[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 93 (Friday, May 14, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 26298-26306]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11983]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 51
[FRL-6338-6]
RIN 2060-AH10
Technical Amendment to the Finding of Significant Contribution
and Rulemaking for Certain States for Purposes of Reducing Regional
Transport of Ozone
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is revising the oxides of nitrogen (NOX)
statewide emissions budgets for the 22 States and the District of
Columbia that are required to submit State implementation plan (SIP)
revisions to address the regional transport of ozone (also referred to
as the NOX SIP call). These revisions are based on the
comments received during the comment period for emissions inventory
revisions to 2007 baseline sub-inventory information used to establish
each State's budget in the NOX SIP call.
DATES: This rule is effective June 14, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Dockets containing information relating to this rulemaking
(Docket Nos. A-96-56, A-97-43, and A-98-12) are available for public
inspection at the Office of Air and Radiation Docket and Information
Center (6102), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW,
Room M-1500, Washington, DC 20460, telephone (202) 260-7548, between
8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying. Docket materials
may be sent by electronic mail to A-and-R-D[email protected]. Documents
related to this notice are available on EPA's website at http://
epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/otagsip.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General questions concerning today's
technical amendment should be addressed to Kimber S. Scavo, Office of
Air Quality Planning and Standards, Air Quality Strategies and
Standards Division, MD-15, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone
(919) 541-3354; e-mail: [email protected]. Specific questions on the
revised NOX emissions budgets should be directed to Greg
Stella, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Emissions
Monitoring and Analysis Division, MD-14, Research Triangle Park, NC
27711, telephone (919) 541-3649; e-mail: [email protected]. Specific
questions on the electric generating unit (EGU) sector should be
directed to Kevin Culligan, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Acid Rain
Division, 401 M Street SW, 6204J, Washington, D.C., 20460, telephone
(202) 564-9172; e-mail; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By notice dated October 27, 1998, EPA
published, ``Finding of Significant Contribution and Rulemaking for
Certain States in the Ozone Transport Assessment Group Region for
Purposes of Reducing Regional Transport of Ozone'' (63 FR 57356), which
may be referred to as the NOX SIP call. The final
NOX SIP call provided that the opportunity for comments on
2007 baseline sub-inventory revisions would be available for 60 days
after signature of the NOX SIP call.
The EPA received numerous requests to allow more time to accept
revisions to source-specific inventory data used to establish each
State's emissions baseline and budget in the NOX SIP call
and to also allow revisions to vehicle miles traveled (VMT)
projections. Therefore, by notice dated December 24, 1998, EPA
published, ``Correction and Clarification to the Finding of Significant
Contribution and Rulemaking for Purposes of Reducing Regional Transport
of Ozone'' (63 FR 71220), which may be referred to as the correction
notice.
In these notices, EPA reopened and extended the comment period on
emissions inventory revisions to 2007 baseline sub-inventory
information used to establish each State's budget in the NOX
SIP call. This included source-specific emission inventory data, data
on VMT and nonroad mobile growth rates, VMT distribution by vehicle
class, average speed by roadway type, inspection and maintenance
program parameters, and other input parameters used in the calculation
of highway vehicle emissions. The EPA extended this time period for
additional comment to February 22, 1999 in the correction notice.
The EPA is proceeding to final action now based on the comments
received from the public in response to this extended comment period.
To the extent the Administrative Procedure Act might require
publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking for this action, EPA
finds good cause to dispense with such proposal, because EPA has
already provided an opportunity for public comment (5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B)).
I. Public Comments
The EPA stated in ``Correction and Clarification to the Finding of
Significant Contribution and Rulemaking for Purposes of Reducing
Regional Transport of Ozone'' that the Agency would evaluate the data
submitted by commenters and, if it was determined to be technically
justified, revise the State baseline inventory and budgets for the
NOX SIP call to reflect the new data by April 23, 1999. The
Agency received approximately 300 comments. The Response to Comment
Document (RTC) entitled ``Responses to the 2007 Baseline Sub-inventory
Information and Significant Comments for the Final NOX SIP
Call,'' addresses EPA's response to the submitted comments in detail.
The EPA also
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developed a technical support document (TSD) entitled ``Development of
Emission Budget Inventories for the Regional Transport NOX
SIP call.'' Upon promulgation of this technical amendment (i.e.,
signature), the TSD and RTC documents will be available in the dockets
and the website listed above in ADDRESSES. All comments were considered
in finalizing this technical amendment including numerous comments
submitted after the February 22, 1999 deadline and those where the
commenter did not adhere to the requests for data that were specified
in the final NOX SIP call and the correction notice.
Individuals interested in the specific modifications requested by
commenters may review the materials as they were submitted to the
dockets.
II. Major Changes to the Statewide NOX Emissions Budgets
Changes to the Statewide NOX emissions budgets are
mainly in response to the comments submitted during the reopened and
extended comment periods indicated in the section above. Each of the
sub-inventory sectors of EGU, non-EGU point, area, nonroad mobile, and
highway mobile were commented on and affected by these comments and EPA
action.
As a result of these revisions, EPA anticipates that full
implementation of the NOX SIP call will reduce total
NOX emissions by 1.142 million tons. This is a slight
decrease from the 1.157 million tons in total NOX reductions
from the final NOX SIP call. The total overall percent
reduction decreased slightly from 28 percent to 25 percent as a result
of an increase in the emissions inventory baseline. Even though there
was a slight increase in the overall NOX emissions
inventory, EPA expects that the air quality benefits and the impacts on
cost-effectiveness would remain virtually the same because the
emissions change is so small.
The EGU source budgets increased by less than 1 percent. A number
of EGU point source units were reclassified to the non-EGU source
sector and some non-EGU sources were reclassified to the EGU source
sector. Further, in response to comments, the EGU budget also adds
previously unidentified EGUs. Overall, the emissions reductions from
this sector are similar to the emissions reductions of the final
NOX SIP call.
The non-EGU source budgets increased by 14 percent for several
reasons. First, many sources were reclassified from large non-EGUs to
small non-EGUs, thereby removing them from the category of sources
requiring budget level controls. Second, some non-EGU units for which
EPA assumed controls were reclassified to categories for which controls
were not assumed; this reclassification results in excluding them from
budget level controls (e.g., large industrial boiler reclassified as a
glass manufacturer). Many State and local agencies submitted revised
non-EGU point source inventories which replaced their final
NOX SIP call inventory for non-EGUs. A number of non-EGU
point source units were reclassified to the EGU source sector and a
number of EGU sources were reclassified to the non-EGU source sector.
The result of all of these reclassifications is that fewer non-EGUs
would be subject to EPA's assumed control strategy. Consequently, the
overall result of these changes increased the non-EGU budget by 14
percent. Because the 2007 base budget increased, but the total number
of units that would be subject to controls under EPA's assumed control
strategy decreased, these changes lower the amount of emissions
expected to be reduced by the NOX SIP call by 12,070 tons.
Changes in the stationary area source budgets resulted in an
overall budget increase of 11 percent. Some State and local agencies
submitted revised stationary area source inventories to replace their
final NOX SIP call inventory. In addition, EPA is applying a
more consistent method for calculating ozone season emissions based on
typical ozone season daily emissions. To retain consistency in State
ozone season estimation methods, EPA is estimating seasonal emissions
budgets by multiplying the typical ozone season day emission value by
the number of days in the ozone season. Since EPA does not apply any
controls to this source sector in calculating the reductions for the
final NOX SIP call, there is no expected effect on the
overall reduction due to these changes.
Changes in the nonroad mobile source budget resulted in an overall
increase of 19 percent. The EPA applied the same ozone season
estimation methods change described above for stationary area sources
to the nonroad mobile source budget. Several State and local agencies
provided emissions growth and control data for use in estimating the
nonroad sector of the budgets. Since EPA does not apply any controls to
this source sector in calculating the reductions for the final
NOX SIP call, there is no expected affect on the overall
reduction due to these changes.
Changes in the highway mobile source sector resulted in a 14
percent budget increase. Differences in the highway sector of the State
emissions budgets are in response to State and local agency comments on
VMT, VMT growth, vehicle mix throughout the State, State to county
level VMT allocations, speed changes by vehicle and roadway type, and
inspection and maintenance program application, as well as EPA's
inclusion of excess NOX emissions from the use of ``defeat
devices'' on highway heavy-duty diesel engines. This latter effect is
discussed more fully in the following section. Since EPA does not apply
any controls to this source sector in calculating the reductions for
the final NOX SIP call, there is no expected effect on the
overall reduction due to these changes.
III. Heavy-Duty Diesel Emission Estimates
The final NOX budget numbers EPA is presenting today
include the effects of excess NOX emissions from highway
heavy-duty diesel engines with ``defeat devices.'' These diesel engines
use computer software that cause the effectiveness of the engines'
emission control systems to be reduced. In essence, the computer
software alters the fuel injection timing when the engine operates in
certain modes (such as highway driving), causing the engine to emit
higher levels of NOX than indicated by their certification
standards or by EPA's existing emission models.
In September of 1998, when EPA developed the budgets for the final
NOX SIP call, EPA had not yet completed its evaluation of
the impact of these defeat devices on NOX emissions. As a
result, EPA did not include the added emissions in those NOX
budgets. Since that time, EPA has completed its evaluation and entered
into proposed consent decrees with the manufacturers of diesel engines
equipped with these devices. These consent decrees would commit the
manufacturers to reduce emissions from their engines and cease
equipping them with defeat devices according to an agreed-upon
schedule, and to take steps to mitigate the emissions effects of
existing engines equipped with defeat devices. These mitigation
commitments include the early introduction of heavy-duty diesel engines
that will meet the more stringent NOX standards scheduled to
take effect in 2004. Additional information regarding the defeat device
consent decrees can be found in ``Notices of Filing of Consent Decree
under the Clean Air Act'' (63 FR 59330-59334, November 3, 1998).
Additional information about defeat devices and their emissions effects
can be obtained from the U.S. EPA's Office of Mobile Sources by
contacting the Engine Compliance Programs Group at (202) 564-9240 and
requesting document
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VPCD-98-13 (HD Engine), dated October 15, 1998.
The EPA believes that the emissions impact of defeat devices peaked
in the late 1990s and subsequently will decline rapidly as newer
engines replace defeat device-equipped engines and as manufacturers
undertake the mitigation commitments required under the proposed
consent decrees. The final baseline NOX emission projections
and NOX budgets presented in this notice include the effects
of defeat devices and the commitments made by diesel engine
manufacturers in the settlement to introduce diesel engines meeting the
2004 standards prior to 2004. Including the emissions due to defeat
devices in the statewide NOX emissions budgets will not, by
themselves, alter the emission reductions that will result from the
final NOX SIP call, because the change in baseline and
budget amounts is identical. The increase in NOX budgets
varies from State to State but averages approximately 5.6 percent
across the entire 37-State OTAG domain, which EPA believes approximates
the increase in the States covered by the final NOX SIP
call. The EPA does not believe this increase is sufficiently large to
alter the conclusions regarding significant contribution or estimates
of the overall benefits of the rule, although it may alter the
projected benefits of the rule in specific locations.
The EPA is including the effects of the defeat devices in this
technical amendment even though they were not available at the time of
proposal or for the final NOX SIP call. The EPA finds good
cause to use this information without prior proposal. Comment would be
unnecessary since EPA will be including the effects of the defeat
devices in both the calculation of the baseline inventories and the
establishment of the SIP call budgets. Because the effects of the
defeat devices will be included in both the baseline and the emission
levels that must be achieved, inclusion of the effects will not alter
the obligations that the affected States must meet to comply with the
SIP call. The result of this change does not alter the tons of
NOX reductions that the States must achieve, nor does it
change the type of controls States are expected to select to reduce
NOX emissions. This change will more accurately reflect
EPA's current understanding of emissions from highway mobile sources.
Therefore, EPA finds good cause to include these effects in this final
action.
IV. Revised Statewide NOX Emissions Budgets
The final percent reduction from the 2007 Base Case to the Revised
May 3, 1999 Budget for electricity generating sources is shown in Table
1.
Table 1.--Final NOX Budget Components and Percent Reduction for Electricity Generating Units
[Tons/season]
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Final 2007 5/3/99 final Percent
State base budget reduction
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Alabama......................................................... 76,926 29,002 62
Connecticut..................................................... 5,636 2,652 53
Delaware........................................................ 5,838 5,250 10
District of Columbia............................................ 3 207 \1\ n/a
Georgia......................................................... 86,455 30,402 65
Illinois........................................................ 119,311 32,373 73
Indiana......................................................... 136,773 47,731 65
Kentucky........................................................ 107,829 36,503 66
Maryland........................................................ 32,603 14,656 55
Massachusetts................................................... 16,479 15,145 8
Michigan........................................................ 86,600 32,467 63
Missouri........................................................ 82,097 24,194 71
New Jersey...................................................... 18,352 10,384 43
New York........................................................ 39,199 31,009 21
North Carolina.................................................. 84,815 31,840 62
Ohio............................................................ 163,132 49,266 70
Pennsylvania.................................................... 123,102 48,311 61
Rhode Island.................................................... 1,082 997 8
South Carolina.................................................. 36,299 16,772 54
Tennessee....................................................... 70,908 25,814 64
Virginia........................................................ 40,884 17,187 58
West Virginia................................................... 115,490 26,624 77
Wisconsin....................................................... 51,962 17,375 67
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Total....................................................... 1,501,775 546,181 64
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The final percent reduction from the 2007 Base Case to the May 3,
1999 Final Budget for non-electricity generating sources is shown in
Table 2.
Table 2.--Final NOX Budget Components and Percent Reduction for Non-Electricity Generating Point Sources
[Tons/season]
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Final 2007 5/3/99 final Percent
State base budget reduction
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Alabama......................................................... 58,791 41,865 29
Connecticut..................................................... 5,124 4,970 3
Delaware........................................................ 2,370 2,235 6
District of Columbia............................................ 300 282 6
Georgia......................................................... 36,827 29,024 21
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Illinois........................................................ 72,183 58,670 19
Indiana......................................................... 80,884 53,463 34
Kentucky........................................................ 29,328 17,861 39
Maryland........................................................ 15,554 11,568 26
Massachusetts................................................... 11,229 10,296 8
Michigan........................................................ 62,988 53,703 15
Missouri........................................................ 26,870 23,182 14
New Jersey...................................................... 18,345 17,863 3
New York........................................................ 28,281 22,935 19
North Carolina.................................................. 34,888 27,635 21
Ohio............................................................ 53,074 39,453 26
Pennsylvania.................................................... 82,270 67,602 18
Rhode Island.................................................... 2,031 2,031 0
South Carolina.................................................. 37,495 27,768 26
Tennessee....................................................... 53,198 37,994 29
Virginia........................................................ 54,414 38,617 29
West Virginia................................................... 32,235 27,369 15
Wisconsin....................................................... 22,886 18,584 19
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Total....................................................... 821,563 634,970 23
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\1\ The majority of D.C.'s capacity is projected to shut down by 2007. Thus the 2007 base tonnage is very low.
The budget target for all States is based on current capacity.
The final percent reduction from the 2007 Base Case to the May 3,
1999 Final Budget for stationary area sources is shown in Table 3.
Table 3.--Final NOX Budget Components for Stationary Area Sources
[Tons/season]
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Final 2007 5/3/99 final Percent
State base budget reduction
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Alabama......................................................... 28,762 28,762 0
Connecticut..................................................... 4,821 4,821 0
Delaware........................................................ 1,129 1,129 0
District of Columbia............................................ 830 830 0
Georgia......................................................... 13,212 13,212 0
Illinois........................................................ 9,369 9,369 0
Indiana......................................................... 29,070 29,070 0
Kentucky........................................................ 31,807 31,807 0
Maryland........................................................ 4,448 4,448 0
Massachusetts................................................... 11,048 11,048 0
Michigan........................................................ 31,721 31,721 0
Missouri........................................................ 7,341 7,341 0
New Jersey...................................................... 12,431 12,431 0
New York........................................................ 17,423 17,423 0
North Carolina.................................................. 11,067 11,067 0
Ohio............................................................ 21,860 21,860 0
Pennsylvania.................................................... 17,842 17,842 0
Rhode Island.................................................... 448 448 0
South Carolina.................................................. 9,415 9,415 0
Tennessee....................................................... 13,333 13,333 0
Virginia........................................................ 27,738 27,738 0
West Virginia................................................... 5,459 5,459 0
Wisconsin....................................................... 11,253 11,253 0
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Total....................................................... 321,826 321,826 0
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The final percent reduction from the 2007 Base Case to the May 3,
1999 Final Budget for nonroad sources is shown in Table 4.
Table 4.--Final NOX Budget Components for Nonroad Sources
[Tons/season]
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Final 2007 5/3/99 final Percent
State base budget reduction
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Alabama......................................................... 20,186 20,186 0
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Connecticut..................................................... 10,736 10,736 0
Delaware........................................................ 5,651 5,651 0
District of Columbia............................................ 3,138 3,138 0
Georgia......................................................... 26,497 26,497 0
Illinois........................................................ 57,033 57,033 0
Indiana......................................................... 26,536 26,536 0
Kentucky........................................................ 15,042 15,042 0
Maryland........................................................ 20,121 20,121 0
Massachusetts................................................... 20,166 20,166 0
Michigan........................................................ 26,940 26,940 0
Missouri........................................................ 20,875 20,875 0
New Jersey...................................................... 23,565 23,565 0
New York........................................................ 42,091 42,091 0
North Carolina.................................................. 22,045 22,045 0
Ohio............................................................ 43,780 43,780 0
Pennsylvania.................................................... 30,635 30,635 0
Rhode Island.................................................... 2,455 2,455 0
South Carolina.................................................. 14,670 14,670 0
Tennessee....................................................... 52,985 52,985 0
Virginia........................................................ 27,867 27,867 0
West Virginia................................................... 10,438 10,438 0
Wisconsin....................................................... 17,975 17,975 0
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Total....................................................... 541,428 541,428 0
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The final percent reduction from the 2007 Base Case to the May 3,
1999 Final Budget for highway sources is shown in Table 5.
Table 5.--Final NOX Budget Components for Highway Vehicles
[Tons/season]
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Final 2007 5/3/99 final Percent
State base budget reduction
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Alabama......................................................... 52,202 52,202 0
Connecticut..................................................... 19,902 19,902 0
Delaware........................................................ 8,524 8,524 0
District of Columbia............................................ 2,215 2,215 0
Georgia......................................................... 90,499 90,499 0
Illinois........................................................ 117,354 117,354 0
Indiana......................................................... 82,170 82,170 0
Kentucky........................................................ 54,406 54,406 0
Maryland........................................................ 30,832 30,832 0
Massachusetts................................................... 28,641 28,641 0
Michigan........................................................ 79,751 79,751 0
Missouri........................................................ 52,554 52,554 0
New Jersey...................................................... 35,890 35,890 0
New York........................................................ 126,664 126,664 0
North Carolina.................................................. 75,785 75,785 0
Ohio............................................................ 96,572 96,572 0
Pennsylvania.................................................... 93,052 93,052 0
Rhode Island.................................................... 3,879 3,879 0
South Carolina.................................................. 55,585 55,585 0
Tennessee....................................................... 67,538 67,538 0
Virginia........................................................ 73,619 73,619 0
West Virginia................................................... 21,325 21,325 0
Wisconsin....................................................... 70,984 70,984 0
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Total....................................................... 1,339,944 1,339,944 0
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The May 3, 1999 final statewide emissions budgets are shown in
Table 6.
Table 6.--May 3, 1999 Final Statewide NOX Budgets and Percent Reduction
[Tons/season]
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Final 2007 5/3/99 final Percent
State base budget Tons reduction reduction
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Alabama......................................... 236,867 172,037 64,830 27
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Connecticut..................................... 46,220 43,081 3,138 7
Delaware........................................ 23,512 22,789 723 3
District of Columbia............................ 6,485 6,672 (187) -3
Georgia......................................... 253,489 189,634 63,856 25
Illinois........................................ 375,250 274,799 100,451 27
Indiana......................................... 355,433 238,970 116,463 33
Kentucky........................................ 238,412 155,619 82,793 35
Maryland........................................ 103,558 81,625 21,933 21
Massachusetts................................... 87,563 85,296 2,267 3
Michigan........................................ 288,000 224,582 63,419 22
Missouri........................................ 189,737 128,146 61,591 32
New Jersey...................................... 108,584 100,133 8,450 8
New York........................................ 253,659 240,123 13,536 5
North Carolina.................................. 228,600 168,373 60,228 26
Ohio............................................ 378,418 250,930 127,487 34
Pennsylvania.................................... 346,900 257,441 89,459 26
Rhode Island.................................... 9,895 9,810 85 1
South Carolina.................................. 153,465 124,211 29,254 19
Tennessee....................................... 257,962 197,664 60,298 23
Virginia........................................ 224,521 185,027 39,494 18
West Virginia................................... 184,947 91,216 93,731 51
Wisconsin....................................... 175,061 136,172 38,889 22
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Total....................................... 4,526,538 3,384,350 1,142,188 25
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Table 7 shows the percent change between the statewide
NOX emissions budgets promulgated on September 24, 1998 and
the revised final statewide NOX emissions budgets of May 3,
1999.
Table 7.--Percent Changes Between September 24, 1998 Budgets and May 3, 1999 Budgets
[Tons/season]
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9/24/98 total 5/3/99 total
State 2007 budget 2007 budget Percent change
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Alabama......................................................... 158,677 172,037 8
Connecticut..................................................... 40,573 43,081 6
Delaware........................................................ 18,523 22,789 23
District of Columbia............................................ 6,792 6,672 -2
Georgia......................................................... 177,381 189,634 7
Illinois........................................................ 210,210 274,799 31
Indiana......................................................... 202,584 238,970 18
Kentucky........................................................ 155,698 155,619 0
Maryland........................................................ 71,388 81,625 14
Massachusetts................................................... 78,168 85,296 9
Michigan........................................................ 212,199 224,582 6
Missouri........................................................ 114,532 128,146 12
New Jersey...................................................... 97,034 100,133 3
New York........................................................ 179,769 240,123 34
North Carolina.................................................. 151,847 168,373 11
Ohio............................................................ 239,898 250,930 5
Pennsylvania.................................................... 252,447 257,441 2
Rhode Island.................................................... 8,313 9,810 18
South Carolina.................................................. 109,425 124,211 14
Tennessee....................................................... 182,476 197,664 8
Virginia........................................................ 155,718 185,027 19
West Virginia................................................... 92,920 91,216 -2
Wisconsin....................................................... 106,540 136,172 28
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Total....................................................... 3,023,113 3,384,350 12
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Table 8 shows each State's final compliance supplement pool.
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Table 8.--State Compliance Supplement Pool
[Tons]
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Compliance
State Base Budget Tonnage supplement
reduction pool
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Alabama......................................... 236,867 172,037 64,830 11,350
Connecticut..................................... 46,220 43,081 3,138 549
Delaware........................................ 23,512 22,789 723 127
District of Columbia............................ 6,485 6,672 -186 0
Georgia......................................... 253,489 189,634 63,856 11,179
Illinois........................................ 375,250 274,799 100,451 17,586
Indiana......................................... 355,433 238,970 116,463 20,390
Kentucky........................................ 238,412 155,619 82,793 14,495
Maryland........................................ 103,558 81,625 21,933 3,840
Massachusetts................................... 87,563 85,296 2,267 397
Michigan........................................ 288,000 224,582 63,419 11,103
Missouri........................................ 189,737 128,146 61,591 10,783
New Jersey...................................... 108,584 100,133 8,450 1,479
New York........................................ 253,659 240,123 13,536 2,370
North Carolina.................................. 228,600 168,373 60,228 10,544
Ohio............................................ 378,418 250,930 127,487 22,320
Pennsylvania.................................... 346,900 257,441 89,459 15,662
Rhode Island.................................... 9,895 9,810 85 15
South Carolina.................................. 153,465 124,211 29,254 5,122
Tennessee....................................... 257,962 197,664 60,298 10,557
Virginia........................................ 224,521 185,027 39,494 6,914
West Virginia................................... 184,947 91,216 93,731 16,410
Wisconsin....................................... 175,061 136,172 38,889 6,808
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Total....................................... 4,526,538 3,384,350 1,142,188 200,000
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V. Administrative Requirements
A. Congressional Review Act
The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 804 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. The 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 U.S. prior to
publication of the rule in the Federal Register. This rule is not a
``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
B. Executive Order 12866
Under Executive Order (E.O.) 12866, (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993),
this technical amendment is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and
is therefore not subject to review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) because this action simply revises the emissions budget
numbers of the NOX SIP call final rule. The final
NOX SIP call was submitted to OMB for review. The EPA
prepared a regulatory impact analysis (RIA) for the final
NOX SIP call titled ``Regulatory Impact Analysis for the
NOX SIP Call, FIP, and Section 126 Petitions.'' The RIA and
any written comments from OMB to EPA and any written EPA responses to
those comments are included in the docket. The docket is available for
public inspection at the EPA's Air Docket Section, which is listed in
the ADDRESSES section of this preamble. This technical amendment does
not create any additional impacts beyond what was promulgated in the
final NOX SIP call, therefore, no additional RIA is needed.
C. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
This technical amendment also does not impose any enforceable duty,
contain any unfunded mandate, or impose any significant or unique
impact on small governments as described in the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) (Pub. L. 104-4). The EPA did not reach a
final conclusion as to the applicability of the requirements of the
UMRA to the final NOX SIP call. The EPA prepared a statement
that would be required by UMRA if its statutory provisions applied and
has consulted with governmental entities as would be required by UMRA.
Because today's technical amendment does not create any additional
mandates, no further UMRA analysis is needed.
D. Executive Order 12875
This technical amendment also does not require prior consultation
with State, local, and tribal government officials as specified by
Executive Order 12875 (58 FR 58093, October 28, 1993). The final
NOX SIP call did not create a mandate on State, local or
tribal governments. As explained in the final NOX SIP call
in the discussion of UMRA and the Executive Order 12875, the final rule
did not impose an enforceable duty on these entities. Therefore, the
Executive Order 12875 does not apply to this technical amendment to the
final NOX SIP call.
E. Executive Order 13084
The EPA stated in the final NOX SIP call that Executive
Order 13084 (63 FR 27655, May 10, 1998) did not apply because the final
rule does not significantly or uniquely affect the communities of
Indian tribal governments or call on States to regulate NOX
sources located on tribal lands.
F. Executive Order 12898
In addition, since today's action is a technical amendment, this
action does not involve special consideration of environmental justice
related issues as required by E.O. 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16,
1994). For the final NOX SIP call, the Agency conducted a
general analysis of the potential changes in ozone and particulate
matter levels that may be experienced by minority and low-income
populations as a result
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of the requirements of the rule. These findings are presented in the
RIA.
G. Regulatory Flexibility Act
This technical amendment is not subject to the regulatory
flexibility provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601
et seq.). Both the final NOX SIP call and this technical
amendment will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of
small entities because this action does not establish requirements
applicable to small entities.
H. Executive Order 13045
This technical amendment also is not subject to E.O. 13045
(Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks) (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997) because EPA interprets E.O. 13045
as applying only to those regulatory actions that are based on health
or safety risks, such that the analysis required under section 5-501 of
the Order has the potential to influence the regulation. This technical
amendment is not subject to E.O. 13045 because it does not establish an
environmental standard intended to mitigate health or safety risks and
is not economically significant under E.O. 12866.
I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
In addition, the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
of 1997 does not apply because today's technical amendment does not
require the public to perform activities conducive to the use of
voluntary consensus standards under that Act. The EPA's compliance with
these statutes and Executive Orders for the underlying rule, the final
NOX SIP call, is discussed in more detail in 63 FR 57477-81
(October 27, 1998).
J. Judicial Review
Section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) indicates which
Federal Courts of Appeal have venue for petitions of review of final
actions by EPA. This section provides, in part, that petitions for
review must be filed in the Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit if (i) the agency action consists of ``nationally
applicable regulations promulgated, or final action taken, by the
Administrator,'' or (ii) such action is locally or regionally
applicable, if ``such action is based on a determination of nationwide
scope or effect and if in taking such action the Administrator finds
and publishes that such action is based on such a determination.''
Any final action related to the NOX SIP call is
``nationally applicable'' within the meaning of section 307(b)(1). As
an initial matter, through this rule, EPA interprets section 110 of the
CAA in a way that could affect future actions regulating the transport
of pollutants. In addition, the NOX SIP call requires 22
States and the District of Columbia to decrease emissions of
NOX. The NOX SIP call also is based on a common
core of factual findings and analyses concerning the transport of ozone
and its precursors between the different States subject to the
NOX SIP call. Finally, EPA has established uniform
approvability criteria that would be applied to all States subject to
the NOX SIP call. For these reasons, the Administrator has
also determined that any final action regarding the NOX SIP
call is of nationwide scope and effect for purposes of section
307(b)(1). Thus, any petitions for review of final actions regarding
the NOX SIP call must be filed in the Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia Circuit within 60 days from the date final
action is published in the Federal Register.
H. Paperwork Reduction Act
The EPA stated in the final NOX SIP call that an
information collection request was pending. This action imposes no
additional burdens beyond those imposed by the final NOX SIP
call. Any issues relevant to satisfaction of the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act will be resolved during review and approval of
that information collection request.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 51
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Administrative
practice and procedure, Carbon monoxide, Intergovernmental relations,
Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides, Transportation, Volatile
organic compounds.
Dated: May 3, 1999.
Carol M. Browner,
Administrator.
40 CFR part 51 is amended as follows:
PART 51--REQUIREMENTS FOR PREPARATION, ADOPTION, AND SUBMITTAL OF
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
1. The authority citation for part 51 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.
Subpart G--Control Strategy
2. Section 51.121 is amended by revising paragraphs
(e)(2),(e)(3)(iii), and (g)(2)(ii) to read as follows:
Sec. 51.121 Findings and requirements for submission of State
implementation plan revisions relating to emissions of oxides of
nitrogen.
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(e) * * *
(2) The State-by-State amounts of the NOX budget,
expressed in tons, are as follows:
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State Budget
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Alabama.................................................... 172,037
Connecticut................................................ 43,081
Delaware................................................... 22,789
District of Columbia....................................... 6,672
Georgia.................................................... 189,634
Illinois................................................... 274,799
Indiana.................................................... 238,970
Kentucky................................................... 155,619
Maryland................................................... 81,625
Massachusetts.............................................. 85,296
Michigan................................................... 224,582
Missouri................................................... 128,146
New Jersey................................................. 100,133
New York................................................... 240,123
North Carolina............................................. 168,373
Ohio....................................................... 250,930
Pennsylvania............................................... 257,441
Rhode Island............................................... 9,810
South Carolina............................................. 124,211
Tennessee.................................................. 197,664
Virginia................................................... 185,027
West Virginia.............................................. 91,216
Wisconsin.................................................. 136,172
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Total.................................................. 3,384,350
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(3) * * *
(iii) The State-by-State amounts of the compliance supplement pool
are as follows:
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Compliance
supplement
State pool (tons
of NOX)
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Alabama.................................................... 11,350
Connecticut................................................ 549
Delaware................................................... 127
District of Columbia....................................... 0
Georgia.................................................... 11,179
Illinois................................................... 17,586
Indiana.................................................... 20,390
Kentucky................................................... 14,495
Maryland................................................... 3,840
Massachusetts.............................................. 397
Michigan................................................... 11,103
Missouri................................................... 10,783
New Jersey................................................. 1,479
New York................................................... 2,370
North Carolina............................................. 10,544
Ohio....................................................... 22,320
Pennsylvania............................................... 15,662
Rhode Island............................................... 15
South Carolina............................................. 5,122
Tennessee.................................................. 10,557
Virginia................................................... 6,914
West Virginia.............................................. 16,410
Wisconsin.................................................. 6,808
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Total.................................................. 200,000
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(g) * * *
(2) * * *
(ii) The base year 2007 NOX emissions sub-inventories
for each State, expressed in tons per ozone season, are as follows:
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State EGU Non-EGU Area Nonroad Highway Total
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Alabama................................................. 76,926 58,791 28,762 20,186 52,202 236,867
Connecticut............................................. 5,636 5,124 4,821 10,736 19,902 46,220
Delaware................................................ 5,838 2,370 1,129 5,651 8,524 23,512
District of Columbia.................................... 3 300 830 3,138 2,215 6,485
Georgia................................................. 86,455 36,827 13,212 26,497 90,499 253,489
Illinois................................................ 119,311 72,183 9,369 57,033 117,354 375,250
Indiana................................................. 136,773 80,884 29,070 26,536 82,170 355,433
Kentucky................................................ 107,829 29,328 31,807 15,042 54,406 238,412
Maryland................................................ 32,603 15,554 4,448 20,121 30,832 103,558
Massachusetts........................................... 16,479 11,229 11,048 20,166 28,641 87,563
Michigan................................................ 86,600 62,988 31,721 26,940 79,751 288,000
Missouri................................................ 82,097 26,870 7,341 20,875 52,554 189,737
New Jersey.............................................. 18,352 18,345 12,431 23,565 35,890 108,584
New York................................................ 39,199 28,281 17,423 42,091 126,664 253,659
North Carolina.......................................... 84,815 34,888 11,067 22,045 75,785 228,600
Ohio.................................................... 163,132 53,074 21,860 43,780 96,572 378,418
Pennsylvania............................................ 123,102 82,270 17,842 30,635 93,052 346,900
Rhode Island............................................ 1,082 2,031 448 2,455 3,879 9,895
South Carolina.......................................... 36,299 37,495 9,415 14,670 55,585 153,465
Tennessee............................................... 70,908 53,198 13,333 52,985 67,538 257,962
Virginia................................................ 40,884 54,414 27,738 27,867 73,619 224,521
West Virginia........................................... 115,490 32,235 5,459 10,438 21,325 184,947
Wisconsin............................................... 51,962 22,886 11,253 17,975 70,984 175,061
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Total............................................... 1,501,775 821,563 321,826 541,428 1,339,944 4,526,538
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Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.
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