[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 25, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 38565-38569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18410]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[AZ 099-0039; FRL-7013-3]


Revisions to the Arizona State Implementation Plan, Pinal-Gila 
Counties Air Quality Control District and Pinal County Air Quality 
Control District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is finalizing approval of recisions of Pinal-Gila Counties 
Air Pollution Control District (PGCAQCD) rules from the Arizona 
Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) portion (with respect to 
Gila County) and the Pinal County Air Pollution Control District 
(PCAQCD) portion of the Arizona State Implementation Plan (SIP). These 
revisions were proposed in the Federal Register on May 1, 2001.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule is effective on August 24, 2001.

ADDRESSES: You can inspect copies of the administrative record for this 
action at EPA's Region IX office during normal business hours. You can 
inspect copies of the submitted rule revisions at the following 
locations:

Environmental Protection Agency, Air Docket (6102), Ariel Rios 
Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20460.

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, 3033 North Central 
Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85012.

Pinal County Air Quality Control District, Building F, 31 North 
Pinal Street, Florence, AZ 85232.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Al Petersen, Rulemaking Office (AIR-
4), Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; (415) 744-1135.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us'' and 
``our'' refer to EPA.

I. Proposed Action

    On May 1, 2001 (66 FR 21675), EPA published a direct final approval 
to rescind PGCAQCD rules in tables 1 through 6 from the Arizona SIP. We 
received adverse comments on this action and withdrew the direct final 
approval on June 20, 2001 (66 FR 33029). On May 1, 2001 (66 FR 21727), 
EPA also published a proposal notice to rescind these SIP rules. 
Today's action addresses the comments and finalizes the proposed 
approval to rescind the SIP rules.
    The PGCAQCD SIP rules in table 7 were submitted by ADEQ for 
recision but are already rescinded in previous actions with respect to 
both Gila County and PCAQCD. These rules are listed in table 7 for 
clarity only, and we will take no further action on them.

 Table 1.--PGCAQCD Rules (Previously Submitted on July 1, 1975, Approved on November 15, 1978, 43 FR 53031) for
                             Rescission with Respect to Both Gila County and PCAQCD
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                                                              Replacement  ADEQ SIP     Replacement  PCAQCD SIP
 PGCAQCD  SIP rule  number            Rule title                   rule number                rule number
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7-1-1.1...................  Policy and Legal Authority....  (Note 1).................  (Note 1)
7-1-1.3...................  Air Pollution Prohibited......  (Note 1).................  (Note 1)
7-1-2.5(A)................  Permits: Transfer.............  R9-3-317.................  3-1-090
7-1-2.5(B)................  Permits: Expiration...........  R9-3-306.................  3-1-089
7-1-2.5(C)................  Permits: Posting..............  R9-3-315.................  (Note 1)
7-1-2.6...................  Recordkeeping and Reporting...  R9-3-308, R9-3-314.......  3-1-103,
                                                                                         3-1-170
7-2-1.1...................  Non-Specific Particulate......  R9-3-201.................  2-1-020
7-2-1.2...................  Sulfur Dioxide................  R9-3-202 (Note 2)........  2-1-030
7-2-1.4...................  Photochemical Oxidants........  R9-3-204.................  2-1-040
7-2-1.5...................  Carbon Monoxide...............  R9-3-205.................  2-1-050
7-2-1.6...................  Nitrogen Dioxide..............  R9-3-206.................  2-1-060
7-2-1.7...................  Evaluation....................  R9-3-216.................  2-3-110
7-3-1.6...................  Reduction of Animal or          (Note 1).................  (Note 1)
                             Vegetable Matter.
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 Table 2.--PGCAQCD Rules (Previously Submitted on July 1, 1975, Approved on December 17, 1979, 44 FR 73033) for
                             Rescission with Respect to Both Gila County and PCAQCD
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                                                              Replacement  ADEQ SIP     Replacement  PCAQCD SIP
 PGCAQCD  SIP rule  number            Rule title                   rule number                rule number
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7-2-1.8...................  Anti-Degradation..............  (Note 1).................  (Note 1)
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  Table 3.--PGCAQCD Rules (Previously Submitted on August 7, 1980, Approved on April 12, 1982, 47 FR 15580) for
                             Rescission with Respect to Both Gila County and PCAQCD
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                                                              Replacement  ADEQ SIP     Replacement  PCAQCD SIP
 PGCAQCD  SIP rule  number            Rule title                   rule number                rule number
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7-1-1.2...................  Definitions...................  R9-3-101.................  1-3-140
7-1-1.3(C)................  Air Pollution Prohibited......  (Note 1).................  (Note 1)
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  Table 4.--PGCAQCD Rules (Previously Submitted on July 1, 1975, Approved on November 15, 1978, 43 FR 53031 for
                                Rescission with Respect to Both Gila County Only
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                                                              Replacement  ADEQ SIP     Replacement  PCAQCD SIP
 PGCAQCD  SIP rule  number            Rule title                   rule number                rule number
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7-3-1.2(A)................  Fugitive Dust.................  R9-3-404.................  None
7-3-1.2(B)................  Fugitive Dust.................  R9-3-405.................  None
7-3-1.2(C)................  Fugitive Dust.................  R9-3-405.................  None
7-3-1.2(D)................  Fugitive Dust.................  R9-3-406.................  None
7-3-1.2(E)................  Fugitive Dust.................  R9-3-409.................  None
7-3-1.3...................  Open Burning..................  (Note 2).................  None
7-3-1.4...................  Incineration..................  (Note 2).................  None
7-3-1.5...................  Wood Waste Burners............  R9-3-504.................  None
7-3-1.7...................  Particulate Emissions--Fuel     R9-3-503.................  None
                             Burning Equipment.
7-3-1.8...................  Process Industries............  R9-3-502.................  None
7-3-2.2...................  Fuel Burning Installations....  R9-3-503.................  None
7-3-2.3...................  Sulfite Pulp Mills............  (Note 2).................  None
7-3-2.4...................  Sulfuric Acid Plants..........  R9-3-507.................  None
7-3-3.1...................  Storage of Volatile Organic     R9-3-510.................  None
                             Compounds.
7-3-3.2...................  Loading of Volatile Organic     R9-3-510.................  None
                             Compounds.
7-3-3.3...................  Pumps and Compressors.........  R9-3-510.................  None
7-3-4.1...................  Emission Standards--Carbon      R9-3-502.................  None
                             Monoxide from Stationary
                             Sources: Industrial.
7-3-5.1...................  Emission Standards--Nitrogen    R9-3-503.................  None
                             Oxides: Fuel Burning
                             Equipment.
7-3-5.2...................  Nitric Acid Plants............  R9-3-506.................  None
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  Table 5.--PGCAQCD Rule (Previously Submitted on July 1, 1975, Approved on December 17, 1979, 44 FR 73033) for
                                   Rescission with Respect to Gila County Only
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                                                              Replacement  ADEQ SIP     Replacement  PCAQCD SIP
 PGCAQCD  SIP rule  number            Rule title                   rule number                rule number
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7-3-2.5...................  Other Industries..............  (Note 2).................  None
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  Table 6.--PGCAQCD Rule (Previously Submitted on August 7, 1980, Approved on April 12, 1982, 47 FR 15580) for
                                   Rescission with Respect to Gila County Only
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                                                              Replacement  ADEQ SIP     Replacement  PCAQCD SIP
 PGCAQCD  SIP rule  number            Rule title                   rule number                rule number
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7-3-1.1...................  Visible Emissions: General....  R9-3-501.................  None
7-3-1.4(C)................  Incineration..................  (Note 2).................  None
7-3-1.7(F)................  Particulate Emissions--Fuel     R9-3-503.................  None
                             Burning Equipment.
7-3-3.4(A)................  Organic Solvents..............  R9-3-101.................  None
7-3-3.4(B)................  Organic Solvents..............  R9-3-502.................  None
7-3-3.4(C)................  Organic Solvents..............  R9-3-525.................  None
7-3-3.4(D)................  Organic Solvents..............  R9-3-527.................  None
7-3-3.4(E)................  Organic Solvents..............  R9-3-502.................  None
7-3-3.4(F)................  Organic Solvents..............  R9-3-502.................  None
7-3-3.4(G)................  Organic Solvents..............  R9-3-502.................  None

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7-3-3.4(H)................  Organic Solvents..............  (Note 1).................  None
7-3-3.4(I)................  Organic Solvents..............  R9-3-101.................  None
7-3-3.4(J)................  Organic Solvents..............  R9-3-502.................  None
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   Table 7.--PGCAQCD Rules Submitted for Rescission but Already Rescinded with Respect to Both Gila County and
                                                     PCAQCD
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       PGCAQCD  SIP rule  number                    Rule title                      Recision  reference
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7-1-2.2...............................  Permit Unit Description and Fees.  (Note 3)
7-1-2.4...............................  Appeals to Hearing Board.........  (Note 3)
7-1-2.7...............................  Enforcement......................  (Note 3)
7-1-4.1...............................  Violations: Orders of Abatement..  (Note 4)
7-1-4.2...............................  Hearings on Orders of Abatement..  (Note 4)
7-1-5.1...............................  Classification and Reporting;      (Note 4)
                                         Production of Records;
                                         Confidentiality of Records;
                                         Violation; Penalty.
7-1-5.2...............................  Special Inspection Warrant.......  (Note 4)
7-1-5.3...............................  Decisions of Hearing Board;        (Note 4)
                                         Subpoenas; Effective Date.
7-1-5.4...............................  Judicial Review; Grounds;          (Note 4)
                                         Procedures.
7-1-5.5...............................  Notice of Hearing; Publication;    (Note 4)
                                         Service.
7-1-5.6...............................  Injunctive Relief................  (Note 4)
7-2-1.3...............................  Non-Methane Hydrocarbons.........  (Note 3)
7-3-6.1...............................  Major Sources: Policy and Legal    (Note 3)
                                         Authority.
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    Note 1: Designates a rule determined by EPA to be not 
appropriate for inclusion in the SIP, because it is unenforceable, 
or replaced by a federal standard, or refers to a non-criteria 
pollutant, or refers to local procedural matters, such as those 
concerning assessment of fees, enforcement, and local hearing board 
procedures.


    Note 2: Designates a rule without an exact parallel ADEQ SIP 
rule or PCAQCD SIP rule, for which information was provided by the 
ADEQ to show that rescinding the PGCAQCD rule would not conflict 
with section 110(l) of the CAA.


    Note 3: 40 CFR 52.120(c)(18)(iv)(B).


    Note 4: 40 CFR 52.120(c)(18)(iv)(A).

    We proposed to rescind these PGCAQCD rules because the local agency 
no longer exists and we determined that their rescission complied with 
the relevant CAA requirements.

II. Public Comments and EPA Responses

    EPA's proposed action provided a 30-day public comment period. 
During this period, we received comments from the following parties.
     Don Gabrielson, PCAQCD; letter dated May 30, 2001 and 
received May 31, 2001.
     Bruce Friedl, ADEQ; phone call on May 10, 2001.
    The PCAQCD comments and our responses are summarized below.
    Comment I: PCAQCD notes that in table 1 the numerical references in 
the PCAQCD column do not correspond to rule numbers.
    Response: PCAQCD rule numbers contained typographical errors, and 
the correct PCAQCD rule numbers are provided in table 1 of today's 
action. The PCAQCD successor rules listed in table 1 are not being 
proposed for SIP approval, since they are already SIP-approved rules. 
These rules are listed as successor rules for the purpose of justifying 
the rescission of PGCAQCD rules in the PCAQCD pursuant to section 
110(l) of the CAA.
    Comment II: PCAQCD notes that in tables 1 and 3, the proposed 
approval of PCAQCD Rules 2-3-110 and 1-3-140 as SIP elements does not 
specify adoption or submittal dates for the underlying rules.
    Response: The adoption dates for all of the SIP-approved PCAQCD 
rules in tables 1 and 3 are provided in 65 FR 79742 (December 20, 2000) 
or in 40 CFR 52.120(c)(18)(iv) (B, C, or D). Also see response to 
comment I.
    Comment III: PCAQCD notes that in Table 6, regarding PGCAQCD Rule 
7-3-3.4, no action is being proposed except for the objectionable 
rescission of the exception spelled out in Rule 7-3-3.4(H). Deleting 
section (H) will effectively expand the scope of the remaining SIP-
approved provisions of Rule 7-3-3.4. While PCAQCD has put forth 
specific proposals regarding modifying and partially rescinding Rule 7-
3-3.4 as a SIP element, those proposals did not in any way ask for a 
county-wide expansion of the applicability of Rule 7-3-3.4. Therefore, 
we must object to the proposed rescission from the PCAQCD portion of 
the Arizona SIP of Rule 7-3-3.4(H).
    Response: EPA is rescinding Rule 7-3-3.4 with respect to Gila 
County only and is not rescinding Rule 7-3-3.4(H) or any other part of 
Rule 7-3-3.4 with respect to PCAQCD in today's action.
    The ADEQ comments and our responses are summarized below.
    Comment I: ADEQ notes that in table 1, ADEQ Rule R9-3-206 should be 
used to justify the rescission of PGCAQCD Rule 7-2-1.6.
    Response: EPA concurs, and ADEQ Rule R9-3-206 is used.
    Comment II: ADEQ questions why PGCAQCD Rules 7-3-1.1, 7-3-1.3, 7-3-
1.8, and 7-3-4.1 are not being rescinded with respect to PCAQCD.
    Response: The cited PGCAQCD rules are being rescinded with respect 
to PCAQCD in a separate action that simultaneously approves PCAQCD 
replacement rules into the PCAQCD portion of the Arizona SIP.

III. EPA Action

    No comments were submitted that change our assessment that the 
rescission of the rules complies with the relevant CAA requirements. 
Therefore, as authorized in section 110(k)(3) of the

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Act, EPA is fully approving the rescission of these rules from the 
Arizona SIP with respect to both Gila County and PCAQCD or with respect 
to Gila County only, as designated in tables 1 through 6.

IV. Administrative Requirements

    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 32111, 
``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy 
Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001). This action 
merely approves state law as meeting federal requirements and imposes 
no additional requirements beyond those imposed by state law. 
Accordingly, the Administrator certifies that this rule will not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because 
this rule approves pre-existing requirements under state law and does 
not impose any additional enforceable duty beyond that required by 
state law, it does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or 
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded 
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4). This rule 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), because it 
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 (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. As required by section 3 
of Executive Order 12988 (61 FR 4729, February 7, 1996), in issuing 
this rule, EPA has taken the necessary steps to eliminate drafting 
errors and ambiguity, minimize potential litigation, and provide a 
clear legal standard for affected conduct. EPA has complied with 
Executive Order 12630 (53 FR 8859, March 15, 1988) by examining the 
takings implications of the rule in accordance with the ``Attorney 
General's Supplemental Guidelines for the Evaluation of Risk and 
Avoidance of Unanticipated Takings'' issued under the executive order. 
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. section 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. 
section 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 September 24, 2001. 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, Nitrogen 
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Volatile organic compounds.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

    Dated: July 5, 2001.
Jane Diamond,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.

    Part 52, chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is 
amended as follows:

PART 52--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Subpart D--Arizona

    2. Section 52.120 is amended by adding paragraphs (c)(18)(iv)(D), 
(c)(18)(iv)(E), (c)(18)(iv)(F), (c)(18)(iv)(G), (c)(46)(i)(B), and 
(c)(46)(i)(C) to read as follows:


Sec. 52.120  Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (18) * * *
    (iv) * * *
    (D) Previously approved on November 15, 1978 in paragraph 
(c)(18)(iv) of this section and now deleted without replacement Rules 
7-1-1.1, 7-1-1.3, 7-1-2.5, 7-1-2.6, 7-2-1.1, 7-2-1.2, 7-2-1.4, 7-2-1.5, 
7-2-1.6, 7-2-1.7, and 7-3-1.6.
    (E) Previously approved on December 17, 1979 in paragraph 
(c)(18)(iv) of this section and now deleted without replacement Rule 7-
2-1.8.
    (F) Previously approved on November 15, 1978 in paragraph 
(c)(18)(iv) of this section and now deleted without replacement with 
respect to Gila County only Rules 7-3-1.2, 7-3-1.3, 7-3-1.4, 7-3-1.5, 
7-3-1.7, 7-3-1.8, 7-3-2.2, 7-3-2.3, 7-3-2.4, 7-3-3.1, 7-3-3.2, 7-3-3.3, 
7-3-4.1, 7-3-5.1, and 7-3-5.2.
    (G) Previously approved on December 17, 1979 in paragraph 
(c)(18)(iv) of this section and now deleted without replacement with 
respect to Gila County only Rule 7-3-2.5.
* * * * *
    (46) * * *
    (i) * * *
    (B) Previously approved on April 12, 1982 in paragraph 
(c)(46)(i)(A) of this section and now deleted without replacement Rules 
7-1-1.2 and 7-1-1.3(C).

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    (C) Previously approved on April 12, 1982 in paragraph 
(c)(46)(i)(A) of this section and now deleted without replacement with 
respect to Gila County only Rules 7-3-1.1, 7-3-1.4(C), 7-3-1.7(F), and 
7-3-3.4.
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