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83 FR 18429 - Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; Control of Air Pollution From Visible Emissions and Particulate Matter

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 82 (April 27, 2018)

Page Range18429-18431
FR Document2018-08662

Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving revisions to the Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of Texas to EPA on August 23, 2017, that pertain to particulate matter standards and outdoor burning regulations. This rulemaking action is being taken under Section 110 of the CAA.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R06-OAR-2017-0519; FRL-9977-04--Region 6]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; Control 
of Air Pollution From Visible Emissions and Particulate Matter

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA), the Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) is approving revisions to the Texas State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of Texas to EPA on 
August 23, 2017, that pertain to particulate matter standards and 
outdoor burning regulations. This rulemaking action is being taken 
under Section 110 of the CAA.

DATES: This rule is effective on July 26, 2018 without further notice, 
unless the EPA receives relevant adverse comment by May 29, 2018. If 
the EPA receives such comment, the EPA will publish a timely withdrawal 
in the Federal Register informing the public that this rule will not 
take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket No. EPA-R06-OAR-
2017-0519, at http://www.regulations.gov or via email to 
pitre.randy@epa.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from 
Regulations.gov. 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 Mr. Randy Pitre, (214) 
665-7299, pitre.randy@epa.gov. For the full EPA public comment policy, 
information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance 
on making effective comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
    Docket: The index to the docket for this action is available 
electronically at www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at EPA Region 6, 
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas. While all documents in the 
docket are listed in the index, some information may be publicly 
available only at the hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted material), 
and some may not be publicly available at either location (e.g., CBI).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Randy Pitre, 214-665-7299, 
pitre.randy@epa.gov. To inspect the hard copy materials, please 
schedule an appointment with Mr. Randy Pitre or Mr. Bill Deese at 214-
665-7253.

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

I. Background

    Section 110 of the CAA requires states to develop and submit to the 
EPA a SIP to ensure that state air quality meets National Ambient Air 
Quality Standards (NAAQS). These ambient standards currently address 
six criteria pollutants: Carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, 
lead, particulate matter, and sulfur dioxide. Each federally-approved 
SIP protects air quality primarily by addressing air pollution at its 
point of origin through air pollution regulations and control 
strategies. The EPA approved SIP regulations and control strategies are 
federally enforceable.
    On August 23, 2017, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 
(TCEQ or ``the State'') submitted revisions to the Texas SIP that 
address Control of Air Pollution from Visible Emissions and Particulate 
Matter requirements found in Title 30 of the Texas Administrative Code 
(30 TAC), Chapter 111 (Control of Air Pollution from Visible Emissions 
and Particulate Matter), Subchapter B (0utdoor Burning). The submitted 
revisions address two sections within Chapter 111: In section 111.203 
(``Definitions'') and the State added a new section 111.217, titled 
``Requirements for Certified and Insured Prescribed Burn Managers.''

II. The EPA's Evaluation

    As described in the Technical Support Document (TSD) accompanying 
this action, the TCEQ submitted revisions to 30 TAC Chapter 111, 
Subchapter B, Sections 203 and 217. The submittal revises 30 TAC 
111.203 by adding two definitions: ``Certified and Insured Prescribed 
Burn Manager'' and ``Sunrise/Sunset.'' These new definitions enhance 
the SIP by establishing a responsible party for prescribed fire 
management and add clarity. Additional edits include renumbering to 
account for the new definitions and minor edits that add specificity.
    The submittal also revises 30 TAC 111 by adding Section 217: 
``Requirements for Certified and Insured Prescribed Burn Managers.'' 
This section describes the obligations regarding authority to direct a 
burn, allowable habitats for a burn, notification procedures, proximity 
to city/town limits, local ordinances, meteorological and temporal 
conditions, and items not permissible for burning. These revisions are 
consistent with Table 1 to 40 CFR 50.14.
    Because these revisions include requirements that protect public 
health and property, and reduce or eliminate an impact from prescribed 
burning on the NAAQS, they improve the SIP. For these reasons, we do 
not believe such revisions would interfere with attainment of the 
NAAQS, reasonable further progress, or any other applicable requirement 
of the CAA, and we find these revisions approvable. For more detail, 
please see the TSD for this action.

III. Final Action

    We are approving the August 23, 2017, submittal that adopted 
amendments to the Texas SIP at 30 TAC Section 111.203 and 30 TAC 
Section 111.217.
    The EPA is publishing this rule without prior proposal because we 
view this as a non-controversial amendment and anticipate no adverse 
comments. However, in the proposed rules section of this Federal 
Register publication, we are publishing a separate document that will 
serve as the proposal to approve the

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SIP revision if relevant adverse comments are received. This rule will 
be effective on July 26, 2018 without further notice unless we receive 
relevant adverse comment by May 29, 2018. If we receive relevant 
adverse comments, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal 
Register informing the public that the rule will not take effect. We 
will address all public comments in a subsequent final rule based on 
the proposed rule. We will not institute a second comment period on 
this action. Any parties interested in commenting must do so now. 
Please note that if we receive relevant adverse comment on an 
amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule and if that provision may 
be severed from the remainder of the rule, we may adopt as final those 
provisions of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment.

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 the 
revisions to the Texas regulations as described in the Final Action 
section above. The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these 
materials generally available through www.regulations.gov and at the 
EPA Region 6 Office (please contact Mr. Randy Pitre, 214-665-7299, 
pitre.randy@epa.gov for more information). Therefore, these materials 
have been approved by EPA for inclusion in the SIP, have been 
incorporated by reference by EPA into that plan, are fully federally 
enforceable under sections 110 and 113 of the CAA as of the effective 
date of the final rulemaking of EPA's approval, and will be 
incorporated by reference in the next update to the SIP compilation.

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP 
submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA 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 CAA. Accordingly, this 
action merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and 
does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state 
law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to 
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive 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 CAA; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to 
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental 
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under 
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian 
reservation land or in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has 
demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian 
country, the rule does not have tribal implications and will not impose 
substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as 
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally 
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating 
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, 
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the 
United States. The EPA will submit a report containing this rule and 
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of 
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior 
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot 
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal 
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review 
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for 
the appropriate circuit by June 26, 2018. Filing a petition for 
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect 
the finality of this rule 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, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

    Dated: April 19, 2018.
Anne Idsal,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.

    40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

0
1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

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

Subpart SS--Texas

0
2. In Sec.  52.2270(c) the table titled ``EPA Approved Regulations in 
the Texas SIP'' is amended by revising the entry for section 111.203 
under Chapter 111, Subchapter B and adding an entry for section 
111.217.
    The amendments read as follows:


Sec.  52.2270  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *

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                                    EPA-Approved Regulations in the Texas SIP
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                                                            State
                                                          approval/
         State citation              Title/subject        submittal      EPA approval date       Explanation
                                                            date
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                                          Subchapter B: Outdoor Burning
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                                                  * * * * * * *
Section 111.203................  Definitions.........        7/7/2017  4/27/2018, [Insert
                                                                        Federal Register
                                                                        citation].
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
Section 111.217................  Requirements for            7/7/2017  4/27/2018, [Insert
                                  Certified and                         Federal Register
                                  Insured Prescribed                    citation].
                                  Burn Managers.
 
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                                                Competitive Ancillary Services                          submit electronically any information                 Texas Administrative Code (30 TAC),
                                                Nonpostal Services *                                    you consider to be Confidential                       Chapter 111 (Control of Air Pollution
                                                Advertising                                             Business Information (CBI) or other                   from Visible Emissions and Particulate
                                                Licensing of Intellectual Property other than           information whose disclosure is                       Matter), Subchapter B (0utdoor
                                                    Officially Licensed Retail Products                 restricted by statute. Multimedia                     Burning). The submitted revisions
                                                    (OLRP)                                              submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be              address two sections within Chapter
                                                Mail Service Promotion                                  accompanied by a written comment.                     111: In section 111.203 (‘‘Definitions’’)
                                                Officially Licensed Retail Products (OLRP)              The written comment is considered the                 and the State added a new section
                                                Passport Photo Service                                  official comment and should include                   111.217, titled ‘‘Requirements for
                                                Photocopying Service                                    discussion of all points you wish to                  Certified and Insured Prescribed Burn
                                                Rental, Leasing, Licensing or other Non-Sale                                                                  Managers.’’
                                                    Disposition of Tangible Property
                                                                                                        make. The EPA will generally not
                                                Training Facilities and Related Services                consider comments or comment                          II. The EPA’s Evaluation
                                                USPS Electronic Postmark (EPM) Program                  contents located outside of the primary
                                                                                                        submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or                   As described in the Technical
                                                Market Tests *                                                                                                Support Document (TSD) accompanying
                                                                                                        other file sharing system). For
                                                Customized Delivery                                     additional submission methods, please                 this action, the TCEQ submitted
                                                Global eCommerce Marketplace (GeM)                                                                            revisions to 30 TAC Chapter 111,
                                                                                                        contact Mr. Randy Pitre, (214) 665–
                                                Stacy L. Ruble,                                         7299, pitre.randy@epa.gov. For the full               Subchapter B, Sections 203 and 217.
                                                                                                        EPA public comment policy,                            The submittal revises 30 TAC 111.203
                                                Secretary.
                                                                                                        information about CBI or multimedia                   by adding two definitions: ‘‘Certified
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–08845 Filed 4–26–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        submissions, and general guidance on                  and Insured Prescribed Burn Manager’’
                                                BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P
                                                                                                        making effective comments, please visit               and ‘‘Sunrise/Sunset.’’ These new
                                                                                                        http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/                          definitions enhance the SIP by
                                                                                                        commenting-epa-dockets.                               establishing a responsible party for
                                                ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                                                                      prescribed fire management and add
                                                AGENCY                                                     Docket: The index to the docket for
                                                                                                        this action is available electronically at            clarity. Additional edits include
                                                                                                        www.regulations.gov and in hard copy                  renumbering to account for the new
                                                40 CFR Part 52                                                                                                definitions and minor edits that add
                                                                                                        at EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue,
                                                [EPA–R06–OAR–2017–0519; FRL–9977–                       Suite 700, Dallas, Texas. While all                   specificity.
                                                04—Region 6]
                                                                                                        documents in the docket are listed in                    The submittal also revises 30 TAC 111
                                                                                                        the index, some information may be                    by adding Section 217: ‘‘Requirements
                                                Approval and Promulgation of                                                                                  for Certified and Insured Prescribed
                                                Implementation Plans; Texas; Control                    publicly available only at the hard copy
                                                                                                        location (e.g., copyrighted material), and            Burn Managers.’’ This section describes
                                                of Air Pollution From Visible                                                                                 the obligations regarding authority to
                                                Emissions and Particulate Matter                        some may not be publicly available at
                                                                                                        either location (e.g., CBI).                          direct a burn, allowable habitats for a
                                                AGENCY: Environmental Protection                                                                              burn, notification procedures, proximity
                                                                                                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
                                                Agency (EPA).                                                                                                 to city/town limits, local ordinances,
                                                                                                        Randy Pitre, 214–665–7299,                            meteorological and temporal conditions,
                                                ACTION: Direct final rule.                              pitre.randy@epa.gov. To inspect the                   and items not permissible for burning.
                                                                                                        hard copy materials, please schedule an               These revisions are consistent with
                                                SUMMARY:   Pursuant to the Federal Clean
                                                                                                        appointment with Mr. Randy Pitre or                   Table 1 to 40 CFR 50.14.
                                                Air Act (CAA), the Environmental
                                                                                                        Mr. Bill Deese at 214–665–7253.                          Because these revisions include
                                                Protection Agency (EPA) is approving
                                                revisions to the Texas State                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            requirements that protect public health
                                                Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by                  Throughout this document ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’              and property, and reduce or eliminate
                                                the State of Texas to EPA on August 23,                 and ‘‘our’’ means the EPA.                            an impact from prescribed burning on
                                                2017, that pertain to particulate matter                I. Background                                         the NAAQS, they improve the SIP. For
                                                standards and outdoor burning                                                                                 these reasons, we do not believe such
                                                                                                           Section 110 of the CAA requires states             revisions would interfere with
                                                regulations. This rulemaking action is
                                                                                                        to develop and submit to the EPA a SIP                attainment of the NAAQS, reasonable
                                                being taken under Section 110 of the
                                                                                                        to ensure that state air quality meets                further progress, or any other applicable
                                                CAA.
                                                                                                        National Ambient Air Quality Standards                requirement of the CAA, and we find
                                                DATES:  This rule is effective on July 26,              (NAAQS). These ambient standards                      these revisions approvable. For more
                                                2018 without further notice, unless the                 currently address six criteria pollutants:            detail, please see the TSD for this
                                                EPA receives relevant adverse comment                   Carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide,                    action.
                                                by May 29, 2018. If the EPA receives                    ozone, lead, particulate matter, and
                                                such comment, the EPA will publish a                    sulfur dioxide. Each federally-approved               III. Final Action
                                                timely withdrawal in the Federal                        SIP protects air quality primarily by                    We are approving the August 23,
                                                Register informing the public that this                 addressing air pollution at its point of              2017, submittal that adopted
                                                rule will not take effect.                              origin through air pollution regulations              amendments to the Texas SIP at 30 TAC
                                                ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,                        and control strategies. The EPA                       Section 111.203 and 30 TAC Section
                                                identified by Docket No. EPA–R06–                       approved SIP regulations and control                  111.217.
                                                OAR–2017–0519, at http://                               strategies are federally enforceable.                    The EPA is publishing this rule
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                                                www.regulations.gov or via email to                        On August 23, 2017, the Texas                      without prior proposal because we view
                                                pitre.randy@epa.gov. Follow the online                  Commission on Environmental Quality                   this as a non-controversial amendment
                                                instructions for submitting comments.                   (TCEQ or ‘‘the State’’) submitted                     and anticipate no adverse comments.
                                                Once submitted, comments cannot be                      revisions to the Texas SIP that address               However, in the proposed rules section
                                                edited or removed from Regulations.gov.                 Control of Air Pollution from Visible                 of this Federal Register publication, we
                                                The EPA may publish any comment                         Emissions and Particulate Matter                      are publishing a separate document that
                                                received to its public docket. Do not                   requirements found in Title 30 of the                 will serve as the proposal to approve the


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                                                SIP revision if relevant adverse                           • Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory                copy of the rule, to each House of the
                                                comments are received. This rule will                   action’’ subject to review by the Office              Congress and to the Comptroller General
                                                be effective on July 26, 2018 without                   of Management and Budget under                        of the United States. The EPA will
                                                further notice unless we receive relevant               Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735,                  submit a report containing this rule and
                                                adverse comment by May 29, 2018. If                     October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,               other required information to the U.S.
                                                we receive relevant adverse comments,                   January 21, 2011);                                    Senate, the U.S. House of
                                                we will publish a timely withdrawal in                     • Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82              Representatives, and the Comptroller
                                                the Federal Register informing the                      FR 9339, February 2, 2017) regulatory                 General of the United States prior to
                                                public that the rule will not take effect.              action because SIP approvals are                      publication of the rule in the Federal
                                                We will address all public comments in                  exempted under Executive Order 12866;                 Register. A major rule cannot take effect
                                                a subsequent final rule based on the                       • Does not impose an information                   until 60 days after it is published in the
                                                proposed rule. We will not institute a                  collection burden under the provisions                Federal Register. This action is not a
                                                second comment period on this action.                   of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44                    ‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C.
                                                Any parties interested in commenting                    U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);                                 804(2).
                                                must do so now. Please note that if we                     • Is certified as not having a
                                                                                                        significant economic impact on a                         Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA,
                                                receive relevant adverse comment on an
                                                                                                        substantial number of small entities                  petitions for judicial review of this
                                                amendment, paragraph, or section of
                                                                                                        under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5               action must be filed in the United States
                                                this rule and if that provision may be
                                                                                                        U.S.C. 601 et seq.);                                  Court of Appeals for the appropriate
                                                severed from the remainder of the rule,
                                                                                                           • Does not contain any unfunded                    circuit by June 26, 2018. Filing a
                                                we may adopt as final those provisions
                                                                                                        mandate or significantly or uniquely                  petition for reconsideration by the
                                                of the rule that are not the subject of an
                                                                                                        affect small governments, as described                Administrator of this final rule does not
                                                adverse comment.
                                                                                                        in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act                   affect the finality of this rule for the
                                                IV. Incorporation by Reference                          of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);                              purposes of judicial review nor does it
                                                  In this rule, the EPA is finalizing                      • Does not have Federalism                         extend the time within which a petition
                                                regulatory text that includes                           implications as specified in Executive                for judicial review may be filed, and
                                                incorporation by reference. In                          Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,                  shall not postpone the effectiveness of
                                                accordance with requirements of 1 CFR                   1999);                                                such rule or action. This action may not
                                                51.5, the EPA is finalizing the                            • Is not an economically significant               be challenged later in proceedings to
                                                incorporation by reference of the                       regulatory action based on health or                  enforce its requirements. (See section
                                                revisions to the Texas regulations as                   safety risks subject to Executive Order               307(b)(2).)
                                                described in the Final Action section                   13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
                                                                                                                                                              List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
                                                above. The EPA has made, and will                          • Is not a significant regulatory action
                                                continue to make, these materials                       subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR                 Environmental protection, Air
                                                generally available through                             28355, May 22, 2001);                                 pollution control, Incorporation by
                                                www.regulations.gov and at the EPA                         • Is not subject to requirements of                reference, Particulate matter, Reporting
                                                Region 6 Office (please contact Mr.                     section 12(d) of the National                         and recordkeeping requirements.
                                                Randy Pitre, 214–665–7299,                              Technology Transfer and Advancement
                                                                                                        Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because                Dated: April 19, 2018.
                                                pitre.randy@epa.gov for more
                                                information). Therefore, these materials                application of those requirements would               Anne Idsal,
                                                have been approved by EPA for                           be inconsistent with the CAA; and                     Regional Administrator, Region 6.
                                                inclusion in the SIP, have been                            • Does not provide EPA with the
                                                incorporated by reference by EPA into                   discretionary authority to address, as                    40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:
                                                that plan, are fully federally enforceable              appropriate, disproportionate human
                                                under sections 110 and 113 of the CAA                   health or environmental effects, using                PART 52—APPROVAL AND
                                                as of the effective date of the final                   practicable and legally permissible                   PROMULGATION OF
                                                rulemaking of EPA’s approval, and will                  methods, under Executive Order 12898                  IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
                                                be incorporated by reference in the next                (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
                                                update to the SIP compilation.                             In addition, the SIP is not approved               ■ 1. The authority citation for part 52
                                                                                                        to apply on any Indian reservation land               continues to read as follows:
                                                V. Statutory and Executive Order                        or in any other area where EPA or an
                                                Reviews                                                                                                           Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
                                                                                                        Indian tribe has demonstrated that a
                                                  Under the CAA, the Administrator is                   tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of             Subpart SS—Texas
                                                required to approve a SIP submission                    Indian country, the rule does not have
                                                that complies with the provisions of the                tribal implications and will not impose               ■  2. In § 52.2270(c) the table titled ‘‘EPA
                                                CAA and applicable Federal regulations.                 substantial direct costs on tribal                    Approved Regulations in the Texas SIP’’
                                                42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).                     governments or preempt tribal law as                  is amended by revising the entry for
                                                Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, the                 specified by Executive Order 13175 (65                section 111.203 under Chapter 111,
                                                EPA’s role is to approve state choices,                 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).                          Subchapter B and adding an entry for
                                                provided that they meet the criteria of                    The Congressional Review Act, 5                    section 111.217.
                                                the CAA. Accordingly, this action                       U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small
                                                merely approves state law as meeting                    Business Regulatory Enforcement                          The amendments read as follows:
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                                                Federal requirements and does not                       Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides              § 52.2270    Identification of plan.
                                                impose additional requirements beyond                   that before a rule may take effect, the
                                                those imposed by state law. For that                    agency promulgating the rule must                     *       *    *      *     *
                                                reason, this action:                                    submit a rule report, which includes a                    (c) * * *




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                                                                                                       EPA-APPROVED REGULATIONS IN THE TEXAS SIP
                                                                                                                                    State
                                                                                                                                  approval/
                                                     State citation                         Title/subject                                                     EPA approval date                  Explanation
                                                                                                                                  submittal
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                                                *      *       *       *      *                                 substitute substance’’ and remanded the                    I. General Information
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–08662 Filed 4–26–18; 8:45 am]                     rule to EPA for further proceedings.                       A. Does this action apply to me?
                                                BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                          This document provides guidance to
                                                                                                                stakeholders that, based on the court’s                       This document provides information
                                                                                                                partial vacatur, in the near-term EPA                      related to the EPA’s Significant New
                                                ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                        will not apply the HFC listings in the                     Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program
                                                AGENCY                                                                                                                     final rule (2015 Rule) issued on July 20,
                                                                                                                2015 Rule, pending a rulemaking. This
                                                                                                                                                                           2015 (80 FR 42870), and the decision of
                                                40 CFR Part 82                                                  document also provides the Agency’s
                                                                                                                                                                           the Court of Appeals for the District of
                                                                                                                plan to begin a notice-and-comment                         Columbia Circuit in the case of
                                                [EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–0118; FRL–9977–05–                             rulemaking process to address the
                                                OAR]                                                                                                                       Mexichem Fluor, Inc. v. EPA, 866 F.3d
                                                                                                                remand of the 2015 Rule. The Agency is                     451 (D.C. Cir. 2017). The 2015 Rule
                                                Protection of Stratospheric Ozone:                              also providing notice of a stakeholder                     changed the listings for certain
                                                Notification of Guidance and a                                  meeting as part of the rulemaking                          hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in various
                                                Stakeholder Meeting Concerning the                              process.                                                   end-uses in the aerosols, refrigeration
                                                Significant New Alternatives Policy                                                                                        and air conditioning, and foam blowing
                                                                                                                DATES:  EPA will hold a stakeholder                        sectors. The listings were changed from
                                                (SNAP) Program                                                  meeting on May 4, 2018 to enable                           acceptable, or acceptable subject to use
                                                AGENCY: Environmental Protection                                stakeholders to provide input as the                       conditions, to unacceptable, or
                                                Agency (EPA).                                                   Agency prepares to engage in                               acceptable subject to narrowed use
                                                ACTION: Notification of guidance and                            rulemaking to address the court’s                          limits (i.e., acceptable only for limited
                                                stakeholder meeting.                                            remand of the 2015 Rule. The meeting                       uses for a specified period of time). The
                                                                                                                will be held at 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.                    2015 Rule also changed the listings for
                                                SUMMARY:    The U.S. Environmental                              ET on Friday, May 4, 2018 at EPA,                          certain hydrochlorofluorocarbons
                                                Protection Agency (EPA) is providing                            William Jefferson Clinton East Building,                   (HCFCs) being phased out of production
                                                this document to dispel confusion and                           Room 1153, 1201 Constitution Avenue                        under the Montreal Protocol on
                                                provide regulatory certainty for                                NW, Washington, DC 20004.                                  Substances that Deplete the Ozone
                                                stakeholders affected by EPA’s                                  Information concerning this meeting                        Layer (Montreal Protocol) and section
                                                Significant New Alternatives Policy                             will be available on the EPA website:                      605 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The
                                                program final rule issued on July 20,                           https://www.epa.gov/snap. Please RSVP                      court vacated the 2015 Rule ‘‘to the
                                                2015, and the decision of the Court of                          for this meeting by contacting Chenise                     extent it requires manufacturers to
                                                Appeals for the District of Columbia                            Farquharson at farquharson.chenise@                        replace HFCs with a substitute
                                                Circuit in the case of Mexichem Fluor,                                                                                     substance’’ and remanded the rule to
                                                                                                                epa.gov by April 27, 2018.
                                                Inc. v. EPA. The 2015 Rule changed the                                                                                     EPA for further proceedings.
                                                listings for certain hydrofluorocarbons                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                              Through this document, EPA is taking
                                                in various end-uses in the aerosols,                            Chenise Farquharson, Stratospheric                         three actions in response to the court’s
                                                refrigeration and air conditioning, and                         Protection Division, (6205T),                              decision: (1) Providing guidance to
                                                foam blowing sectors. It also changed                           Environmental Protection Agency, 1200                      stakeholders on how EPA will
                                                the listings for certain                                        Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC                       implement the court’s partial vacatur of
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                                                hydrochlorofluorocarbons being phased                           20460; telephone number: (202) 564–                        the 2015 Rule in the near term, pending
                                                out of production under the Montreal                            7768; email address:                                       a rulemaking; (2) providing information
                                                Protocol on Substances that Deplete the                         farquharson.chenise@epa.gov.                               on the Agency’s plan to address the
                                                Ozone Layer and section 605 of the                                                                                         court’s remand of the 2015 Rule through
                                                Clean Air Act. The court vacated the                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                 rulemaking; and (3) providing notice of
                                                2015 Rule ‘‘to the extent it requires                                                                                      a stakeholder meeting to help inform the
                                                manufacturers to replace HFCs with a                                                                                       Agency as it begins developing a


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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
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionDirect final rule.
DatesThis rule is effective on July 26, 2018 without further notice, unless the EPA receives relevant adverse comment by May 29, 2018. If the EPA receives such comment, the EPA will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that this rule will not take effect.
ContactMr. Randy Pitre, 214-665-7299, [email protected] To inspect the hard copy materials, please schedule an appointment with Mr. Randy Pitre or Mr. Bill Deese at 214- 665-7253.
FR Citation83 FR 18429 
CFR AssociatedEnvironmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Incorporation by Reference; Particulate Matter and Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements

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