[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 14, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34357-34358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-11160]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[AZ 137-0089; FRL-7912-4]
Revisions to the Arizona State Implementation Plan, Maricopa
County Environmental Services Department
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is finalizing approval of a revision to the Maricopa
County Environmental Services Department (MCESD) portion of the Arizona
State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision was proposed in the
Federal Register on March 18, 2005 and concerns volatile organic
compound (VOC) emissions from the fiberboard saturation process at W.R.
Meadows, Inc., Goodyear, AZ. We are approving a local permit condition
that regulates this source-specific emission unit under the Clean Air
Act as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act).
EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule is effective on July 14, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You can inspect a copy of the submitted SIP revision, EPA's
technical support document (TSD), and public comments at our Region IX
office during normal business hours by appointment. You may also see a
copy of the submitted SIP revision by appointment at the following
locations:
Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Room B-102, (Mail Code 6102T), 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, 1110 West Washington
Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007.
Maricopa County Environmental Services Department, 1001 North
Central Avenue, Suite 695, Phoenix, AZ 85004.
A copy of the rule may also be available via the Internet at http://www.maricopa.gov/envsvc/air/ruledesc.asp. Please be advised that
this is not an EPA Web site and may not contain the same version of
the rule that was submitted to EPA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Al Petersen, EPA Region IX, (415) 947-
4118, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us'' and
``our'' refer to EPA.
I. Proposed Action
On March 18, 2005 (70 FR 13125), EPA proposed to approve a draft
version of the following permit condition into the Arizona SIP.
Table 1.--Submitted Rule
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Local agency Rule No. Rule title Revised Submitted
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MCESD............................ Permit V98-004, RACT Requirements for 02/17/05 04/20/05
Condition 23. the Fiberboard
Saturation Process,
W.R. Meadows of
Arizona, Inc.,
Goodyear, AZ.
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On April 26, 2005, the submittal of the permit condition in Table 1
was found to meet the completeness criteria in 40 CFR part 51, appendix
V, which must be met before formal EPA review. The submitted version is
substantively identical to the draft version proposed for EPA approval.
We proposed to approve this permit condition because we determined that
it complied with the relevant CAA requirements. Our proposed action
contains more information on the rule and our evaluation.
II. Public Comments and EPA Responses
EPA's proposed action provided a 30-day public comment period.
During this period, we did not receive any comments.
III. EPA Action
No comments were submitted to change our assessment that the
submitted permit condition complies with the relevant CAA requirements.
Therefore, as authorized in section 110(k)(3) of the CAA, EPA is fully
approving the permit condition into the Arizona SIP.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this
action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and therefore is not
subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget. For this
reason, this action is also not subject to Executive Order 13211,
``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001). This action
merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and imposes
no additional requirements beyond those imposed by state law.
Accordingly, the Administrator certifies that this rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because
this rule approves pre-existing requirements under state law and does
not impose any additional enforceable duty beyond that required by
state law, it does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small
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governments, as described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104-4).
This rule also does not have tribal implications because it will
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). This action also does not have Federalism
implications because it does not 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 action merely approves a state rule
implementing a Federal standard, and does not alter the relationship or
the distribution of power and responsibilities established in the Clean
Air Act. This rule also is not subject to Executive Order 13045
``Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks'' (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), because it is not economically
significant.
In reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act. In
this context, in the absence of a prior existing requirement for the
State to use voluntary consensus standards (VCS), EPA has no authority
to disapprove a SIP submission for failure to use VCS. It would thus be
inconsistent with applicable law for EPA, when it reviews a SIP
submission, to use VCS in place of a SIP submission that otherwise
satisfies the provisions of the Clean Air Act. 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 rule does not
impose an information collection burden under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
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 rule and other
required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
Under section 307(b)(1) of the 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 August 15, 2005. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule
does not affect the finality of this rule for the purposes of judicial
review nor does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial
review may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such
rule or action. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings
to enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).)
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Ozone, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: April 27, 2005.
Laura Yoshii,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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Part 52, chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is
amended as follows:
PART 52--[AMENDED]
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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 D--Arizona
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2. Section 52.120 is amended by adding paragraph (c)(121) to read as
follows:
Sec. 52.120 Identification of plan.
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(c) * * *
(121) A plan revision was submitted on April 20, 2005 by the
Governor's designee.
(i) Incorporation by reference.
(A) Maricopa County Environmental Services Department.
(1) Permit V98-004, condition 23, W.R. Meadows of Arizona, Inc.,
Goodyear, AZ, adopted on February 17, 2005.
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