83_FR_14454 83 FR 14389 - Approval of California Plan Revisions, Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District; Stationary Source Permits

83 FR 14389 - Approval of California Plan Revisions, Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District; Stationary Source Permits

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 65 (April 4, 2018)

Page Range14389-14391
FR Document2018-06878

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to the Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District (NSCAPCD or District) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns the District's prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) permitting program for new and modified sources of air pollution. We are proposing action on these local rules under the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act). We are taking comments on this proposal and plan to follow with a final action.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2018-0171; FRL-9976-43-Region 9]


Approval of California Plan Revisions, Northern Sonoma County Air 
Pollution Control District; Stationary Source Permits

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 Northern Sonoma

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County Air Pollution Control District (NSCAPCD or District) portion of 
the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns 
the District's prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) permitting 
program for new and modified sources of air pollution. We are proposing 
action on these local rules under the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 
(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 May 4, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R09-
OAR-2018-0171 at http://www.regulations.gov, or via email to T. Khoi 
Nguyen, at [email protected]. For comments submitted at 
Regulations.gov, follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be removed or edited from 
Regulations.gov. For either manner of submission, the EPA may publish 
any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically 
any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information 
(CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 
Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a 
written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment 
and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA 
will generally not consider comments or comment contents located 
outside of the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other 
file sharing system). For 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://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: T. Khoi Nguyen, EPA Region IX, (415) 
947-4120, [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 rules?
II. The EPA's Evaluation and Action
    A. How is the EPA evaluating the rules?
    B. Do the rules 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 adopted by the NSCAPCD and submitted by the California 
Air Resources Board (CARB), the governor's designee for California SIP 
submittals.

                                            Table 1--Submitted Rules
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             Local agency                   Rule #             Rule title             Amended        Submitted
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NSCAPCD...............................             130  Definitions.............        5/3/2017         6/12/17
NSCAPCD...............................             220  New Source Review.......        5/3/2017         6/12/17
NSCAPCD...............................             230  Action on Applications..        5/3/2017         6/12/17
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    On December 12, 2017, the submittal for the NSCAPCD was deemed by 
operation of law to meet the completeness criteria in 40 CFR part 51 
Appendix V that must be met before formal EPA review.

B. Are there other versions of these rules?

    On October 6, 2016, the EPA finalized approval of Rule 230 and 
limited approval and limited disapproval of Rules 130 and 220. 81 FR 
69390. Though Rule 230 was inadvertently fully approved with a 
deficiency, the revised Rule 230 in this SIP submittal addresses the 
deficiency. Our proposed approval of the rules in this action would 
update the SIP to be consistent with the local rules.

C. What is the purpose of the submitted rules?

    Section 110(a) of the CAA requires states to submit regulations 
that include a pre-construction permit program for certain new or 
modified stationary sources of pollutants, including a permit program 
as required by Part C of Title I of the CAA.
    On October 6, 2016, the EPA listed four items that need addressing 
for the three rules with limited approval to become fully approved--
listing lead as a pollutant and indicating a significant emission rate, 
requiring provisions for air quality modeling based on applicable 
models, databases, and other requirements as specified in Part 51 
Appendix W, correcting a typographic error, and including specific 
language regarding source obligations. The revisions to the three 
submitted rules address these four deficiencies.
    Rules 130, 220, and 230 contain the requirements for review and 
permitting of individual stationary sources in NSCAPCD. These rules 
satisfy the statutory and regulatory requirements for the New Source 
Review (NSR) program, including the PSD program. The changes the 
District made to the rules listed above as they pertain to the PSD 
program were largely administrative in nature and provide additional 
clarity to the rules. We present our evaluation under the CAA and the 
EPA's regulations of the revised NSR rules submitted by CARB, as 
identified in Table 1, and provide our reasoning in general terms below 
and a more detailed analysis in our TSD, which is available in the 
docket for the proposed rulemaking.

II. The EPA's Evaluation and Action

A. How is the EPA evaluating the rules?

    The EPA has reviewed the rules submitted by the NSCAPCD governing 
PSD for stationary sources for compliance with the CAA's general 
requirements for SIPs in CAA section 110(a)(2), the EPA's regulations 
for stationary source permitting programs in 40 CFR part 51, sections 
51.160 through 51.164 and 51.166, and the CAA requirements for SIP 
revisions in CAA section 110(l). The EPA is proposing full approval of 
Rules 130 (Definitions), 220 (New Source Review) and 230 (Action on 
Applications).

B. Do the rules meet the evaluation criteria?

    The EPA has reviewed the submitted rules in accordance with the 
rule evaluation criteria described above. With respect to procedures, 
based on our review of the public process documentation included in the 
June 12, 2017 submittal, we are proposing to approve the submitted 
rules in part because we have determined that the NSCAPCD has provided 
sufficient evidence of public notice and opportunity for comment and 
public

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hearings prior to adoption and submittal of this rule, in accordance 
with the requirements of CAA sections 110(a)(2) and 110(l).
    We are also approving Rules 130, 220, and 230 because we have 
determined these rules satisfy all of the statutory and regulatory 
requirements for an NSR permit program (including the PSD program) as 
set forth in the applicable provisions of part C of title I of the Act 
and in 40 CFR 51.165 and 40 CFR 51.307. The revisions to these rules 
also resolve the limited disapproval issues from the October 2016 
action.
    Our TSD, which can be found in the docket for this rule, contains a 
more detailed discussion of the approval criteria.

C. Public Comment and Proposed Action

    As authorized in section 110(k)(3) of the Act, the EPA proposes to 
fully approve the submitted rules because they fulfill all relevant 
requirements. We will accept comments from the public on this proposal 
until May 4, 2018. If we take final action to approve the submitted 
rules, 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 NSCAPCD rules described in Table 1 of this preamble. The 
EPA has made, and will continue to make, these materials available 
through www.regulations.gov and at the EPA Region IX Office (please 
contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section of this preamble for more information).

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a 
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and 
applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). 
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, the EPA's role is to approve state 
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act. 
Accordingly, this 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);
     Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82 FR 9339, February 2, 
2017) regulatory action because SIP approvals are exempted under 
Executive Order 12866.
     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 June 4, 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).)

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by 
reference, Intergovernmental relations, New Source Review, Particulate 
matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

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

    Dated: March 26, 2018.
Deborah Jordan,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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                                               legislation also provides, subject to                   with federal law, which is one of the                  safety risks subject to Executive Order
                                               certain conditions, for a penalty waiver                criteria for immunity.’’                               13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
                                               for violations of environmental laws                       Therefore, EPA has determined that                     • is not a significant regulatory action
                                               when a regulated entity discovers such                  Virginia’s Privilege and Immunity                      subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR
                                               violations pursuant to a voluntary                      statutes will not preclude the                         28355, May 22, 2001);
                                               compliance evaluation and voluntarily                   Commonwealth from enforcing its NSR                       • is not subject to requirements of
                                               discloses such violations to the                        program consistent with the federal                    Section 12(d) of the National
                                               Commonwealth and takes prompt and                       requirements. In any event, because                    Technology Transfer and Advancement
                                               appropriate measures to remedy the                      EPA has also determined that a state                   Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because
                                               violations. Virginia’s Voluntary                        audit privilege and immunity law can                   application of those requirements would
                                               Environmental Assessment Privilege                      affect only state enforcement and cannot               be inconsistent with the CAA; and
                                               Law, Va. Code Sec. 10.1–1198, provides                  have any impact on federal enforcement                    • does not provide EPA with the
                                               a privilege that protects from disclosure               authorities, EPA may at any time invoke                discretionary authority to address, as
                                               documents and information about the                     its authority under the CAA, including,                appropriate, disproportionate human
                                               content of those documents that are the                 for example, sections 113, 167, 205, 211               health or environmental effects, using
                                               product of a voluntary environmental                    or 213, to enforce the requirements or                 practicable and legally permissible
                                               assessment. The Privilege Law does not                  prohibitions of the state plan,                        methods, under Executive Order 12898
                                               extend to documents or information                      independently of any state enforcement                 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
                                               that: (1) Are generated or developed                    effort. In addition, citizen enforcement                  The proposed rule approving
                                               before the commencement of a                            under section 304 of the CAA is                        Virginia’s 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS
                                               voluntary environmental assessment; (2)                 likewise unaffected by this, or any, state             Certification SIP revision for NNSR is
                                               are prepared independently of the                       audit privilege or immunity law.                       not approved to apply on any Indian
                                               assessment process; (3) demonstrate a                                                                          reservation land as defined in 18 U.S.C.
                                               clear, imminent and substantial danger                  V. Statutory and Executive Order
                                                                                                       Reviews                                                1151 or in any other area where EPA or
                                               to the public health or environment; or                                                                        an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a
                                               (4) are required by law.                                   Under the CAA, the Administrator is                 tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of
                                                  On January 12, 1998, the                             required to approve a SIP submission                   Indian country, the rule does not have
                                               Commonwealth of Virginia Office of the                  that complies with the provisions of the               tribal implications and will not impose
                                               Attorney General provided a legal                       CAA and applicable federal regulations.                substantial direct costs on tribal
                                               opinion that states that the Privilege                  42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).                    governments or preempt tribal law as
                                               law, Va. Code Sec. 10.1–1198, precludes                 Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions,                    specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
                                               granting a privilege to documents and                   EPA’s role is to approve state choices,                FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
                                               information ‘‘required by law,’’                        provided that they meet the criteria of
                                               including documents and information                     the CAA. Accordingly, this action                      List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
                                               ‘‘required by federal law to maintain                   merely approves state law as meeting                     Environmental protection, Air
                                               program delegation, authorization or                    federal requirements and does not                      pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
                                               approval,’’ since Virginia must ‘‘enforce               impose additional requirements beyond                  Incorporation by reference,
                                               federally authorized environmental                      those imposed by state law. For that                   Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen
                                               programs in a manner that is no less                    reason, this proposed action:                          dioxide, Ozone, Reporting and
                                               stringent than their federal                               • Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory                 recordkeeping requirements, Volatile
                                               counterparts. . . .’’ The opinion                       action’’ subject to review by the Office               organic compounds.
                                               concludes that ‘‘[r]egarding § 10.1–1198,               of Management and Budget under
                                               therefore, documents or other                                                                                    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
                                                                                                       Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735,
                                               information needed for civil or criminal                October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,                  Dated: March 27, 2018.
                                               enforcement under one of these                          January 21, 2011);                                     Cecil Rodrigues,
                                               programs could not be privileged                           • is not an Executive Order 13771 (82               Deputy Regional Administrator, Region III.
                                               because such documents and                              FR 9339, February 2, 2017) regulatory                  [FR Doc. 2018–06880 Filed 4–3–18; 8:45 am]
                                               information are essential to pursuing                   action because SIP approvals are                       BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                               enforcement in a manner required by                     exempted under Executive Order 12866;
                                               federal law to maintain program                            • does not impose an information
                                               delegation, authorization or approval.’’                collection burden under the provisions                 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                  Virginia’s Immunity law, Va. Code                    of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44                     AGENCY
                                               Sec. 10.1–1199, provides that ‘‘[t]o the                U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
                                               extent consistent with requirements                        • is certified as not having a                      40 CFR Part 52
                                               imposed by federal law,’’ any person                    significant economic impact on a
                                               making a voluntary disclosure of                                                                               [EPA–R09–OAR–2018–0171; FRL–9976–43–
                                                                                                       substantial number of small entities
                                                                                                                                                              Region 9]
                                               information to a state agency regarding                 under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
                                               a violation of an environmental statute,                U.S.C. 601 et seq.);                                   Approval of California Plan Revisions,
                                               regulation, permit, or administrative                      • does not contain any unfunded                     Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution
                                               order is granted immunity from                          mandate or significantly or uniquely                   Control District; Stationary Source
                                               administrative or civil penalty. The                    affect small governments, as described                 Permits
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                                               Attorney General’s January 12, 1998                     in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
                                               opinion states that the quoted language                 of 1995 (Public Law 104–4);                            AGENCY:  Environmental Protection
                                               renders this statute inapplicable to                       • does not have federalism                          Agency (EPA).
                                               enforcement of any federally authorized                 implications as specified in Executive                 ACTION: Proposed rule.
                                               programs, since ‘‘no immunity could be                  Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,
                                               afforded from administrative, civil, or                 1999);                                                 SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection
                                               criminal penalties because granting                        • is not an economically significant                Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve
                                               such immunity would not be consistent                   regulatory action based on health or                   revisions to the Northern Sonoma


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                                               County Air Pollution Control District                       to its public docket. Do not submit                                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                               (NSCAPCD or District) portion of the                        electronically any information you                                      Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’
                                               California State Implementation Plan                        consider to be Confidential Business                                    and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA.
                                               (SIP). This revision concerns the                           Information (CBI) or other information
                                               District’s prevention of significant                        whose disclosure is restricted by statute.                              Table of Contents
                                               deterioration (PSD) permitting program                      Multimedia submissions (audio, video,                                   I. The State’s Submittal
                                               for new and modified sources of air                         etc.) must be accompanied by a written                                     A. What rules did the State submit?
                                               pollution. We are proposing action on                       comment. The written comment is                                            B. Are there other versions of these rules?
                                               these local rules under the Clean Air                       considered the official comment and                                        C. What is the purpose of the submitted
                                               Act as amended in 1990 (CAA or the                          should include discussion of all points                                       rules?
                                               Act). We are taking comments on this                        you wish to make. The EPA will                                          II. The EPA’s Evaluation and Action
                                               proposal and plan to follow with a final                    generally not consider comments or                                         A. How is the EPA evaluating the rules?
                                               action.                                                     comment contents located outside of the                                    B. Do the rules meet the evaluation
                                               DATES: Any comments must arrive by                          primary submission (i.e. on the web,                                          criteria?
                                               May 4, 2018.                                                cloud, or other file sharing system). For                                  C. Public Comment and Proposed Action
                                               ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,                            additional submission methods, please                                   III. Incorporation by reference
                                               identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R09–                        contact the person identified in the FOR                                IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
                                               OAR–2018–0171 at http://                                    FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
                                                                                                           For the full EPA public comment policy,                                 I. The State’s Submittal
                                               www.regulations.gov, or via email to T.
                                               Khoi Nguyen, at nguyen.thien@epa.gov.                       information about CBI or multimedia                                     A. What rules did the State submit?
                                               For comments submitted at                                   submissions, and general guidance on
                                               Regulations.gov, follow the online                          making effective comments, please visit                                   Table 1 lists the rules addressed by
                                               instructions for submitting comments.                       https://www.epa.gov/dockets/                                            this action with the dates that they were
                                               Once submitted, comments cannot be                          commenting-epa-dockets.                                                 adopted by the NSCAPCD and
                                               removed or edited from Regulations.gov.                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: T.                                     submitted by the California Air
                                               For either manner of submission, the                        Khoi Nguyen, EPA Region IX, (415)                                       Resources Board (CARB), the governor’s
                                               EPA may publish any comment received                        947–4120, nguyen.thien@epa.gov.                                         designee for California SIP submittals.
                                                                                                                  TABLE 1—SUBMITTED RULES
                                                         Local agency                       Rule #                                               Rule title                                              Amended      Submitted

                                               NSCAPCD ..............................                130   Definitions ...............................................................................     5/3/2017        6/12/17
                                               NSCAPCD ..............................                220   New Source Review ...............................................................               5/3/2017        6/12/17
                                               NSCAPCD ..............................                230   Action on Applications ............................................................             5/3/2017        6/12/17



                                                 On December 12, 2017, the submittal                       three rules with limited approval to                                    II. The EPA’s Evaluation and Action
                                               for the NSCAPCD was deemed by                               become fully approved—listing lead as
                                                                                                                                                                                   A. How is the EPA evaluating the rules?
                                               operation of law to meet the                                a pollutant and indicating a significant
                                               completeness criteria in 40 CFR part 51                     emission rate, requiring provisions for                                   The EPA has reviewed the rules
                                               Appendix V that must be met before                          air quality modeling based on                                           submitted by the NSCAPCD governing
                                               formal EPA review.                                          applicable models, databases, and other                                 PSD for stationary sources for
                                                                                                           requirements as specified in Part 51                                    compliance with the CAA’s general
                                               B. Are there other versions of these                        Appendix W, correcting a typographic                                    requirements for SIPs in CAA section
                                               rules?                                                      error, and including specific language                                  110(a)(2), the EPA’s regulations for
                                                 On October 6, 2016, the EPA finalized                     regarding source obligations. The                                       stationary source permitting programs
                                               approval of Rule 230 and limited                            revisions to the three submitted rules                                  in 40 CFR part 51, sections 51.160
                                               approval and limited disapproval of                         address these four deficiencies.                                        through 51.164 and 51.166, and the
                                               Rules 130 and 220. 81 FR 69390.                               Rules 130, 220, and 230 contain the                                   CAA requirements for SIP revisions in
                                               Though Rule 230 was inadvertently                           requirements for review and permitting                                  CAA section 110(l). The EPA is
                                               fully approved with a deficiency, the                       of individual stationary sources in                                     proposing full approval of Rules 130
                                               revised Rule 230 in this SIP submittal                      NSCAPCD. These rules satisfy the                                        (Definitions), 220 (New Source Review)
                                               addresses the deficiency. Our proposed                      statutory and regulatory requirements                                   and 230 (Action on Applications).
                                               approval of the rules in this action                        for the New Source Review (NSR)
                                                                                                           program, including the PSD program.                                     B. Do the rules meet the evaluation
                                               would update the SIP to be consistent
                                                                                                           The changes the District made to the                                    criteria?
                                               with the local rules.
                                                                                                           rules listed above as they pertain to the                                 The EPA has reviewed the submitted
                                               C. What is the purpose of the submitted                     PSD program were largely                                                rules in accordance with the rule
                                               rules?                                                      administrative in nature and provide                                    evaluation criteria described above.
                                                  Section 110(a) of the CAA requires                       additional clarity to the rules. We                                     With respect to procedures, based on
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                                               states to submit regulations that include                   present our evaluation under the CAA                                    our review of the public process
                                               a pre-construction permit program for                       and the EPA’s regulations of the revised                                documentation included in the June 12,
                                               certain new or modified stationary                          NSR rules submitted by CARB, as                                         2017 submittal, we are proposing to
                                               sources of pollutants, including a permit                   identified in Table 1, and provide our                                  approve the submitted rules in part
                                               program as required by Part C of Title                      reasoning in general terms below and a                                  because we have determined that the
                                               I of the CAA.                                               more detailed analysis in our TSD,                                      NSCAPCD has provided sufficient
                                                  On October 6, 2016, the EPA listed                       which is available in the docket for the                                evidence of public notice and
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                                               hearings prior to adoption and submittal                Management and Budget under                            required information to the U.S. Senate,
                                               of this rule, in accordance with the                    Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735,                   the U.S. House of Representatives, and
                                               requirements of CAA sections 110(a)(2)                  October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,                the Comptroller General of the United
                                               and 110(l).                                             January 21, 2011);                                     States prior to publication of the rule in
                                                  We are also approving Rules 130, 220,                   • Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82               the Federal Register. A major rule
                                               and 230 because we have determined                      FR 9339, February 2, 2017) regulatory                  cannot take effect until 60 days after it
                                               these rules satisfy all of the statutory                action because SIP approvals are                       is published in the Federal Register.
                                               and regulatory requirements for an NSR                  exempted under Executive Order 12866.                  This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as
                                               permit program (including the PSD                          • Does not impose an information                    defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
                                               program) as set forth in the applicable                 collection burden under the provisions                    Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean
                                               provisions of part C of title I of the Act              of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44                     Air Act, petitions for judicial review of
                                               and in 40 CFR 51.165 and 40 CFR                         U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);                                  this action must be filed in the United
                                               51.307. The revisions to these rules also                  • Is certified as not having a                      States Court of Appeals for the
                                               resolve the limited disapproval issues                  significant economic impact on a                       appropriate circuit by June 4, 2018.
                                               from the October 2016 action.                           substantial number of small entities                   Filing a petition for reconsideration by
                                                  Our TSD, which can be found in the                   under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5                the Administrator of this final rule does
                                               docket for this rule, contains a more                   U.S.C. 601 et seq.);                                   not affect the finality of this action for
                                               detailed discussion of the approval                        • Does not contain any unfunded                     the purposes of judicial review nor does
                                               criteria.                                               mandate or significantly or uniquely                   it extend the time within which a
                                                                                                       affect small governments, as described                 petition for judicial review may be filed,
                                               C. Public Comment and Proposed                          in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
                                               Action                                                                                                         and shall not postpone the effectiveness
                                                                                                       of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);                               of such rule or action. This action may
                                                 As authorized in section 110(k)(3) of                    • Does not have Federalism                          not be challenged later in proceedings to
                                               the Act, the EPA proposes to fully                      implications as specified in Executive                 enforce its requirements. (See section
                                               approve the submitted rules because                     Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,                   307(b)(2).)
                                               they fulfill all relevant requirements.                 1999);
                                               We will accept comments from the                           • Is not an economically significant                List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
                                               public on this proposal until May 4,                    regulatory action based on health or                     Environmental protection, Air
                                               2018. If we take final action to approve                safety risks subject to Executive Order                pollution control, Incorporation by
                                               the submitted rules, our final action will              13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);                   reference, Intergovernmental relations,
                                               incorporate these rules into the federally                 • Is not a significant regulatory action            New Source Review, Particulate matter,
                                               enforceable SIP.                                        subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR                Reporting and recordkeeping
                                                                                                       28355, May 22, 2001);                                  requirements.
                                               III. Incorporation by Reference                            • Is not subject to requirements of
                                                                                                       Section 12(d) of the National                            Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
                                                  In this rule, the EPA is proposing to
                                               include in a final EPA rule regulatory                  Technology Transfer and Advancement                      Dated: March 26, 2018.
                                               text that includes incorporation by                     Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because               Deborah Jordan,
                                               reference. In accordance with                           application of those requirements would                Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
                                               requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, the EPA is                  be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act;                [FR Doc. 2018–06878 Filed 4–3–18; 8:45 am]
                                               proposing to incorporate by reference                   and                                                    BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                               the NSCAPCD rules described in Table                       • Does not provide EPA with the
                                               1 of this preamble. The EPA has made,                   discretionary authority to address, as
                                               and will continue to make, these                        appropriate, disproportionate human
                                                                                                                                                              DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                               materials available through                             health or environmental effects, using
                                                                                                                                                              HUMAN SERVICES
                                               www.regulations.gov and at the EPA                      practicable and legally permissible
                                               Region IX Office (please contact the                    methods, under Executive Order 12898                   42 CFR Part 100
                                               person identified in the FOR FURTHER                    (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
                                               INFORMATION CONTACT section of this                        In addition, the SIP is not approved                RIN 0906–AB14
                                               preamble for more information).                         to apply on any Indian reservation land
                                                                                                       or in any other area where EPA or an                   National Vaccine Injury Compensation
                                               IV. Statutory and Executive Order                       Indian tribe has demonstrated that a                   Program: Adding the Category of
                                               Reviews                                                 tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of              Vaccines Recommended for Pregnant
                                                 Under the Clean Air Act, the                          Indian country, the rule does not have                 Women to the Vaccine Injury Table
                                               Administrator is required to approve a                  tribal implications and will not impose                AGENCY: Health Resources and Services
                                               SIP submission that complies with the                   substantial direct costs on tribal                     Administration (HRSA), HHS.
                                               provisions of the Act and applicable                    governments or preempt tribal law as                   ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
                                               Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k);                 specified by Executive Order 13175 (65                 (NPRM).
                                               40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP                 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
                                               submissions, the EPA’s role is to                          The Congressional Review Act, 5                     SUMMARY:   As required by a recent
                                               approve state choices, provided that                    U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small              amendment to the VICP’s authorizing
                                               they meet the criteria of the Clean Air                 Business Regulatory Enforcement                        statute, the Secretary of the Department
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                                               Act. Accordingly, this action merely                    Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides               of Health and Human Services
                                               approves state law as meeting Federal                   that before a rule may take effect, the                (Secretary) proposes to amend the
                                               requirements and does not impose                        agency promulgating the rule must                      National Vaccine Injury Compensation
                                               additional requirements beyond those                    submit a rule report, which includes a                 Program (VICP) Vaccine Injury Table
                                               imposed by state law. For that reason,                  copy of the rule, to each House of the                 (Table) to include vaccines
                                               this action:                                            Congress and to the Comptroller General                recommended by the Centers for Disease
                                                 • Is not a significant regulatory action              of the United States. EPA will submit a                Control and Prevention (CDC) for
                                               subject to review by the Office of                      report containing this action and other                routine administration in pregnant


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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 May 4, 2018.
ContactT. Khoi Nguyen, EPA Region IX, (415) 947-4120, [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 14389 
CFR AssociatedEnvironmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Incorporation by Reference; Intergovernmental Relations; New Source Review; Particulate Matter and Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements

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