83_FR_40044 83 FR 39888 - Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island; Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions, Control of Nitrogen Oxide Emissions, and Sulfur Content of Fuels

83 FR 39888 - Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island; Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions, Control of Nitrogen Oxide Emissions, and Sulfur Content of Fuels

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 156 (August 13, 2018)

Page Range39888-39890
FR Document2018-17246

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Rhode Island. This revision updates Rhode Island Air Pollution Control Regulations (APCRs) for volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions, nitrogen oxide (NO<INF>X</INF>) emissions, sulfur content in fuel requirements and associated general definitions. The intended effect of this action is to approve the revised regulations. This action is being taken under the Clean Air Act.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R01-OAR-2018-0098; A-1-FRL-9981-55--Region 1]


Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island; Control of Volatile Organic 
Compound Emissions, Control of Nitrogen Oxide Emissions, and Sulfur 
Content of Fuels

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Rhode 
Island. This revision updates Rhode Island Air Pollution Control 
Regulations (APCRs) for volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions, 
nitrogen oxide (NOX) emissions, sulfur content in fuel 
requirements and associated general definitions. The intended effect of 
this action is to approve the revised regulations. This action is being 
taken under the Clean Air Act.

DATES: This rule is effective September 12, 2018.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket 
Identification No. EPA-R01-OAR-2018-0098. All documents in the docket 
are listed on the https://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed 
in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or 
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain 
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the 
internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. 
Publicly available docket materials are available at https://www.regulations.gov or at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 
Region 1, Office of Ecosystem Protection, Air Quality Planning Unit, 5 
Post Office Square--Suite 100, Boston, MA. EPA requests that if at all 
possible, you contact the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section to schedule your inspection. The Regional Office's 
official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., excluding legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David L. Mackintosh, Air Quality 
Planning Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Region 1, 5 
Post Office Square--Suite 100, (Mail code OEP05-2), Boston, MA 02109-
3912, tel. 617-918-1584, email [email protected].

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

Table of Contents

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

I. Background and Purpose

    On June 15, 2018 (83 FR 25981), EPA issued a notice of proposed 
rulemaking (NPRM) for the State of Rhode Island. In the NPRM, EPA 
proposed approval of SIP revisions submitted by the Rhode Island 
Department of Environmental Management (RI DEM) on February 10, 2017. 
This SIP submittal included six revised Air Pollution Control 
Regulations (APCRs): No. 8, ``Sulfur Content of Fuels;'' No. 19, 
``Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Surface Coating 
Operations;'' No. 27, ``Control of Nitrogen Oxides Emissions;'' No. 35, 
``Control of Volatile Organic Compounds and Volatile Hazardous Air 
Pollutants from Wood Products Manufacturing Operations;'' No. 36, 
``Control of Emissions from Organic Solvent Cleaning;'' and General 
Definitions.
    The NPRM provides the rationale for EPA's proposed approval, which 
will not be restated here.

II. Response to Comments

    EPA received two anonymous comments in response to the notice of 
proposed rulemaking. The comments address subjects outside the scope of 
the proposed action, did not explain (or provide a legal basis for) how 
the proposed action should differ in any way, and made no specific 
mention of the proposed action. Therefore, the comments are not germane 
and EPA provides no further response.

III. Final Action

    EPA is approving the February 10, 2017 RI DEM SIP submittal 
consisting of the six revised APCRs: No. 8, ``Sulfur Content of Fuels'' 
(with the exception of sections 8.7 and 8.8.3); No. 19, ``Control of 
Volatile Organic Compounds from Surface Coating Operations'' (with the 
exception of sections 19.2.2 and 19.9.2); No. 27, ``Control of Nitrogen 
Oxides Emissions'' (with the exception of section 27.7.3); No. 35, 
``Control of Volatile Organic Compounds and Volatile Hazardous Air 
Pollutants from Wood Products Manufacturing Operations'' (with the 
exception of sections 35.2.3 and 35.9.3); No. 36, ``Control of 
Emissions from Organic Solvent Cleaning'' (with the exception of 
sections 36.2.2 and 36.14.2); and

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General Definitions (with the exception of the provision entitled 
``Application'' under the ``General Provisions'').

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 Rhode 
Island regulations described in the amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set 
forth below. The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these 
documents generally available through https://www.regulations.gov and 
at the EPA Region 1 Office (please contact the person identified in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this preamble for more 
information). Therefore, these materials have been approved by EPA for 
inclusion in the State implementation plan, 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.\1\
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    \1\ 62 FR 27968 (May 22, 1997).
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V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a 
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and 
applicable Federal regulations. See 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). 
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state 
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act. 
Accordingly, this action merely approves state law as meeting Federal 
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those 
imposed by state law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to review 
by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders12866 (58 
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
     This action is not an Executive Order 13771 regulatory 
action because this action is not significant 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 October 12, 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, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile 
organic compounds.

    Dated: August 6, 2018.
Alexandra Dunn,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1.

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

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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

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

Subpart OO--Rhode Island

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2. In Sec.  52.2070(c), the table is amended by revising the entries 
for ``Air Pollution Control General Definitions Regulation'', ``Air 
Pollution Control Regulation 8'', ``Air Pollution Control Regulation 
19'', ``Air Pollution Control Regulation 27'', ``Air Pollution Control 
Regulation 35'', and ``Air Pollution Control Regulation 36'' to read as 
follows:


Sec.  52.2070   Identification of plan.

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    (c) EPA approved regulations.

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                                      EPA-Approved Rhode Island Regulations
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                                                             State
          State citation              Title/subject        effective     EPA approval date       Explanations
                                                             date
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Air Pollution Control General      General Definitions        1/9/2017  8/13/2018, [Insert   Excluding
 Definitions Regulation.                                                 Federal Register     ``Application''
                                                                         citation].           section of the
                                                                                              ``General
                                                                                              Provisions'' which
                                                                                              was not submitted
                                                                                              by the State
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
Air Pollution Control Regulation   Sulfur Content of          1/9/2017  8/13/2018, [Insert   Excluding sections
 8.                                 Fuels.                               Federal Register     8.7 and 8.8.3
                                                                         citation].           which were not
                                                                                              submitted by the
                                                                                              State.
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
Air Pollution Control Regulation   Control of Volatile        1/9/2017  8/13/2018, [Insert   Excluding sections
 19.                                Organic Compounds                    Federal Register     19.2.2 and 19.9.2,
                                    from Surface                         citation].           which were not
                                    Coating Operations.                                       submitted by the
                                                                                              State.
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
Air Pollution Control Regulation   Control of Nitrogen        1/9/2017  8/13/2018, [Insert   Excluding section
 27.                                Oxides Emissions.                    Federal Register     27.7.3 which was
                                                                         citation].           not submitted by
                                                                                              the State.
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
Air Pollution Control Regulation   Control of Volatile        1/9/2017  8/13/2018, [Insert   Excluding sections
 35.                                Organic Compounds                    Federal Register     35.2.3 and 35.9.3
                                    and Volatile                         citation].           which were not
                                    Hazardous Air                                             submitted by the
                                    Pollutants from                                           State.
                                    Wood Products
                                    Manufacturing
                                    Operations.
Air Pollution Control Regulation   Control of                 1/9/2017  8/13/2018, [Insert   Excluding sections
 36.                                Emissions from                       Federal Register     36.2.2 and 36.14.2
                                    Organic Solvent                      citation].           which were not
                                    Cleaning.                                                 submitted by the
                                                                                              State.
 
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                                              Affairs, approved this document on                      ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                              ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
                                              August 6, 2018, for publication.                        AGENCY                                                EPA.
                                                Dated: August 6, 2018.
                                                                                                      40 CFR Part 52                                        Table of Contents
                                              Jeffrey M. Martin,
                                                                                                      [EPA–R01–OAR–2018–0098; A–1–FRL–                      I. Background and Purpose
                                              Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation Policy                                                                   II. Response to Comments
                                                                                                      9981–55—Region 1]
                                              & Management, Office of the Secretary,                                                                        III. Final Action
                                              Department of Veterans Affairs.                         Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island;                      IV. Incorporation by Reference
                                                                                                      Control of Volatile Organic Compound                  V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
                                                For reasons set out in the preamble,
                                                                                                      Emissions, Control of Nitrogen Oxide                  I. Background and Purpose
                                              the Department of Veterans Affairs
                                                                                                      Emissions, and Sulfur Content of Fuels
                                              amends 38 CFR part 3 as follows:                                                                                 On June 15, 2018 (83 FR 25981), EPA
                                                                                                      AGENCY:  Environmental Protection                     issued a notice of proposed rulemaking
                                              PART 3—ADJUDICATION                                     Agency (EPA).                                         (NPRM) for the State of Rhode Island. In
                                                                                                      ACTION: Final rule.                                   the NPRM, EPA proposed approval of
                                              Subpart A—Pension, Compensation,                                                                              SIP revisions submitted by the Rhode
                                              and Dependency and Indemnity                            SUMMARY:    The Environmental Protection              Island Department of Environmental
                                              Compensation                                            Agency (EPA) is approving a State
                                                                                                                                                            Management (RI DEM) on February 10,
                                                                                                      Implementation Plan (SIP) revision
                                                                                                                                                            2017. This SIP submittal included six
                                              ■ 1. The authority citation for part 3,                 submitted by the State of Rhode Island.
                                                                                                                                                            revised Air Pollution Control
                                              subpart A continues to read as follows:                 This revision updates Rhode Island Air
                                                                                                                                                            Regulations (APCRs): No. 8, ‘‘Sulfur
                                                                                                      Pollution Control Regulations (APCRs)
                                                Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a), unless                                                                         Content of Fuels;’’ No. 19, ‘‘Control of
                                                                                                      for volatile organic compound (VOC)
                                              otherwise noted.                                                                                              Volatile Organic Compounds from
                                                                                                      emissions, nitrogen oxide (NOX)
                                                                                                                                                            Surface Coating Operations;’’ No. 27,
                                              ■ 2. Amend § 3.1702 by revising                         emissions, sulfur content in fuel
                                                                                                                                                            ‘‘Control of Nitrogen Oxides
                                                                                                      requirements and associated general
                                              paragraph (a) to read as follows:                                                                             Emissions;’’ No. 35, ‘‘Control of Volatile
                                                                                                      definitions. The intended effect of this
                                                                                                      action is to approve the revised                      Organic Compounds and Volatile
                                              § 3.1702 Persons who may receive burial                                                                       Hazardous Air Pollutants from Wood
                                              benefits; priority of payments.                         regulations. This action is being taken
                                                                                                      under the Clean Air Act.                              Products Manufacturing Operations;’’
                                                 (a) Automatic payments to surviving                                                                        No. 36, ‘‘Control of Emissions from
                                                                                                      DATES: This rule is effective September
                                              spouses of eligible deceased veterans.                                                                        Organic Solvent Cleaning;’’ and General
                                                                                                      12, 2018.
                                              (1) On or after July 7, 2014, VA may                                                                          Definitions.
                                                                                                      ADDRESSES: EPA has established a                         The NPRM provides the rationale for
                                              automatically pay a burial benefit to an                docket for this action under Docket
                                              eligible veteran’s surviving spouse,                                                                          EPA’s proposed approval, which will
                                                                                                      Identification No. EPA–R01–OAR–                       not be restated here.
                                              whether or not previously established as                2018–0098. All documents in the docket
                                              a dependent spouse on the deceased                      are listed on the https://                            II. Response to Comments
                                              veteran’s compensation or pension                       www.regulations.gov website. Although                    EPA received two anonymous
                                              award, when VA knows of or is                           listed in the index, some information is              comments in response to the notice of
                                              informed of the existence of the                        not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other            proposed rulemaking. The comments
                                              surviving spouse, can establish the                     information whose disclosure is                       address subjects outside the scope of the
                                              surviving spouse’s relationship under                   restricted by statute. Certain other                  proposed action, did not explain (or
                                              § 3.204 (when applicable), and is able to               material, such as copyrighted material,               provide a legal basis for) how the
                                              determine burial benefits eligibility                   is not placed on the internet and will be             proposed action should differ in any
                                              based on evidence of record at the time                 publicly available only in hard copy                  way, and made no specific mention of
                                              VA updates its computer system to                       form. Publicly available docket                       the proposed action. Therefore, the
                                              reflect the veteran’s date of death.                    materials are available at https://                   comments are not germane and EPA
                                                                                                      www.regulations.gov or at the U.S.                    provides no further response.
                                                 (2) VA may grant additional burial
                                                                                                      Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
                                              benefits, including the plot or interment               Region 1, Office of Ecosystem                         III. Final Action
                                              allowance, reimbursement for                            Protection, Air Quality Planning Unit, 5                 EPA is approving the February 10,
                                              transportation, and the service-                        Post Office Square—Suite 100, Boston,                 2017 RI DEM SIP submittal consisting of
                                              connected burial allowance under                        MA. EPA requests that if at all possible,             the six revised APCRs: No. 8, ‘‘Sulfur
                                              § 3.1704, to the surviving spouse or any                you contact the contact listed in the FOR             Content of Fuels’’ (with the exception of
                                              other eligible person in accordance with                FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to                sections 8.7 and 8.8.3); No. 19, ‘‘Control
                                              paragraph (b) of this section and based                 schedule your inspection. The Regional                of Volatile Organic Compounds from
                                              on a claim described in § 3.1703.                       Office’s official hours of business are               Surface Coating Operations’’ (with the
                                              *      *    *     *     *                               Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to                   exception of sections 19.2.2 and 19.9.2);
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–17274 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am]             4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays.                  No. 27, ‘‘Control of Nitrogen Oxides
                                              BILLING CODE 8320–01–P                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      Emissions’’ (with the exception of
                                                                                                      David L. Mackintosh, Air Quality                      section 27.7.3); No. 35, ‘‘Control of
                                                                                                      Planning Unit, U.S. Environmental                     Volatile Organic Compounds and
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                                                                                                      Protection Agency, EPA Region 1, 5 Post               Volatile Hazardous Air Pollutants from
                                                                                                      Office Square—Suite 100, (Mail code                   Wood Products Manufacturing
                                                                                                      OEP05–2), Boston, MA 02109–3912, tel.                 Operations’’ (with the exception of
                                                                                                      617–918–1584, email                                   sections 35.2.3 and 35.9.3); No. 36,
                                                                                                      Mackintosh.David@epa.gov.                             ‘‘Control of Emissions from Organic
                                                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            Solvent Cleaning’’ (with the exception
                                                                                                      Throughout this document whenever                     of sections 36.2.2 and 36.14.2); and


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                                              General Definitions (with the exception                   of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44                    States prior to publication of the rule in
                                              of the provision entitled ‘‘Application’’                 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);                                 the Federal Register. A major rule
                                              under the ‘‘General Provisions’’).                           • Is certified as not having a                     cannot take effect until 60 days after it
                                                                                                        significant economic impact on a                      is published in the Federal Register.
                                              IV. Incorporation by Reference
                                                                                                        substantial number of small entities                  This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as
                                                 In this rule, the EPA is finalizing                    under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5               defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
                                              regulatory text that includes                             U.S.C. 601 et seq.);                                     Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean
                                              incorporation by reference. In                               • Does not contain any unfunded                    Air Act, petitions for judicial review of
                                              accordance with requirements of 1 CFR                     mandate or significantly or uniquely                  this action must be filed in the United
                                              51.5, the EPA is finalizing the                           affect small governments, as described                States Court of Appeals for the
                                              incorporation by reference of the Rhode                   in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act                   appropriate circuit by October 12, 2018.
                                              Island regulations described in the                       of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);                              Filing a petition for reconsideration by
                                              amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set forth                       • Does not have Federalism                         the Administrator of this final rule does
                                              below. The EPA has made, and will                         implications as specified in Executive                not affect the finality of this action for
                                              continue to make, these documents                         Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,                  the purposes of judicial review nor does
                                              generally available through https://                      1999);                                                it extend the time within which a
                                              www.regulations.gov and at the EPA                           • Is not an economically significant               petition for judicial review may be filed,
                                              Region 1 Office (please contact the                       regulatory action based on health or                  and shall not postpone the effectiveness
                                              person identified in the FOR FURTHER                      safety risks subject to Executive Order               of such rule or action. This action may
                                              INFORMATION CONTACT section of this                       13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);                  not be challenged later in proceedings to
                                              preamble for more information).                              • Is not a significant regulatory action           enforce its requirements. (See section
                                              Therefore, these materials have been                      subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR               307(b)(2).)
                                              approved by EPA for inclusion in the                      28355, May 22, 2001);
                                              State implementation plan, have been                         • Is not subject to requirements of                List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
                                              incorporated by reference by EPA into                     Section 12(d) of the National                           Environmental protection, Air
                                              that plan, are fully federally enforceable                Technology Transfer and Advancement                   pollution control, Incorporation by
                                              under sections 110 and 113 of the CAA                     Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because
                                              as of the effective date of the final                                                                           reference, Intergovernmental relations,
                                                                                                        application of those requirements would               Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Reporting and
                                              rulemaking of EPA’s approval, and will                    be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act;
                                              be incorporated by reference in the next                                                                        recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur
                                                                                                        and                                                   oxides, Volatile organic compounds.
                                              update to the SIP compilation.1                              • Does not provide EPA with the
                                                                                                                                                                Dated: August 6, 2018.
                                              V. Statutory and Executive Order                          discretionary authority to address, as
                                                                                                                                                              Alexandra Dunn,
                                              Reviews                                                   appropriate, disproportionate human
                                                                                                        health or environmental effects, using                Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1.
                                                 Under the Clean Air Act, the
                                              Administrator is required to approve a                    practicable and legally permissible                     Part 52 of chapter I, title 40 of the
                                              SIP submission that complies with the                     methods, under Executive Order 12898                  Code of Federal Regulations is amended
                                              provisions of the Act and applicable                      (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).                      as follows:
                                              Federal regulations. See 42 U.S.C.                           In addition, the SIP is not approved
                                              7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in                        to apply on any Indian reservation land               PART 52—APPROVAL AND
                                              reviewing SIP submissions, EPA’s role                     or in any other area where EPA or an                  PROMULGATION OF
                                              is to approve state choices, provided                     Indian tribe has demonstrated that a                  IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
                                              that they meet the criteria of the Clean                  tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of
                                              Air Act. Accordingly, this action merely                  Indian country, the rule does not have                ■ 1. The authority citation for part 52
                                              approves state law as meeting Federal                     tribal implications and will not impose               continues to read as follows:
                                              requirements and does not impose                          substantial direct costs on tribal                        Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
                                              additional requirements beyond those                      governments or preempt tribal law as
                                              imposed by state law. For that reason,                    specified by Executive Order 13175 (65                Subpart OO—Rhode Island
                                              this action:                                              FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
                                                 • Is not a significant regulatory action                  The Congressional Review Act, 5                    ■ 2. In § 52.2070(c), the table is
                                              subject to review by the Office of                        U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small             amended by revising the entries for ‘‘Air
                                              Management and Budget under                               Business Regulatory Enforcement                       Pollution Control General Definitions
                                              Executive Orders12866 (58 FR 51735,                       Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides              Regulation’’, ‘‘Air Pollution Control
                                              October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,                   that before a rule may take effect, the               Regulation 8’’, ‘‘Air Pollution Control
                                              January 21, 2011);                                        agency promulgating the rule must                     Regulation 19’’, ‘‘Air Pollution Control
                                                 • This action is not an Executive                      submit a rule report, which includes a                Regulation 27’’, ‘‘Air Pollution Control
                                              Order 13771 regulatory action because                     copy of the rule, to each House of the                Regulation 35’’, and ‘‘Air Pollution
                                              this action is not significant under                      Congress and to the Comptroller General               Control Regulation 36’’ to read as
                                              Executive Order 12866;                                    of the United States. EPA will submit a               follows:
                                                 • Does not impose an information                       report containing this action and other
                                                                                                                                                              § 52.2070    Identification of plan.
                                              collection burden under the provisions                    required information to the U.S. Senate,
                                                                                                        the U.S. House of Representatives, and                *       *    *   *     *
                                                                                                                                                                  (c) EPA approved regulations.
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                                                                                                      EPA-APPROVED RHODE ISLAND REGULATIONS
                                                                                                                                  State
                                                         State citation                            Title/subject                 effective               EPA approval date                       Explanations
                                                                                                                                   date

                                              Air Pollution Control General           General Definitions ................          1/9/2017        8/13/2018, [Insert Federal          Excluding ‘‘Application’’ sec-
                                                Definitions Regulation.                                                                               Register citation].                 tion of the ‘‘General Provi-
                                                                                                                                                                                          sions’’ which was not sub-
                                                                                                                                                                                          mitted by the State

                                                         *                  *                   *                                   *                         *                     *                       *
                                              Air Pollution Control Regula-   Sulfur Content of Fuels ..........                    1/9/2017        8/13/2018, [Insert Federal          Excluding sections 8.7 and
                                                tion 8.                                                                                               Register citation].                 8.8.3 which were not sub-
                                                                                                                                                                                          mitted by the State.

                                                         *                  *                     *                                 *                         *                     *                       *
                                              Air Pollution Control Regula-   Control of Volatile Organic                           1/9/2017        8/13/2018, [Insert Federal          Excluding sections 19.2.2 and
                                                tion 19.                        Compounds from Surface                                                Register citation].                 19.9.2, which were not sub-
                                                                                Coating Operations.                                                                                       mitted by the State.

                                                         *                  *                   *                                   *                         *                     *                      *
                                              Air Pollution Control Regula-   Control of Nitrogen Oxides                            1/9/2017        8/13/2018, [Insert Federal          Excluding section 27.7.3
                                                tion 27.                        Emissions.                                                            Register citation].                 which was not submitted by
                                                                                                                                                                                          the State.

                                                         *                  *                     *                                 *                         *                     *                       *
                                              Air Pollution Control Regula-   Control of Volatile Organic                           1/9/2017        8/13/2018, [Insert Federal          Excluding sections 35.2.3 and
                                                tion 35.                        Compounds and Volatile                                                Register citation].                 35.9.3 which were not sub-
                                                                                Hazardous Air Pollutants                                                                                  mitted by the State.
                                                                                from Wood Products Manu-
                                                                                facturing Operations.
                                              Air Pollution Control Regula-   Control of Emissions from Or-                         1/9/2017        8/13/2018, [Insert Federal          Excluding sections 36.2.2 and
                                                tion 36.                        ganic Solvent Cleaning.                                               Register citation].                 36.14.2 which were not
                                                                                                                                                                                          submitted by the State.

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                                              *      *       *       *      *                             moderate 1997 8-hour ozone                               contact listed in the FOR FURTHER
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–17246 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am]                 nonattainment area (hereafter, the NY-                   INFORMATION CONTACT section to
                                              BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                      NJ-CT area or the NY-NJ-CT                               schedule your inspection. The Regional
                                                                                                          nonattainment area). In addition, the                    Office’s official hours of business are
                                                                                                          EPA is approving Connecticut’s                           Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to
                                              ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                    reasonably available control measures                    4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays.
                                              AGENCY                                                      (RACM) analysis. This action is being                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric
                                                                                                          taken under the Clean Air Act.                           Wortman, Air Permits, Toxics, and
                                              40 CFR Part 52                                                                                                       Indoor Programs Unit, U.S.
                                                                                                          DATES: This rule is effective on
                                              [EPA–R01–OAR–2018–0178; FRL–9981–                           September 12, 2018.                                      Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
                                              40—Region 1]                                                                                                         Region 1 Regional Office, 5 Post Office
                                                                                                          ADDRESSES: EPA has established a
                                                                                                                                                                   Square—Suite 100 (Mail Code OEP05–
                                                                                                          docket for this action under Docket                      2), Boston, MA 02109–3912, phone
                                              Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; 1997
                                                                                                          Identification No. EPA–R01–OAR–                          number: (617) 918–1624, fax number:
                                              8-Hour Ozone Attainment
                                                                                                          2018–0178. All documents in the docket                   (617) 918–0624, email: wortman.eric@
                                              Demonstration
                                                                                                          are listed on the https://                               epa.gov.
                                              AGENCY:  Environmental Protection                           www.regulations.gov website. Although
                                              Agency (EPA).                                               listed in the index, some information is                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                          not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other               Throughout this document whenever
                                              ACTION: Final rule.
                                                                                                          information whose disclosure is                          ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
                                              SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection                     restricted by statute. Certain other                     EPA.
                                              Agency (EPA) is approving the ozone                         material, such as copyrighted material,                  Table of Contents
                                              attainment demonstration portion of a                       is not placed on the internet and will be
                                                                                                                                                                   I. Background and Purpose
                                              State Implementation Plan (SIP)                             publicly available only in hard copy                     II. Summary of Action
                                              revision submitted by the State of                          form. Publicly available docket                          III. Final Action
                                              Connecticut to meet the Clean Air Act                       materials are available at https://                      IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
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                                              (CAA) requirements for attaining the                        www.regulations.gov or at the U.S.
                                              1997 8-hour ozone national ambient air                      Environmental Protection Agency, EPA                     I. Background and Purpose
                                              quality standard (NAAQS). The EPA is                        Region 1 Regional Office, Office of                         On May 25, 2018 (83 FR 24259), the
                                              approving Connecticut’s demonstration                       Ecosystem Protection, Air Quality                        EPA published a Notice of Proposed
                                              of attainment of the 1997 8-hour ozone                      Planning Unit, 5 Post Office Square—                     Rulemaking (NPRM) for the State of
                                              NAAQS for the New York-Northern                             Suite 100, Boston, MA. EPA requests                      Connecticut. In the May 25, 2018
                                              New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT                            that if at all possible, you contact the                 proposed rulemaking action, the EPA


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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
ActionFinal rule.
DatesThis rule is effective September 12, 2018.
ContactDavid L. Mackintosh, Air Quality Planning Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Region 1, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, (Mail code OEP05-2), Boston, MA 02109- 3912, tel. 617-918-1584, email [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 39888 
CFR AssociatedEnvironmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Incorporation by Reference; Intergovernmental Relations; Nitrogen Dioxide; Ozone; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements; Sulfur Oxides and Volatile Organic Compounds

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