[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 193 (Thursday, October 6, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 58321-58325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20005]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[TN-200507; FRL-7972-5]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Nashville-Davidson County; Revised Format for Materials Being
Incorporated by Reference
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule; notice of administrative change.
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SUMMARY: EPA is revising the format of part 52 of Title 40 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (40 CFR part 52) for materials submitted by
Nashville-Davidson County that are incorporated by reference (IBR) into
the State Implementation Plan (SIP). The regulations affected by this
format change have all been previously submitted by the local agency
and approved by EPA.
This format revision will affect the ``Identification of Plan''
sections of 40 CFR part 52, by adding a table for the Nashville-
Davidson portion of the Tennessee SIP. This revision will also affect
the format of the SIP materials that will be available for public
inspection at the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), the Air and
Radiation Docket and Information Center, and the Regional Office.
DATES: This action is effective October 6, 2005.
ADDRESSES: SIP materials which are incorporated by reference into 40
CFR part 52 are available for inspection at the following locations:
EPA, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, GA 30303; the EPA, Air
and Radiation Docket and Information Center, Air Docket (Mail Code
6102T), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and the
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on
the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to:
http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Stacy DiFrank at the above Region
4 address or at (404) 562-9042. Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each state has a SIP containing the control
measures and strategies used to attain and maintain the national
ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). The SIP is extensive, containing
such elements as air pollution control regulations, emission
inventories, monitoring networks, attainment demonstrations, and
enforcement mechanisms.
Each state must formally adopt the control measures and strategies
in the SIP after the public has had an opportunity to comment on them
and then submit the SIP to EPA. Once these control measures and
strategies are approved by EPA, after notice and comment, they are
incorporated into the federally approved SIP and are identified in 40
CFR part 52 ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans.'' The
full text of the state regulation approved by EPA is not reproduced in
its entirety in 40 CFR part 52, but is ``incorporated by reference.''
This means that EPA has approved a given state regulation with a
specific effective date. The public is referred to the location of the
full text version should they want to know which measures are contained
in a given SIP. The information provided allows EPA and the public to
monitor the extent to which a state implements a SIP to attain and
maintain the NAAQS and to take enforcement action if necessary.
The SIP is a living document which the state can revise as
necessary to address the unique air pollution problems in the state.
Therefore, EPA from time to time must take action on SIP revisions
containing new and/or revised regulations as being part of the SIP. On
May 22, 1997, (62 FR 27968), EPA revised the procedures for IBR into
the Code of Federal Regulations, materials submitted by states in their
EPA-approved SIP revisions. These changes revised the format for the
identification of the SIP in 40 CFR part 52, streamlined the mechanisms
for announcing EPA approval of revisions to a SIP, and streamlined the
mechanisms for EPA's updating of the IBR information contained for each
SIP in 40 CFR part 52. Pursuant to these revised procedures, EPA is
revising the format for the identification of the Nashville-Davidson
County portion of the Tennessee SIP, appearing in 40 CFR part 52. EPA
has previously revised the format for the identification of the
Tennessee SIP and the Memphis Shelby County, Knox County and
Chattanooga portions of the SIP.
EPA has determined that today's action falls under the ``good
cause'' exemption in section 553(b)(3)(B) of the Administrative
Procedure Act (APA) which, upon finding ``good cause,'' authorizes
agencies to dispense with public participation, and APA section
553(d)(3) which allows an agency to make an action effective
immediately (thereby avoiding the 30-day delayed effective date
otherwise provided for in the APA). Today's administrative action
simply codifies provisions which are already in effect as a matter of
law in Federal and approved state programs. Under section 553 of the
APA, an agency may find good cause where procedures are ``impractical,
unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.'' Public comment for
this administrative action is ``unnecessary'' and ``contrary to the
public interest'' since the codification only reflects existing law.
Immediate notice of this action in the Federal Register benefits the
public by providing the public notice of the Nashville-Davidson County
portion of the Tennessee SIP in Tennessee's ``Identification of Plan''
portion of the Federal Register.
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Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
A. General Requirement
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this
administrative action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and is
therefore not subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget.
This action is not subject to Executive Order 13211, ``Actions
Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001) because it is not a
significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866. Because the
Agency has made a ``good cause'' finding that this action is not
subject to notice-and-comment requirements under the APA or any other
statute as indicated in the Supplementary Information section above, it
is not subject to the regulatory flexibility provisions of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C 601 et seq.), or to sections 202
and 205 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) (Pub. L.
104-4). In addition, this action does not significantly or uniquely
affect small governments or impose a significant intergovernmental
mandate, as described in sections 203 and 204 of UMRA. This
administrative action also does not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), nor
will it have substantial direct effects on the States, on the
relationship between the National Government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government, as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August
10, 1999). This administrative action also is not subject to Executive
Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), because it is not
economically significant. This administrative action does not involve
technical standards; thus the requirements of section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) do not apply. This administrative action also does not involve
special consideration of environmental justice related issues as
required by Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). This
administrative action does not impose an information collection burden
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
EPA's compliance with these Statutes and Executive Orders for the
underlying rules are discussed in previous actions taken on Nashville-
Davidson County, Tennessee's rules.
B. Submission to Congress and the Comptroller General
The Congressional Review Act (CRA) (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. Section 808 allows the issuing agency to
make a rule effective sooner than otherwise provided by the CRA if the
agency makes a good cause finding that notice and public procedure is
impracticable, unnecessary or contrary to the public interest. Today's
administrative action simply codifies provisions which are already in
effect as a matter of law in Federal and approved State programs. 5
U.S.C. 808(2). These announced actions were effective when EPA approved
them through previous rulemaking actions. 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 this action in the Federal
Register. This revision to Nashville-Davidson's portion of the
Tennessee SIP in the ``Identification of Plan'' section of 40 CFR part
52 is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
C. Petitions for Judicial Review
EPA has also determined that the provisions of section 307(b)(1) of
the Clean Air Act pertaining to petitions for judicial review are not
applicable to this action. This action is simply an announcement of
prior rulemakings that have previously undergone notice-and-comment
rulemaking. Prior EPA rulemaking actions for each individual component
of the Nashville-Davidson portion of the Tennessee SIP previously
afforded interested parties the opportunity to file a petition for
judicial review in the United States Court of Appeals for the
appropriate circuit within 60 days of such rulemaking action.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: September 8, 2005.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
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40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:
PART 52--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority for citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart RR--Tennessee
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2. Section 52.2220 is amended by:
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A. Revising paragraph (b), and
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B. Adding table 5 in paragraph (c) for Nashville-Davidson County, ``EPA
Approved Nashville-Davidson County Regulations'' to read as follows:
Sec. 52.2220 Identification of plan.
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(b) Incorporation by reference.
(1) Material listed in paragraph (c) of this section with an EPA
approval date prior to December 1, 1998, for Tennessee (Table 1, the
Tennessee State Implementation Plan), January 1, 2003 for Memphis
Shelby County (Table 2, the Memphis Shelby County portion of the
Tennessee State Implementation Plan), March 1, 2005, for Knox County
(Table 3, the Knox County portion of the Tennessee State Implementation
Plan), April 1, 2005 for Chattanooga, Tennessee (Table 4, the
Chattanooga portion of the Tennessee State Implementation Plan), April
1, 2005, for Nashville-Davidson County (Table 5, the Nashville-Davidson
County portion of the Tennessee State Implementation Plan) and
paragraph (d) of this section with an EPA approval date prior to
December 1, 1998, was approved for incorporation by reference by the
Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and
1 CFR part 51. Material is incorporated as it exists on the date of the
approval, and notice of any change in the material will be published in
the Federal Register. Entries in paragraph (c) of this section with EPA
approval dates after December 1, 1998, for Tennessee (Table 1, the
Tennessee State Implementation Plan), January 1, 2003 for Memphis
Shelby County (Table 2, the Memphis Shelby County portion of the
Tennessee State Implementation Plan), March 1, 2005, for Knox County
(Table 3, the Knox County portion of the Tennessee State Implementation
Plan), April 1, 2005 for Chattanooga (Table 4, the Chattanooga portion
of the Tennessee State Implementation Plan), April 1, 2005, for
Nashville-Davidson County (Table 5, the Nashville-Davidson County
portion of
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the Tennessee State Implementation Plan) and paragraph (d) of this
section with an EPA approval date prior to December 1, 1998, will be
incorporated by reference in the next update to the SIP compilation.
(2) EPA Region 4 certifies that the rules/regulations provided by
EPA in the SIP compilation at the addresses in paragraph (b)(3) of this
section are an exact duplicate of the officially promulgated State
rules/regulations which have been approved as part of the State
implementation plan as of the dates referenced in paragraph (b)(1).
(3) Copies of the materials incorporated by reference may be
inspected at the Region 4 EPA Office at 61 Forsyth Street, SW.,
Atlanta, GA 30303; the EPA, Air and Radiation Docket and Information
Center, Air Docket (Mail Code 6102T), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460 and the National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this
material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.
Table 5.--EPA Approved Nashville-Davidson County, Regulations
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State
State citation Title/subject effective EPA approval date Explanation
date
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Chapter 10.56. Air Pollution Control
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Section 10.56.010.................. Definitions................ 03/12/97 12/31/98, 63 FR 72195............... ...................................
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Article I. Administration and Enforcement
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Section 10.56.020 +................ Construction Permits....... 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057............... ...................................
Section 10.56.040.................. Operating Permit........... 12/14/95 05/30/97, 62 FR 29301............... ...................................
Section 10.56.050.................. Exemptions................. 12/14/95 05/30/97, 62 FR 29301............... ...................................
Section 10.56.060.................. Transferability of Permit.. 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057............... ...................................
Section 10.56.070.................. Suspension or Revocation of 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057............... ...................................
Permit.
Section 10.56.080.................. Permit and Annual Emission 03/12/97 12/31/98, 63 FR 72195............... ...................................
Fees.
Section 10.56.090.................. Board--Powers and Duties... 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057............... ...................................
Section 10.56.100.................. Board--Consideration of 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057............... ...................................
Facts and Circumstances.
Section 10.56.110.................. Rules and Regulations -- 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057............... ...................................
Hearings Procedure.
Section 10.56.120.................. Complaint Notice--Hearings 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057............... ...................................
Procedure.
Section 10.56.130.................. Variances--Hearings 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057............... ...................................
Procedure.
Section 10.56.140.................. Emergency Measures-- 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057............... ...................................
Hearings Procedure.
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Article II. Standards for Operation
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Section 10.56.160.................. Ambient Air Quality 03/12/97 12/31/98, 63 FR 72195............... ...................................
Standards.
Section 10.56.170.................. Emission of Gases, Vapors 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057............... ...................................
or Objectionable Odors.
Section 10.56.180.................. Laundry Operations--Dryer 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057...............
and Vent Pipe Requirements.
Section 10.56.190.................. Controlling Wind-Borne 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057............... ...................................
Materials.
Section 10.56.200.................. Sale, Use or Consumption of 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057............... ...................................
Solid and Liquid Fuels.
Section 10.56.220.................. Fuel-Burning Equipment..... 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057............... ...................................
Section 10.56.230.................. Incinerators............... 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057............... ...................................
Section 10.56.240.................. Internal Combustion Engines 12/14/95 05/30/97, 62 FR 29301............... ...................................
Section 10.56.250.................. Open Burning............... 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057............... ...................................
Section 10.56.260.................. Process Emissions.......... 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057............... ...................................
Section 10.56.270.................. Visible Emissions.......... 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057............... ...................................
Section 10.56.280.................. Start-ups, Shutdowns and 03/12/97 12/31/98, 63 FR 72195............... ...................................
Malfunctions.
Section 10.56.290.................. Measurement and Reporting 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057............... ...................................
of Emissions.
Section 10.56.300.................. Testing Procedures......... 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057............... ...................................
Section 10.56.310.................. Severability............... 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057............... ...................................
Regulation No. 1................... Prevention, Abatement and 06/28/79 08/13/80, 45 FR 53810...............
Control of Air Control
Contaminants from Open
Burning.
Regulation No. 2................... Prevention, Abatement and 06/28/79 08/13/80, 45 FR 53810...............
Control of Air
Contaminants from
Materials Subject to
Becoming Windborne.
Regulation No. 3................... New Source Review..........
Section 3-1........................ Definitions................ 11/13/96 06/17/97, 62 FR 32688...............
Section 3-2........................ Registration and Permits... 11/13/96 06/17/97, 62 FR 32688...............
Section 3-3........................ Prevention of Significant 11/13/96 06/17/97, 62 FR 32688...............
Deterioration (PSD) Review.
Regulation No. 6................... Emission Monitoring of
Stationary Sources.
Section 6.1........................ Definitions................ 05/22/77 03/22/78, 43 FR 11819...............
Section 6.2........................ Monitoring of Emissions.... 05/22/77 03/22/78, 43 FR 11819...............
Section 6.3........................ Equipment Specifications... 05/22/77 03/22/78, 43 FR 11819...............
Section 6.4........................ Monitoring System 05/22/77 03/22/78, 43 FR 11819...............
Malfunction.
Section 6.5........................ Recording and Reporting.... 05/22/77 03/22/78, 43 FR 11819...............
Section 6.6........................ Data Reduction............. 05/22/77 03/22/78, 43 FR 11819...............
Regulation No. 7................... Regulation for Control of
Volatile Organic Compounds.
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Section 7-1........................ Definitions................ 11/13/96 06/17/97, 62 FR 32688...............
Section 7-2........................ General Provisions and 11/13/96 06/17/97, 62 FR 32688...............
Applicability.
Section 7-3........................ Petition for Alternative 12/10/91 06/26/92, 57 FR 28625...............
Controls.
Section 7-4........................ Compliance Certification, 11/13/96 06/17/97, 62 FR 32688...............
Recordkeeping and
Reporting Requirements.
Section 7-5........................ Emission Standards for Coil 11/13/96 06/17/97, 62 FR 32688...............
Coating.
Section 7-6........................ Emission Standards for 11/13/96 06/17/97, 62 FR 32688...............
Paper Coating.
Section 7-7........................ Emission Standards for 11/13/96 06/17/97, 62 FR 32688...............
Fabric and Vinyl Coating.
Section 7-8........................ Emission Standards for 11/13/96 06/17/97, 62 FR 32688...............
Metal Furniture Coating.
Section 7-9........................ Emission Standards for 11/13/96 06/17/97, 62 FR 32688...............
Surface Coating of Large
Appliances.
Section 7-10....................... Petroleum Liquid Storage... 11/13/96 06/17/97, 62 FR 32688...............
Section 7-11....................... Bulk Gasoline Plants....... 12/10/91 06/26/92, 57 FR 28265...............
Section 7-12....................... Bulk Gasoline Terminals.... 12/10/91 06/26/92, 57 FR 28265...............
Section 7-13....................... Gasoline Dispensing 12/10/91 06/26/92, 57 FR 28265...............
Facility, Stage 1.
Section 7-14....................... Solvent Metal Cleaning..... 12/10/91 06/26/92, 57 FR 28265...............
Section 7-15....................... Prohibition of Cutback 12/10/91 06/26/92, 57 FR 28265...............
Asphalt.
Section 7-16....................... Emission Standards for 07/09/97 10/08/98, 63 FR 54053...............
Surface Coating of
Miscellaneous Metal Parts
and Products.
Section 7-17....................... Manufacture of Pneumatic 11/13/96 06/17/97, 62 FR 32688...............
Tires.
Section 7-18....................... Graphic Arts--Rotogravure 12/10/91 06/26/92, 57 FR 28265...............
and Flexography.
Section 7-20....................... Petroleum Solvent Dry 11/13/96 06/17/97, 62 FR 32688...............
Cleaners.
Section 7-21....................... Volatile Organic Liquid 11/13/96 06/17/97, 62 FR 32688...............
Storage In External
Floating Roof Tanks.
Section 7-22....................... Leaks from Synthetic 11/13/96 06/17/97, 62 FR 32688...............
Organic Chemical, Polymer,
and Resin Manufacturing
Equipment.
Section 7-23....................... Air Oxidation Processes in 11/13/96 06/17/97, 62 FR 32688...............
the Synthetic Organic
Chemical Manufacturer's
Industry.
Section 7-24....................... Test Methods and Procedures 11/13/96 06/17/97, 62 FR 32688...............
Section 7-26....................... Special Provisions for New 11/13/96 06/17/97, 62 FR 32688...............
Volatile Organic Compund
Sources and Modifications.
Section 7-27....................... Handling, Storage, Use, and 11/13/96 06/17/97, 62 FR 32688...............
Disposal of Volatile
Organic Compounds (VOC).
Section 7-28....................... Surface Coating of Plastic 11/13/96 06/17/97, 62 FR 32688...............
Parts.
Regulation No. 8.................. Regulation of Emissions
from Light-Duty Motor
Vehicles Through Mandatory
Vehicle Inspection and
Maintenance Program.
Section 8-1........................ Definitions................ 10/04/94 07/28/95, 60 FR 28694...............
Section 8-2........................ Motor Vehicle Inspection 10/04/94 07/28/95, 60 FR 28694...............
Requirement.
Section 8-3........................ Exemption from Motor 10/04/94 07/28/95; 60 FR 28694...............
Vehicle Inspection
Equipment.
Section 8-4........................ Motor Vehicle Emission 10/04/94 07/28/95, 60 FR 28694...............
Performance Test Criteria.
Section 8-5........................ Motor Vehicle Anti- 10/04/94 07/28/95, 60 FR 28694...............
Tampering Test Criteria.
Section 8-6........................ Motor Vehicle Emissions 10/04/94 07/28/95, 60 FR 28694...............
Performance Test Methods.
Section 8-7........................ Motor Vehicle Safety 10/04/94 07/28/95, 60 FR 28694...............
Equipment Test Methods.
Section 8-8........................ Motor Vehicle Inspection 10/04/94 07/28/95, 60 FR 28694...............
Program.
Section 8-9........................ Motor Vehicle Inspection 10/04/94 07/28/95, 60 FR 28694...............
Fee.
Section 8-10....................... Severability............... 10/04/94 07/28/95, 60 FR 28694...............
Regulation No. 10.................. Infectious Waste
Incinerators.
Section 10-1....................... Definitions................ 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057...............
Section 10-2....................... Prohibited Act............. 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057...............
Section 10-3....................... Emission Standards......... 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057...............
Section 10-4....................... Performance Specifications. 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057...............
Section 10-5....................... Monitoring Requirements.... 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057...............
Section 10-6....................... Compliance Schedule for 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057...............
Existing Infectious Waste
Incinerators.
Section 10-7....................... Testing Requirement........ 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057...............
Section 10-8....................... Recordkeeping and Reporting 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057...............
Requirements.
Section 10-9....................... Severability............... 10/06/94 09/06/96, 61 FR 47057...............
Regulation No. 11.................. Emergency Episode
Regulation.
Section 11-1....................... Episode Criteria........... 11/13/96 06/17/97, 62 FR 32688...............
Section 11-2....................... Emission Reductions........ 11/13/96 06/17/97, 62 FR 32688...............
Regulation No. 14.................. Regulation for Control of
Nitrogen Oxides.
Section 14-1....................... Definitions................ 08/10/93 06/29/96, 61 FR 39326...............
Section 14-2....................... Emission Standards......... 08/10/93 06/29/96, 61 FR 39326...............
Section 14-3....................... Procedures for Determining 08/10/93 06/29/96, 61 FR 39326...............
RACT.
Section 14-4....................... Recordkeeping and Reporting 08/10/93 06/29/96, 61 FR 39326...............
Requirements.
Section 14-5....................... Compliance Schedule........ 08/10/93 06/29/96, 61 FR 39326...............
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