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Table of Contents

I. Background

A. What is the purpose of this document?

B. Who is authorized to delegate these authorities?

C. What does delegation accomplish?

D. What authorities are not delegated by the EPA?

E. Does the EPA keep some authority?

II. EPA Action

III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Background

A. What is the purpose of this document?

Through this document, the EPA is accomplishing the following objectives:

(1) Update the delegation tables in the Code of Federal Regulations, title 40 (40 CFR), parts 60, 61, and 63 to provide an accurate listing of the delegated New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP); and

(2) Clarify those authorities that the EPA retains and are not granted to state or local agencies as part of NSPS or NESHAP delegation.

Update of Tables in the CFR

This action will update the delegation tables in 40 CFR parts 60, 61, and 63, to allow easier access by the public to the status of delegations in various state or local jurisdictions.

The updated delegation tables will include the delegations approved in response to recent requests, as well as those previously granted. The tables are shown at the end of this document.

Recent requests for delegation that will be incorporated into the updated 40 CFR parts 60, 61, and 63 tables are identified below. Each individual submittal identifies the specific NSPS and NESHAP for which delegation was requested. The requests have already been approved by letter and simply need to be included in the CFR tables.

B. Who is authorized to delegate these authorities?

Sections 111(c)(1) and 112(l) of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990, authorizes the Administrator to delegate his or her authority for implementing and enforcing standards in 40 CFR parts 60, 61, and 63.

C. What does delegation accomplish?

Delegation grants a state or local agency the primary authority to implement and enforce Federal standards. All required notifications and reports should be sent to the delegated state or local agency with a copy to EPA Region IX, as appropriate. Acceptance of delegation constitutes agreement by the state or local agency to follow 40 CFR parts 60, 61, and 63, and the EPA's test methods and continuous monitoring procedures.

D. What authorities are not delegated by the EPA?

In general, the EPA does not delegate to state or local agencies the authority to make decisions that are likely to be nationally significant or alter the stringency of the underlying standards. For a more detailed description of the authorities in 40 CFR parts 60 and 61 that are retained by the EPA, see67 FR 20652 (April 26, 2002). For a more detailed description of the authorities in 40 CFR part 63 that are retained by the EPA, see65 FR 55810 (September 14, 2000).

As additional assurance of national consistency, state and local agencies must send to EPA Region IX Enforcement Division's Air Section Chief a copy of any written decisions made pursuant to the following delegated authorities:

• Applicability determinations that state a source is not subject to a rule or requirement;
• approvals or determination of construction, reconstruction, or modification;
• minor or intermediate site-specific changes to test methods or monitoring requirements; or
• site-specific changes or waivers of performance testing requirements.

For decisions that require EPA review and approval (for example, major changes to monitoring requirements), the EPA intends to make determinations in a timely manner.

In some cases, the standards themselves specify that specific provisions cannot be delegated. State and local agencies should review each individual standard for this information.

E. Does the EPA keep some authority?

The EPA retains independent authority to enforce the standards and regulations of 40 CFR parts 60, 61, and 63.

II. EPA Action

This document serves to notify the public that the EPA is updating the 40 CFR parts 60, 61, and 63 tables for Arizona and Nevada to codify recent delegations of NSPS and NESHAP as authorized under Sections 111(c)(1) and 112(1)(l) of the Clean Air Act.

III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve delegation requests that comply with the provisions of the Act and applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. Sections 7410(c) and 7412(l). Thus, in reviewing delegation submissions, the EPA's role is to approve state choices, provided ( printed page 8753) 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 underExecutive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
• 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 inExecutive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
• Is not an economically significant regulatory action based on health or safety risks subject toExecutive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
• Is not a significant regulatory action subject toExecutive 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 disproportionate human health or environmental effects with practical, appropriate, and legally permissible methods underExecutive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).

In addition, the delegation submissions are not approved to apply on any Indian reservation land or in any other area where the EPA or an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian country, the rule does not have tribal implications and will not impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).

For the reasons set out in the preamble, title 40, chapter I, of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows:

1. The authority citation for part 60 continues to read as follows:

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

2. Section 60.4 is amended by revising the tables in paragraphs (d)(1) and (4) to read as follows:

3. The authority citation for part 61 continues to read as follows:

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

4. Section 61.04 is amended by revising the table in paragraphs (c)(9)(i) and (iv) to read as follows:

5. The authority citation for part 63 continues to read as follows:

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

6. Section 63.99 is amended by revising the table in paragraphs (a)(3)(i) and (a)(29)(i) to read as follows:

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