[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 17, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 7710-7718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3178]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 50, 53, and 58
[AD-FRL-5963-3]
RIN 2060-AE66
National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter and
Revised Requirements for Designation of Reference and Equivalent
Methods for PM2.5 and Ambient Air Quality Surveillance for
Particulate Matter; Correction
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is making minor clarification and/or corrections to
the final rules revising 40 CFR parts 50, 53, and 58 published on July
18, 1997.
DATES: Effective on February 17, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brenda Millar (MD-14), Monitoring and Quality Assurance Group,
Emissions Monitoring and Analysis Division, Environmental Protection
Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, Telephone (919)
541-4036, e-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 18, 1997, EPA revised the national
ambient air quality standards for particulate matter set forth in 40
CFR part 50 by, among other things, establishing provisions for
particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a
nominal 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5) as measured by a new
reference method or by an equivalent method. On the same day, EPA
revised 40 CFR part 53 to set forth criteria for designation of
candidate instruments as reference or equivalent methods for
PM2.5; it also revised 40 CFR part 58 to establish air
quality monitoring, data reporting, and surveillance requirements for
PM2.5 and revise such requirements for particles with an
aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal 10 micrometers
PM10). A review of the document resulted in the
identification of a number of minor errors which this notice is
correcting.
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this
action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and, is therefore not
subject to review by the office of Management and Budget. In addition,
this action does not impose any enforceable duty or contain any
unfunded mandate as described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995 (P.L. 104-4), or require prior consultation with State officials
as specified by Executive Order 12875 (58 FR 58093, October 28, 1993),
or involve special consideration of environmental justice related
issues as required by Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16,
1994).
Because this action is not subject to notice-and-comment
requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act or any other
statute, it is not subject to the provisions of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
Under 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A) as added by the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, EPA submitted 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
General Accounting Office prior to publication of this rule in today's
Federal Register. This rule is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5
U.S.C. 8094(2).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Parts 50, 53, and 58
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide, Lead, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone,
Particulate matter, Sulfur oxides, Intergovernmental relations,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: January 30, 1998.
Richard Wilson,
Acting Assistant Administrator, for Air and Radiation.
The following corrections are made to rule FR Doc. 97-18577, FRL-
5725-2, ``National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate
Matter'' published on July 18, 1997 (62 FR 38652).
Appendix L to Part 50 [Corrected]
1. Page 38714, column 2, section 1.1--correct ``Sec. 50.6'' to read
``Sec. 50.7'' in the first sentence.
2. Page 38714, column 3, section 3.1, line 4 correct ``2
g/am\3\'' to read ``2 g/m\3\.''
3. Page 38720, Table L-1, correct the second footnote in the table
by adding the symbol ``*'' before the word ``Provision''.
4. Page 38727, Figure L-5 is corrected as set forth below.
5. Page 38734, Figure L-12 is corrected as set forth below.
6. Page 38748, Figure L-26 is corrected as set forth below.
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The following corrections are made to rule FR Doc. 97-18579, FRL-
5726-6, ``Revised Requirements for Designation of Reference and
Equivalent Methods for PM2.5 and Ambient Air Quality
Surveillance for Particulate Matter; Final Rule'' published on July 18,
1997 (62 FR 38764).
Sec. 53.3 [Corrected]
1. Page 38785, column 3, Sec. 53.3(b), remove paragraph (b)(5).
Sec. 53.34 [Corrected]
2. Page 38795, column 2, paragraph (c)(2)(i), remove the paragraph
designations (A) and (B), do not indent the first line below Equation
8, and correct that first line to read ``if the corresponding
Rj is below:''
3. Page 38795, column 3, paragraph (c)(3), correct the first
sentence to read ``If Rj falls outside the acceptable
concentration range specified in Table C-4 of this subpart for any set,
or if Pj Rpj as applicable, exceeds the value
specified in Table C-4 of this subpart for any set, that set of
measurements shall be discarded.''
4. Page 38795, column 3, paragraph (c)(5), third line; correct
``(Cj)'' to read ``(Rj).''
5. Page 38795, column 3, paragraph (c)(5), sixth line; correct
``(Rj)'' to have a bar over the ``R'' i.e., Rj.
Tables to Subpart C of Part 53 [Corrected]
6. Pages 38796 and 38797, Table C-4, wherever ``Rj''
appears correct to read ``Rj.''
Sec. 53.51 [Corrected]
7. Page 38800, column 1, paragraph (a)(3) second and last
sentences--correct ``ISO affiliate audits'' and ``ISO affiliates'' to
read ``ISO-certified auditors.''
Sec. 53.54 [Corrected]
8. Page 38804, column 2, paragraph (f)(7), correct the first
sentence to read ``Calculate the sample volume as Qref.ave
multiplied by the sample time, excluding periods of power
interruption.''
Sec. 53.56 [Corrected]
9. Page 38807, column 2, paragraph (f)(5), line 5, correctly add
the phrase for ``the test run'' after the word ``data''.
Sec. 53.57 [Corrected]
10. Page 38809, column 2, paragraph (g) Test results--correct the
first sentence to read ``Chamber radiant flux control.''
Tables to Subpart E of Part 53 [Corrected]
11. Page 38812, Table E-1, under the column ``Test Conditions,''
for section 53.57 filter temperature control test, add
``50'' to the third item, to read ``(c) Solar flux of
100050w/m\2\.''
12. Page 38812, Table E-1, under the column ``Test Conditions'' for
section 53.58 Field precision test, the inequality symbol in the second
item (b) should be reversed, to read ``(b) PM2.5
conc. 10g/m\3\.''
13. Page 38812, Table E-2, correct the spelling of the column
heading ``Characteristic''; under the column ``Spectral Region'' in the
row ``Allowed Tolerance'' delete the 2's before in order
to read ``35%, 25%, 10% and
10%,'' and in the second entry for Band width under
ultraviolet,'' correct the entry to read ``0.32 to 0.40.''
Sec. 53.61 [Corrected]
14. Page 38816, column 2, paragraph (g)(1)(ii), sixth line before
and fourth line after equation 2, correct ``1g/m\3\'' to read ``1g/
cm\3\''
Sec. 53.64 [Corrected]
15. Page 38822, column 3, paragraph (g)(4)(ii) correct the phrase
``With a number counting device such as an aerosol detector'' to read
``With an aerosol number counting device as a detector:''
Sec. 58.1 [Corrected]
16. Page 38831, column 1, correct the definition of Metropolitan
Statistical Area (MSA) to read ``Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as
designated by the most recent decennial U.S. Census of Population
Report.''
Sec. 58.13 [Corrected]
17. Page 38831, column 2, Sec. 58.13, paragraph (d) at end, add
phrase, ``except during periods or seasons exempted by the Regional
Administrator.''
Sec. 58.26 [Corrected]
18. Page 38833, column 1, Sec. 58.26(d)(2), correct the next to
last sentence to read, ``These include those population-oriented SPMs
that are eligible for comparison to the PM2.5 NAAQS.''
19. Page 38833, column 2, Sec. 58.26(e), last sentence, correct the
phrase ``once a CMZ monitoring area has been determined'' to read
``once a monitoring area has been determined''.
Sec. 58.31 [Corrected]
20. Page 38833, column 2, Sec. 58.31(f), next to last line of
paragraph, correct the word ``zone'' to read ``zones.''
Appendix A to Part 58 [Corrected]
21. Page 38837, column 3, paragraph 3.5.2.2, correct the first
sentence to read, ``The two collocated samples must be within 4 meters
of each other, and particulate matter samplers must be at least 2
meters apart (1 meter apart for samplers having flow rates less than
200 liters/min.) to preclude airflow interference.'' The parenthetical
phrase was inadvertently omitted.
22. Page 38838, column 1, paragraph 3.5.3.1(d), correct the word
``samples'' to read ``samplers.''
23. Page 38841, column 2, paragraph 5.5.3.2(b) correct the phrase
``The standard deviation'' to read ``The standard error''
24. Page 38841, column 2, correct equation 28 to read as follows:
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24. Page 38843, Table A-1, column 3 ``Coverage'' correct the entry
for ``Manual and Automated Methods-Accuracy and Bias'' to read ``Every
SLAMS monitor.''
25. Page 38843, Table A-1, column 4 ``Minimum Frequency'' correct
the entry ``1.'' to read ``1. Automated--once every 2 weeks; Manual--
each calendar quarter (4/year).
Appendix D to Part 58 [Corrected]
26. Page 38846, column 2, paragraph 2.8.1.3.1(a), next to last line
correct the phrase ``collocated at a PAMS site if the MPA is also a
PAMS area 2.'' to read ``collocated at a PAMS site in each
PAMS area.2''
27. Page 38847, column 2, section 2.8.1.7.1 delete the third
sentence.
28. Page 38847, column 3, correctly add a new sentence following
the sentence which starts ``Cb denotes ``category b'' and before the
sentence beginning ``S denotes other SLAMS . . .'' to read ``All other
core SLAMS in this MPA are denoted by ``C.''
29. Page 38848, correct Figures 1 and 2 as set forth below.
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[FR Doc. 98-3178 Filed 2-13-98; 8:45 am]
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