[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 28, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 9930-9934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-1789]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[GA-200533; FRL-8022-4]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Georgia Update to Materials Incorporated by Reference
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule; notice of administrative change.
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SUMMARY: EPA is publishing this action to provide the public with
notice of the update to the Georgia State Implementation Plan (SIP)
compilation. In particular, materials submitted by Georgia that are
incorporated by reference (IBR) into the Georgia SIP are being updated
to reflect EPA-approved revisions to Georgia's SIP that have occurred
since the last update.
DATES: This action is effective February 28, 2006.
ADDRESSES: SIP materials which are incorporated by reference into 40
CFR part 52 are available for inspection at the following locations:
Environmental Protection Agency, 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. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Stacy Difrank at the above Region
4 address or at (404) 562-9042. E-mail: [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 part
52 ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans,'' Title 40 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR part 52). 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
incorporating by reference, 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, stream-lined the mechanisms for announcing EPA approval
of revisions to a SIP, and stream-lined the mechanisms for EPA's
updating of the IBR information contained for each SIP in 40 CFR part
52. The revised procedures also called for EPA to maintain ``SIP
Compilations'' that contain the federally-approved regulations and
source specific permits submitted by each state agency. These SIP
Compilations are contained in 3-ring binders and are updated primarily
on an annual basis. Under the revised procedures, EPA is to
periodically publish an informational document in the rules section of
the Federal Register when updates are made to a SIP Compilation for a
particular state. EPA's 1997 revised procedures were formally applied
to Georgia on May 21, 1999 (64 FR 27699).
This action represents EPA's publication of the Georgia SIP
Compilation update, appearing in 40 CFR part 52.
EPA has determined that today's action falls under the ``good
cause'' exemption in the section 553(b)(3)(B) of the Administrative
Procedure Act (APA) which, upon finding ``good cause,'' authorizes
agencies to dispense with public participation and section 553(d)(3)
which allows an agency to make an action effective immediately (thereby
avoiding the 30-day delayed
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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 reflect
existing law. Immediate notice of this action in the Federal Register
benefits the public by providing the public notice of the updated
Georgia SIP Compilation.
Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
A. General Requirements
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 (UMRA) of 1995 (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. The 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 the State'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 update to Georgia's SIP Compilation 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 Georgia SIP compilation 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: January 6, 2006.
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 L--Georgia
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2. Section 52.570 is amended by revising paragraph (b) and (c) to read
as follows:
52.570 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 July 1, 2005, and paragraph (d) with an EPA
approval date prior to April 10, 2003, 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 July 1,
2005, and paragraph (d) with an EPA approval date after April 10, 2003,
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) are an
exact duplicate of the officially promulgated State rules/regulations
which have been approved as part of the state implementation plan as of
July 1, 2005.
(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, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW.,
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Room B102, Washington, DC 20460; or at 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
(c) EPA approved regulations.
EPA Approved Georgia Regulations
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State
State citation Title/subject effective EPA approval Explanation
date date
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391-3-1-.01...................... Definitions........... 12/03/02 7/09/03 68 FR
40786
391-3-1-.02...................... Provisions............
391-3-1-.02(1)................... General Requirements.. 03/20/79 09/18/79 44 FR
54047
391-3-1.02(2).................... Emission Standards.... 06/23/96 06/27/96 61 FR
33372
391-3-1-.02(2)(a)................ General Provisions.... 01/09/91 01/26/93 58 FR
6093
391-3-1-.02(2)(b)................ Visible Emissions..... 01/17/79 09/18/79 44 FR
54047
391-3-1-.02(2)(c)................ Incinerators.......... 06/15/98 12/02/99 64 FR
67491
391-3-1-.02(2)(d)................ Fuel-burning Equipment 01/17/79 09/18/79 44 FR
54047
391-3-1-.02(2)(e)................ Particulate Emission 01/17/79 09/18/79 44 FR
from Manufacturing 54047
Processes.
391-3-1-.02(2)(f)................ Normal Superphosphate 01/17/79 09/18/79 44 FR
Manufacturing 54047
Facilities.
391-3-1-.02(2)(g)................ Sulfur Dioxide........ 07/17/02 07/09/03 68 FR
40789
391-3-1-.02(2)(h)................ Portland Cement Plants 01/17/79 09/18/79 44 FR
54047
391-3-1-.02(2)(i)................ Nitric Acid Plants.... 01/17/79 09/18/79 44 FR
54047
391-3-1-.02(2)(j)................ Sulfuric Acid Plants.. 01/17/79 09/18/79 44 FR
54047
391-3-1-.02(2)(k)................ Particulate Emission 01/17/79 09/18/79 44 FR
from Asphaltic 54047
Concrete Hot Mix
Plants.
391-3-1-.02(2)(l)................ Conical Burners....... 01/17/79 09/18/79 44 FR
54047
391-3-1-.02(2)(m)................ repealed.............. 06/30/75 10/03/75 40 FR
45818
391-3-1-.02(2)(n)................ Fugitive Dust......... 01/17/79 09/18/79 44 FR
54047
391-3-1-.02(2)(o)................ Cupola Furnaces for 01/27/72 05/31/72 37 FR
Metallurgical Melting. 10842
391-3-1-.02(2)(p)................ Particulate Emissions 12/16/75 08/20/76 41 FR
from Kaolin and 35184
Fuller's Earth
Processes.
391-3-1-.02(2)(q)................ Particulate Emissions 01/27/72 05/31/72 37 FR
from Cotton Gins. 10842
391-3-1-.02(2)(r)................ Particulate Emissions 01/27/72 05/31/72 37 FR
from Granular and 10842
Mixed Fertilizer
Manufacturing Units.
391-3-1-.02(2)(t)................ VOC Emissions from 12/20/94 02/02/96 61 FR
Automobile and Light 3817
Duty Truck
Manufacturing.
391-3-1-.02(2)(u)................ VOC Emissions from Can 01/09/91 10/13/92 57 FR
Coating. 46780
391-3-1-.02(2)(v)................ VOC Emissions from 01/09/91 10/13/92 57 FR
Coil Coating. 46780
391-3-1-.02(2)(w)................ VOC Emissions from 01/09/91 10/13/92 57 FR
Paper Coating. 46780
391-3-1-.02(2)(x)................ VOC Emissions from 01/09/91 10/13/92 57 FR
Fabric and Vinyl 46780
Coating.
391-3-1-.02(2)(y)................ VOC Emissions from 01/09/91 10/13/92 57 FR
Metal Furniture 46780
Coating.
391-3-1-.02(2)(z)................ VOC Emissions from 01/09/91 10/13/92 57 FR
Large Appliance 46780
Surface Coating.
391-3-1-.02(2)(aa)............... VOC Emissions from 01/09/91 10/13/92 57 FR
Wire Coating. 46780
391-3-1-.02(2)(bb)............... Petroleum Liquid 01/09/91 10/13/92 57 FR
Storage. 46780
391-3-1-.02(2)(cc)............... Bulk Gasoline 01/09/91 10/13/92 57 FR
Terminals. 46780
391-3-1-.02(2)(dd)............... Cutback Asphalt....... 01/17/79 09/18/79 44 FR
54047
391-3-1-.02(2)(ee)............... Petroleum Refinery.... 01/09/91 10/13/92 57 FR
46780
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391-3-1-.02(2)(ff)............... Solvent Metal Cleaning 05/29/96 04/26/99 64 FR
20186
391-3-1-.02(2)(gg)............... Kraft Pulp Mills...... 06/03/88 09/30/88 53 FR
38290
391-3-1-.02(2)(hh)............... Petroleum Refinery 06/24/94 02/02/96 61 FR
Equipment Leaks. 3817
391-3-1-.02(2)(ii)............... VOC Emissions from 10/7/99 7/10/01 66 FR
Surface Coating of 35906
Miscellaneous Metal
Parts and Products.
391-3-1-.02(2)(jj)............... VOC Emissions from 04/03/91 10/13/92 57 FR
Surface Coating of 46780
Flat Wood Paneling.
391-3-1-.02(2)(kk)............... VOC Emissions from 12/18/80 11/24/81 46 FR
Synthesized 57486
Pharmaceutical
Manufacturing.
391-3-1-.02(2)(ll)............... VOC Emissions from the 12/18/80 11/24/81 46 FR
Manufacture of 57486
Pneumatic Rubber
Tires.
391-3-1-.02(2)(mm)............... VOC Emissions from 04/03/91 10/13/92 57 FR
Graphic Arts Systems. 46780
391-3-1-.02(2)(nn)............... VOC Emissions from 12/18/80 11/24/81 46 FR
External Floating 57486
Roof Tanks.
391-3-1-.02(2)(oo)............... Fiberglass Insulation 12/18/80 11/24/81 46 FR
Manufacturing Plants. 57486
391-3-1-.02(2)(pp)............... Bulk Gasoline Plants.. 04/03/91 10/13/92 57 FR
46780
391-3-1-.02(2)(qq)............... VOC Emissions from 04/03/91 10/13/92 57 FR
Large Petroleum Dry 46780
Cleaners.
391-3-1-.02(2)(rr)............... Gasoline Dispensing 12/26/01 7/11/02 67 FR
Facility--Stage I. 45909
391-3-1-.02(2)(ss)............... Gasoline Transport 12/26/01 7/11/02 67 FR
Vehicles and Vapor 45909
Collection Systems.
391-3-1-.02(2)(tt)............... VOC Emissions from 2/16/00 7/10/01 66 FR
Major Sources. 35906
391-3-1-.02(2)(uu)............... Visibility Protection. 10/31/85 01/28/86 51 FR
3466
391-3-1-.02(2)(vv)............... Volatile Organic 2/16/00 7/10/01 66 FR
Liquid Handling and 35906
Storage.
391-3-1-.02(2)(ww)............... Perchloroethylene Dry 11/15/94 06/27/96 61 FR Repealed.
Cleaners. 33372
391-3-1-.02(2)(yy)............... Emissions of Nitrogen 7/08/04 5/09/05 70 FR
Oxides from Major 24310
Sources.
391-3-1-.02(2)(zz)............... Gasoline Dispensing 12/26/01 7/11/02 67 FR
Facilities--Stage II. 45909
391-3-1-.02(2)(aaa).............. Consumer and 10/27/93 04/26/99 64 FR
Commercial Products. 20186
391-3-1-.02(2)(bbb).............. Gasoline Marketing.... 6/24/03 6/17/04 69 FR
33864
391-3-1-.02(2)(ccc).............. VOC Emissions from 2/16/00 7/10/01 66 FR
Bulk Mixing Tanks. 35906
391-3-1-.02(2)(ddd).............. VOC Emissions from 2/16/00 7/10/01 66 FR
Offset Lithography. 35906
391-3-1-.02(2)(eee).............. VOC Emissions from 2/16/00 7/10/01 66 FR
Expanded Polystyrene 35906
Products
Manufacturing.
391-3-1-.02(2)(fff).............. Particulate Matter 06/15/98 12/02/99 64 FR
Emissions from Yarn 67491
Spinning Operations.
391-3-1-.02(2)(hhh).............. Wood Furniture 2/16/00 7/10/01 66 FR
Finishing and 35906
Cleaning Operations.
391-3-1-.02(2)(jjj).............. NOX Emissions from 7/17/02 07/09/03 68 FR
Electric Utility 40789
Steam Generating
Units.
391-3-1-.02(2)(kkk).............. VOC Emissions from 2/16/00 7/10/01 66 FR
Aerospace 35906
Manufacturing and
Rework Facilities.
391-3-1-.02(2)(lll).............. NOX Emissions from 2/16/00 7/10/01 66 FR
Fuel-burning 35906
Equipment.
391-3-1-.02(2)(mmm).............. NOX Emissions from 2/16/00 7/10/01 66 FR
Stationary Gas 35906
Turbines and
Stationary Engines
used to Generate
Electricity.
391-3-1-.02(2)(nnn).............. NOX Emissions from 2/16/00 7/10/01 66 FR
Large Stationary Gas 35906
Turbines.
391-3-1-.02(2)(ooo).............. Heavy-Duty Diesel 12/28/01 7/11/02 67 FR
Engine Requirements. 45909
391-3-1-.02(2)(3)................ Sampling.............. 06/15/98 12/02/99 64 FR
67491
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391-3-1-.02(2)(4)................ Ambient Air Standards. 01/09/91 12/14/92 57 FR
58989
391-3-1-.02(2)(5)................ Open Burning.......... 8/16/00 7/10/01 66 FR
35906
391-3-1-.02(2)(6)................ Source Monitoring..... 12/28/00 7/11/02 67 FR
45909
391-3-1-.02(2)(7)................ Prevention of 06/15/98 12/02/99 64 FR
Significant 67491
Deterioration of Air
Quality (PSD).
391-3-.02(2)(11)................. Compliance Assurance 06/15/98 12/02/99 64 FR
Monitoring. 67491
391-3-1-.03...................... Permits............... 7/8/04 5/09/05 70 FR Paragraph (9) Permit
24310 Fees; Paragraph (10)
Title V Operating
Permits are not
federally approved.
391-3-1-.04...................... Air Pollution Episodes 11/20/75 08/20/76 41 FR
35184
391-3-1-.05...................... Regulatory Exceptions. 11/22/92 02/02/96 61 FR
3819
391-3-1-.07...................... Inspections and 11/20/75 08/20/76 41 FR
Investigations. 35184
391-3-1-.08...................... Confidentiality of 11/20/75 08/20/76 41 FR
information. 35184
391-3-1-.09...................... Enforcement........... 11/22/92 02/02/96 61 FR
3819
391-3-1-.10...................... Continuance of Prior 11/22/92 02/02/96 61 FR
Rules. 3819
391-3-20......................... Enhanced Inspection 12/25/03 4/12/05 70 FR
and Maintenance. 18991
391-3-22......................... Clean Fueled Fleets... 06/15/98 12/02/99 64 FR
67491
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