner or                       into the New Hampshire State                              rulemaking.
                                           Operator Recordkeeping and Reporting                    Implementation Plan (SIP).1 Section C is
                                           Obligations. During the public comment                                                                            Comment
                                                                                                   provided as informative background as
                                           period we received four comment                         to what air pollution control regulations                    A comment was received requesting
                                           letters. Two of the comment letters did                 the source is subject to. Table 1 of                      that EPA not approve New Hampshire’s
                                           not contain information that was                        Section C indicates that the source at                    recordkeeping and reporting rule, Env–
                                           specific or germane to our proposed                                                                               A 900, until the state clarifies the
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                                           actions for New Hampshire. One                             1 Table 1 of the order contains an outdated            applicability section of the rule. The
                                           comment letter noted that approving                     citation; it cites ‘‘Env–A–1204.27 and 1204.28(a)(3),     commenter asserted that, as currently
                                           New Hampshire’s SIP revisions was ‘‘a                   which are currently part of the ‘‘definitions’’ section   structured, the rule would apply to
                                                                                                   of New Hampshire’s VOC regulations. The current
                                           bad idea,’’ but did not explain why or                  citations are as follows: For topcoats, Env–A
                                                                                                                                                             many small sources, including
                                           how New Hampshire’s SIP revisions                       1213.03(a); for sealers, Env–A 1213.03(b); for            individual users of consumer products,
                                           should be changed. One letter did                       strippable booth coatings, Env–A 1213.04(a)(3).           and is therefore far too burdensome. The


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                                           commenter cites Env–A 902.01 and                        issued to Sturm Ruger & Company, as                      • Is not an economically significant
                                           903.01 as examples of the asserted broad                revisions to the New Hampshire SIP.                   regulatory action based on health or
                                           reach of the rule’s authority.                          This rule, which responds to the                      safety risks subject to Executive Order
                                                                                                   adverse comments received, finalizes                  13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
                                           Response
                                                                                                   our proposed approval of these SIP                       • Is not a significant regulatory action
                                              The applicability criteria of New                    revisions.                                            subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR
                                           Hampshire’s Env–A 900 differ by                                                                               28355, May 22, 2001);
                                           section of the regulation, and are                      IV. Incorporation by Reference
                                                                                                                                                            • Is not subject to requirements of
                                           structured such that they would not                       In this rule, the EPA is finalizing                 Section 12(d) of the National
                                           apply to the small entities noted by the                regulatory text that includes                         Technology Transfer and Advancement
                                           commenter. The provisions at Env–A                      incorporation by reference. In                        Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because
                                           902.01 are not applicability provisions;                accordance with requirements of 1 CFR                 application of those requirements would
                                           rather, they provide the record retention               51.5, the EPA is finalizing the                       be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act;
                                           and record availability requirements for                incorporation by reference of portions of             and
                                           sources that are subject to the rule. Env–              Env–A 900, Owner or Operator                             • Does not provide EPA with the
                                           A 903.01 does contain applicability                     Recordkeeping and Reporting                           discretionary authority to address, as
                                           criteria. For example, Env–A 903.01(a)                  Obligations, and portions of Order                    appropriate, disproportionate human
                                           provides applicability criteria as                      ARD–03–001, as amended February 2,                    health or environmental effects, using
                                           follows: ‘‘Except as provided in (b),2                  2017, as described in the amendments                  practicable and legally permissible
                                           below, this part shall apply to any                     to 40 CFR part 52 set forth below. The                methods, under Executive Order 12898
                                           stationary source, area source, or device               EPA has made, and will continue to                    (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
                                           that is subject to Env–A 600’’                          make, these documents generally                          In addition, the SIP is not approved
                                           (underlined emphasis added). Env–A                      available through www.regulations.gov,                to apply on any Indian reservation land
                                           600 is applicable to sources required to                and at the EPA Region 1 Office (please                or in any other area where EPA or an
                                           obtain a permit from the New                            contact the person identified in the FOR              Indian tribe has demonstrated that a
                                           Hampshire Department of                                 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of                tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of
                                           Environmental Services (NH DES), and                    this preamble for more information.                   Indian country, the rule does not have
                                           there are various, specific applicability                                                                     tribal implications and will not impose
                                                                                                   V. Statutory and Executive Order
                                           criteria within that regulation                                                                               substantial direct costs on tribal
                                                                                                   Reviews
                                           identifying who needs to do so. For                                                                           governments or preempt tribal law as
                                           example, Env–A 607, Temporary                              Under the Clean Air Act, the
                                                                                                                                                         specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
                                           Permits, applies to the sources                         Administrator is required to approve a
                                                                                                                                                         FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
                                           identified within Env–A 607.01,                         SIP submission that complies with the
                                                                                                   provisions of the Act and applicable                     The Congressional Review Act, 5
                                           including those noted in paragraph (a)                                                                        U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small
                                           of that section: external combustion                    Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k);
                                                                                                   40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP               Business Regulatory Enforcement
                                           devices with a heat input of greater than                                                                     Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides
                                           or equal to 10 million British Thermal                  submissions, EPA’s role is to approve
                                                                                                   state choices, provided that they meet                that before a rule may take effect, the
                                           Units (BTUs) per hour burning gas,                                                                            agency promulgating the rule must
                                           liquid propane, distillate fuel, or any                 the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
                                                                                                   Accordingly, this action merely                       submit a rule report, which includes a
                                           combination of these fuels. Env–A                                                                             copy of the rule, to each House of the
                                           607.01 continues with specific                          approves state law as meeting Federal
                                                                                                   requirements and does not impose                      Congress and to the Comptroller General
                                           applicability criteria for other types of                                                                     of the United States. EPA will submit a
                                           equipment, and in no case would apply                   additional requirements beyond those
                                                                                                   imposed by state law. For that reason,                report containing this action and other
                                           to the small entities noted by the                                                                            required information to the U.S. Senate,
                                           commenter. In addition, Env–A 900,                      this action:
                                                                                                      • Is not a significant regulatory action           the U.S. House of Representatives, and
                                           section 904.01 provides applicability                                                                         the Comptroller General of the United
                                           criteria for equipment that has ‘‘. . .                 subject to review by the Office of
                                                                                                   Management and Budget under                           States prior to publication of the rule in
                                           actual VOC emissions greater than or                                                                          the Federal Register. A major rule
                                           equal to 10 tons in any calendar year or                Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735,
                                                                                                   October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,               cannot take effect until 60 days after it
                                           that is subject to Env–A 1200 ‘VOC                                                                            is published in the Federal Register.
                                           RACT’. . . .’’ Here, as within Env–A                    January 21, 2011);
                                                                                                      • Does not impose an information                   This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as
                                           600, the specific applicability criteria of                                                                   defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
                                           New Hampshire’s regulations preclude                    collection burden under the provisions
                                                                                                   of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44                       Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean
                                           their application to the small entities                                                                       Air Act, petitions for judicial review of
                                           contemplated by the commenter, and no                   U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
                                                                                                      • Is certified as not having a                     this action must be filed in the United
                                           part of the regulation we are approving,                                                                      States Court of Appeals for the
                                                                                                   significant economic impact on a
                                           Env–A 900, provides the state with such                                                                       appropriate circuit by May 29, 2018.
                                                                                                   substantial number of small entities
                                           authority.                                                                                                    Filing a petition for reconsideration by
                                                                                                   under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
                                           III. Final Action                                       U.S.C. 601 et seq.);                                  the Administrator of this final rule does
                                              EPA is approving portions of New                        • Does not contain any unfunded                    not affect the finality of this action for
                                                                                                   mandate or significantly or uniquely                  the purposes of judicial review nor does
                                           Hampshire’s revised regulation Env–A
                                                                                                   affect small governments, as described                it extend the time within which a
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                                           900, Owner or Operator Recordkeeping
                                                                                                   in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act                   petition for judicial review may be filed,
                                           and Reporting Obligations, and certain
                                                                                                   of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);                              and shall not postpone the effectiveness
                                           parts of the RACT Order ARD–03–001
                                                                                                      • Does not have Federalism                         of such rule or action. This action may
                                             2 Paragraph (b) of Env–A 903.01 lists several         implications as specified in Executive                not be challenged later in proceedings to
                                           specific source types that are exempt from the          Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,                  enforce its requirements. (See section
                                           section’s requirements.                                 1999);                                                307(b)(2).)


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                                                                     Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 62 / Friday, March 30, 2018 / Rules and Regulations                                                           13671

                                           List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52                               PART 52—APPROVAL AND                                      ■  i. Removing the two entries entitled
                                             Environmental protection, Air                                  PROMULGATION OF                                           ‘‘Sturm, Ruger & Company’’; and
                                           pollution control, Carbon monoxide,                              IMPLEMENTATION PLANS                                      ■ ii. Adding a new entry entitled
                                           Incorporation by reference, Lead,                                                                                          ‘‘Sturm Ruger & Company’’ at the end of
                                           Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate                             ■ 1. The authority citation for part 52
                                                                                                                                                                      the table.
                                           matter, Reporting and recordkeeping                              continues to read as follows:
                                                                                                                                                                         The revisions and additions read as
                                           requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile                                Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
                                                                                                                                                                      follows:
                                           organic compounds.
                                                                                                            Subpart EE—New Hampshire                                  § 52.1520    Identification of plan.
                                             Dated: March 20, 2018.
                                           Alexandra Dapolito Dunn,                                         ■ 2. Amend § 52.1520 by:                                  *       *    *        *     *
                                           Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1.                            ■ a. In paragraph (c), amend the table by                     (c) * * *
                                             Part 52 of chapter I, title 40 of the                          revising the entry ‘‘Env–A 900’’; and
                                           Code of Federal Regulations is amended                           ■ b. In paragraph (d), amend the table
                                           as follows:                                                      by:

                                                                                                       EPA-APPROVED NEW HAMPSHIRE REGULATIONS
                                                                                                                          State
                                               State citation                          Title/subject                     effective                EPA approval date 1                           Explanations
                                                                                                                           date


                                                   *                           *                    *                                   *                  *                          *                    *
                                           Env–A 900 ........         Owner or Operator Obligations ......                7/18/2015     3/30/2018, [Insert Federal Reg-           Approved sections Env–A 901
                                                                                                                                          ister citation].                          through 911, except for the fol-
                                                                                                                                                                                    lowing sections withdrawn by the
                                                                                                                                                                                    State and which are not part of
                                                                                                                                                                                    the    approved    SIP:    Env–A
                                                                                                                                                                                    907.01(d) and (e); 907.02(a)(1),
                                                                                                                                                                                    (d)(1) a. and c., (d)(2), and (e);
                                                                                                                                                                                    907.03; 911.04(b) and (c);
                                                                                                                                                                                    911.05.

                                                          *                        *                            *                       *                        *                      *                      *
                                               1 In
                                                order to determine the EPA effective date for a specific provision listed in this table, consult the Federal Register notice cited in this col-
                                           umn for the particular provision.


                                               (d) * * *

                                                                                       EPA-APPROVED NEW HAMPSHIRE SOURCE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
                                                                                                                                      State                                       Additional explanations/§ 52.1535
                                                Name of source                                Permit No.                             effective          EPA approval date 2                    citation
                                                                                                                                       date


                                                   *                            *                          *                            *                           *                *                      *
                                           Sturm Ruger & Com-               ARD–03–001 .......................................          2/2/2017        3/30/2018, [Insert     VOC RACT Order, as amended Feb-
                                             pany.                                                                                                        Federal Register      ruary 2, 2017, except sections D.1,
                                                                                                                                                          citation].            and introductory clauses to sections
                                                                                                                                                                                D.2, D.3.b, D.5.a.i and b.i.
                                             2 In order to determine the EPA effective date for a specific provision listed in this table, consult the Federal Register notice cited in this col-
                                           umn for the particular provision.


                                           *          *       *       *      *                              ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                  ACTION:   Final rule.
                                           [FR Doc. 2018–06381 Filed 3–29–18; 8:45 am]                      AGENCY
                                           BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                                                                            This regulation establishes
                                                                                                                                                                      SUMMARY:
                                                                                                            40 CFR Part 180                       exemptions from the requirement of a
                                                                                                                                                  tolerance for residues of N,N-dimethyl
                                                                                                            [EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0660, EPA–HQ–OPP–    9-decenamide (CAS Reg No. 1356964–
                                                                                                            2015–0720, EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0723; FRL– 77–6); N,N-dimethyldodecanamide
                                                                                                            9974–70]                              (CAS Reg No. 3007–53–2); and N,N-
                                                                                                                                                  dimethyltetradecanamide (CAS Reg No.
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                                                                                                            N,N-Dimethyl 9-Decenamide; N,N-
                                                                                                            Dimethyldodecanamide; N,N-            3015–65–4) when used as inert
                                                                                                            Dimethyltetradecanamide; Exemption    ingredients (surfactant, solvent) on
                                                                                                            From the Requirement of a Tolerance   growing crops and raw agricultural
                                                                                                                                                  commodities after harvest, with a
                                                                                                            AGENCY: Environmental Protection      limitation that the concentration of the
                                                                                                            Agency (EPA).                         inert ingredient is at a concentration not


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Document Created: 2018-11-01 08:58:32
Document Modified: 2018-11-01 08:58:32
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule.
DatesThis rule is effective on April 30, 2018.
ContactBob McConnell, Environmental Engineer, Air Quality Planning Unit, Air Programs Branch (Mail Code OEP05-02), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, Massachusetts, 02109-3912; (617) 918-1046; [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 13668 
CFR AssociatedEnvironmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Carbon Monoxide; Incorporation by Reference; Lead; Nitrogen Dioxide; Ozone; Particulate Matter; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements; Sulfur Oxides and Volatile Organic Compounds

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