[Federal Register: June 25, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 122)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[SIP NO. UT-001-0048, UT-001-0049, FRL-7501-5]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Utah; SIP Renumbering
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is approving State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions
submitted by the Governor of Utah on June 27, 1994 and April 28, 2000.
EPA is also approving Supplemental Administrative Documentation
submitted on December 31, 2002. The June 27, 1994 submittal revises the
numbering and format of Utah's State Implementation Plan (SIP). The
April 28, 2000 submittal contains non-substantive changes to correct
minor errors in the June 27, 1994 submittal. The December 31, 2002
submittal also contains non-substantive changes to the June 27, 1994
submittal. The intended effect of this action is to make these
provisions federally enforceable. In addition, EPA will be acting on
other parts of these submittals at a later date. This action is being
taken under section 110 of the Clean Air Act.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This final rule is effective July 25, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the documents relevant to this action are
available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Air
and Radiation Program, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, 999
18th Street, Suite 300, Denver, Colorado, 80202 and copies of the
Incorporation by Reference material at the Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Room B-108
(Mail Code 6102T), 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Copies of the State documents relevant to this action are available for
public inspection at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality,
Division of Air Quality, 150 North 1950 West, Salt Lake City, Utah
84114.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurel Dygowski , EPA, Region 8, (303)
312-6144.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 25, 2003 (68 FR 14379), EPA
published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) for the State of Utah.
The NPR proposed approval of State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions
submitted by the Governor of Utah on June 27, 1994 and April 28, 2000.
The NPR also proposed approval of Supplemental Administrative
Documentation submitted on December 31, 2002. The June 27, 1994
submittal revises the numbering and format of Utah's State
Implementation Plan (SIP). The April 28, 2000 submittal contains non-
substantive changes to correct minor errors in the June 27, 1994
submittal. The December 31, 2002 submittal also contains non-
substantive changes to the June 27, 1994 submittal. In addition, we
proposed to take no action on parts of these submittals or to act on
parts of these submittals at a later date.
The following table cross references the renumbered and prior
numbered SIP sections. The table identifies the renumbered SIP sections
we are approving as replacing the prior numbered SIP sections.
State Implementation Plan--Table of Corresponding Sections
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Title Renumbered SIP section Prior numbered SIP section
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Legal Authority............................. Section I..................... Section 1.
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Review of New and Modified Air Pollution Section II.................... Section 2.
Sources.
Source Surveillance......................... Section III................... Section 3.
Ambient Air Monitoring Program.............. Section IV.................... Section 4.
Resources................................... Section V..................... Section 5.
Intergovernmental Cooperation............... Section VI.................... Section 6.
Prevention of Air Pollution Emergency Section VII................... Section 7.
Episodes.
Prevention of Significant Deterioration..... Section VIII.................. Section 8.
Control Measures for Area and Point Sources. Section IX.................... Section 9.
Sulfur Dioxide.......................... Part B........................ Part B.
Carbon Monoxide......................... Part C........................ Part C.
Ozone................................... Part D.1...................... Part D.
Nitrogen Dioxide........................ Part E........................ Part E.
Lead.................................... Part F........................ Part F.
Fluoride................................ Part G........................ Part G.
Mountainlands Association of Governments.... XI, App. 1.................... Section 9, App. A.
Wasatch Front Regional Council.............. XI, App. 2.................... Section 9, App. B.
Involvement................................. Section XII................... Section 10.
July 27, 1978 contract: Utah Dept. of XII, App. 1................... Exhibit. 10.1a
Social Services and Mountainlands
Assoc. of Govt.
July 21, 1978 contract: Utah Dept. of XII, App. 2................... Exhibit. 10.1b.
Social Services and Wasatch Front
Regional Council.
Analysis of Plan Impact..................... Section XIII.................. Section 11.
Comprehensive Emission Inventory............ Section XIV................... Section 12.
Utah Code Title 19, Chapter 2............... Section XV.................... Section 13.
Public Notification......................... Section XVI................... Section 14.
Visibility Protection....................... Section XVII.................. Section 15.
Demonstration of GEP Stack Height........... Section XVIII................. Section 16.
Small Business Assistance Program........... Section XIX................... Section 17.
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I. Final Action
We received no comments on the March 25, 2003 notice of proposed
rulemaking. As proposed, we are approving State Implementation Plan
(SIP) revisions submitted by the Governor of Utah on June 27, 1994 and
April 28, 2000, except for provisions we are not acting on or
provisions which we will act on at a later date. We are also approving
Supplemental Administrative Documentation submitted by the State on
December 31, 2002, except for provisions we are not acting on or
provisions which we will act on at a later date.
The following identifies the renumbered SIP sections we are
approving as replacing the prior numbered SIP sections: Section I and
Section II, effective 11/12/93; Section III, effective 11/12/93, except
III.C, effective 1/1/2003; Section IV, Section V and Section VI,
effective 11/12/93; Section VII, effective 11/12/93, except VII.D,
effective 1/1/2003; Section VIII, effective January 1, 2003; Section
IX, Part B, effective 11/12/93, except the title and IX.B.3.d,
effective 2/25/2000, and IX.B.3.a, IX.B.3.e, and IX.B.4, effective 1/1/
2003; Section IX, Parts C, E, F and G, effective 11/12/93, except the
titles, effective 2/25/2000; Section IX, Part D.1, effective 11/12/93,
except for the title, effective 2/25/2000 and IX.D.1.d, effective 1/1/
2003; Section XI, Appendix 1 and Appendix 2, effective 11/12/93;
Section XII and Section XIII, effective 11/12/93; Section XIV,
effective 11/12/93, except Table XIV.9, effective 2/25/2000; Section XV
and Section XVI, effective 11/12/93; Section XVII, effective 11/12/93,
except XVII.A, XVII.D and XVII.E, effective 2/25/2000; Section XVIII,
effective 11/12/93, except XVIII.B, effective 2/25/2000; and Section
XIX, effective 11/12/93.
We are also approving non-substantive changes to Section IX, Part
C.7 and C.8, Section IX, Part D.2 and Section XXII, effective January
1, 2003.
In addition, we are taking no action on certain portions of the
submittals because they have never been part of the SIP or they have
been superseded by other submittals approved by the EPA into the SIP.
The portions of the submittals that we are taking no action on are
Section XX, Section X and Section XI.
Also, we will act on portions of the submittals in separate
documents. We are taking action on Section IX, Part A and Part H and
non-substantive changes to Section IX, Parts C.1-C.6 and Section XXI in
separate documents.
Section 110(l) of the Clean Air Act states that a SIP revision
cannot be approved if the revision would interfere with any applicable
requirement concerning attainment and reasonable further progress
towards attainment of the NAAQS or any other applicable requirements of
the Act. We believe the Utah SIP revisions that are the subject of this
document will not interfere with any applicable requirement concerning
attainment and reasonable further progress towards attainment of the
NAAQS or any other applicable requirements of the Act because the State
is merely renumbering its SIP and the State's revisions are as no less
stringent than requirements currently contained in their SIP.
II. 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
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that required by state law, it 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).
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 25, 2003. 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, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: May 13, 2003.
Robert E. Roberts,
Regional Administrator, Region 8.
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40 CFR part 52 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 TT--Utah
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2. Section 52.2320 is amended by adding paragraph (c)(56) to read as
follows:
Sec. 52.2320 Identification of plan.
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(c) * * *
(56 ) On June 27, 1994 and April 28, 2000, the Governor of Utah
submitted revisions to the State Implementation Plan. On December 31,
2002, the State of Utah submitted Supplemental Administrative
Documentation. The June 27, 1994 submittal revises the numbering and
format of Utah's State Implementation Plan (SIP). The April 28, 2000
and December 31, 2002 submittals contain non-substantive changes to
correct minor errors in the June 27, 1994 submittal. The provisions
identified below are approved into the SIP and supersede and replace
the corresponding prior codification of the provisions of the SIP.
(i) Incorporation by reference.
(A) Utah State Implementation Plan Section I; Section II; Section
III (except III.C); Section IV; Section V; Section VI; Section VII
(except VII.D); Section IX, Part IX.B (except the title, IX.B.3.a,
IX.B.3.d, IX.B.3.e, and IX.B.4); Section IX, Parts C, E, F and G
(except the titles); Section IX, Part D.1 (except for the title and
IX.D.1.d (5)); Section XI ( Appendix 1 and Appendix 2 only); Section
XII; Section XIII; Section XIV (except Table IX.9); Section XV; Section
XVI; Section XVII (except XVII.A, XVII.D and XVII.E); Section XVIII
(except XVIII.B); and Section XIX, effective 11/12/93.
(B) Utah State Implementation Plan Section IX, Part IX.B.3.d;
Section IX, titles of Parts B, C, D.1, E, F and G; Section XIV, Table
XIV.9; Section XVII, Parts XVII.A, XVII.D and XVII.E; and Section
XVIII, Part XVIII.B, effective 2/25/2000.
(C) Utah State Implementation Plan Section III, Part III.C; Section
VII, Part VII.D; Section VIII; Section IX, Parts IX.B.3.a, IX.B.3.e,
IX.B.4, IX.C.7.b(3), IX.C.7.h(3), IX.C.8.b(3), IX.C.8.f(1)(a),
IX.C.8.h(3)(a), IX.C.8.h(3)(c), IX.D.1.d(5), IX.D.2.b, IX.D.2.d(1)(a),
IX.D.2.e(1), IX.D.2.f(1)(a), IX.D.2.h, IX.D.2.i and IX.D.2.j; and
Section XXII, effective January 1, 2003.
(ii) Additional Material.
(A) October 3, 2002 letter from Rick Sprott, Utah Department of Air
Quality, to Richard Long, EPA Region VIII, to address typographical
errors and missing pages in the January 27, 1994 submittal.
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