[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 222 (Friday, November 16, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 57668-57671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28342]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[FRL-7100-4]


Delegation of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants for Source Categories; State of Arizona; Arizona Department 
of Environmental Quality

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is amending certain regulations to reflect the current 
delegation status of national emission standards for hazardous air 
pollutants in Arizona. Several NESHAPs were delegated to the Arizona 
Department of Environmental Quality on March 5, 2001, and the purpose 
of this action is to update the listing in the Code of Federal 
Regulations.

DATES: This rule is effective on January 15, 2002 without further 
notice, unless EPA receives relevant adverse comments by December 17, 
2001. If EPA receives such comments, then it will publish a timely 
withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that this rule 
did not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted to Andrew Steckel at the Region 
IX office listed below. Copies of the request for delegation and other 
supporting documentation are available for public inspection (docket 
number A-96-25) at the following location: U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region IX, Rulemaking Office (AIR-4), Air Division, 
75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94105-3901.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mae Wang, Rulemaking Office (AIR-4), 
Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94105-3901, (415) 744-1200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

A. Delegation of NESHAPs

    Section 112(l) of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990 (CAA), 
authorizes EPA to delegate to state or local air pollution control 
agencies the authority to implement and enforce the standards set out 
in 40 CFR part 63, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants for Source Categories. On November 26, 1993, EPA promulgated 
regulations, codified at 40 CFR part 63, subpart E (hereinafter 
referred to as ``subpart E''), establishing procedures for EPA's 
approval of state rules or programs under section 112(l) (see 58 FR 
62262). Subpart E was later amended on September 14, 2000 (see 65 FR 
55810).
    Any request for approval under CAA section 112(l) must meet the 
approval criteria in 112(l)(5) and subpart E. To streamline the 
approval process for future applications, a state or local agency may 
submit a one-time demonstration that it has adequate authorities and 
resources to implement and enforce any CAA section 112 standards. If 
such demonstration is approved, then the state or local agency would no 
longer need to resubmit a demonstration of these same authorities and 
resources for every subsequent request for delegation of CAA section 
112 standards. However, EPA maintains the authority to withdraw its 
approval if the State does not adequately

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implement or enforce an approved rule or program.

B. ADEQ Delegations

    On July 17, 1998, EPA published a direct final action delegating to 
the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) several NESHAPs 
and approving ADEQ's delegation mechanism for future standards (see 63 
FR 38478). That action explained the procedure for EPA to grant 
delegations to ADEQ by letter, with periodic Federal Register listings 
of standards that have been delegated. On January 5, 2001, ADEQ 
requested delegation of the following NESHAPs contained in 40 CFR part 
63:

 Subpart AA--NESHAP from Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing Plants
 Subpart BB--NESHAP from Phosphate Fertilizers Production 
Plants
 Subpart HH--NESHAP from Oil and Natural Gas Production 
Facilities
 Subpart SS--National Emission Standards for Closed Vent 
Systems, Control Devices, Recovery Devices and Routing to a Fuel Gas 
System or a Process
 Subpart TT--National Emission Standards for Equipment Leaks--
Control Level 1
 Subpart UU--National Emission Standards for Equipment Leaks--
Control Level 2 Standards
 Subpart WW--National Emission Standards for Storage Vessels 
(Tanks)--Control Level 2
 Subpart YY--NESHAP for Source Categories: Generic MACT 
Standards
 Subpart CCC--NESHAP for Steel Pickling--HCl Process Facilities 
and Hydrochloric Acid Regeneration Plants
 Subpart DDD--NESHAP for Mineral Wool Production
 Subpart GGG--National Emission Standards for Pharmaceuticals 
Production
 Subpart HHH--NESHAP from Natural Gas Transmission and Storage 
Facilities
 Subpart III--NESHAP for Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production
 Subpart LLL--NESHAP from the Portland Cement Manufacturing 
Industry
 Subpart MMM--NESHAP for Pesticide Active Ingredient Production
 Subpart NNN--NESHAP for Wool Fiberglass Manufacturing
 Subpart PPP--NESHAP for Polyether Polyols Production
 Subpart TTT--NESHAP for Primary Lead Smelting
 Subpart XXX--NESHAP for Ferroalloys Production: Ferromanganese 
and Silicomanganese

    On March 5, 2001, EPA granted delegation to ADEQ for these NESHAPs. 
EPA also delegated to ADEQ any amendments to previously-delegated 
NESHAPs, as of July 1, 1999. Today's action is serving to notify the 
public of the March 5, 2001, delegation and to codify these delegations 
into the Code of Federal Regulations.

II. EPA Action

    Today's document serves to notify the public that on March 5, 2001, 
EPA granted delegation to ADEQ for the NESHAPs listed above, as well as 
any amendments to previously-delegated NESHAPs as of July 1, 1999. 
Today's action will codify these delegations into the Code of Federal 
Regulations.

III. 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 13211, 
``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy 
Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001). This action 
merely updates the list of approved delegations in the Code of Federal 
Regulations and imposes no additional requirements. 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 
does not impose any additional enforceable duty, it does not contain 
any unfunded mandate or significantly or uniquely affect small 
governments, as described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 
(Public Law 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 updates the list of already-approved delegations, 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 state delegation submissions, our role is to approve 
state choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. In this 
context, in the absence of a prior existing requirement for the state 
to use voluntary consensus standards (VCS), we have no authority to 
disapprove state submissions for failure to use VCS. It would thus be 
inconsistent with applicable law for EPA, when it reviews state 
submissions, to use VCS in place of state submissions that otherwise 
satisfy the provisions of the CAA. 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. We will submit a report containing this rule and other 
required information to the United States Senate, the United States 
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 CAA, petitions for judicial review 
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for 
the appropriate circuit by January 15, 2002. 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

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enforce its requirements (see section 307(b)(2)).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 63

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Air pollution control, Hazardous substances, Intergovernmental 
relations, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Authority: This action is issued under the authority of section 
112 of the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7412.

    Dated: October 30, 2001.
Jack P. Broadbent,
Director, Air Division, Region IX.

    Title 40, chapter I, part 63 of the Code of Federal Regulations is 
amended as follows:

PART 63--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 63 continues to read as follows:

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

Subpart E--Approval of State Programs and Delegation of Federal 
Authorities

    2. Section 63.99 is amended by revising paragraph (a)(3) to read as 
follows:


Sec. 63.99  Delegated Federal Authorities.

    (a) * * *
    (3) Arizona. The following table lists the specific Part 63 
standards that have been delegated unchanged to the air pollution 
control agencies in the State of Arizona. The (X) symbol is used to 
indicate each category that has been delegated.

                                                    Delegation Status for Part 63 Standards--Arizona
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                    Subpart                                              Description                           ADEQ \1\  MCESD \2\   PDEQ \3\    PCAQCD
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A..............................................  General Provisions.........................................         X          X          X          X
F..............................................  Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry..........         X          X          X          X
G..............................................  Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry: Process          X          X          X          X
                                                  Vents, Storage Vessels, Transfer Operations, and
                                                  Wastewater.
H..............................................  Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants: Equipment Leaks..........         X          X          X          X
I..............................................  Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants: Certain Processes Subject         X          X          X          X
                                                  to the Negotiated Regulation for Equipment Leaks.
L..............................................  Coke Oven Batteries........................................         X          X          X          X
M..............................................  Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning.............................         X          X          X          X
N..............................................  Hard and Decorative Chromium Electroplating and Chromium            X          X          X          X
                                                  Anodizing Tanks.
O..............................................  Ethylene Oxide Sterilization Facilities....................         X          X          X          X
Q..............................................  Industrial Process Cooling Towers..........................         X          X          X          X
R..............................................  Gasoline Distribution Facilities...........................         X          X          X          X
S..............................................  Pulp and Paper.............................................         X   .........  .........  .........
T..............................................  Halogenated Solvent Cleaning...............................         X          X          X          X
U..............................................  Group I Polymers and Resins................................         X          X   .........         X
W..............................................  Epoxy Resins Production and Non-Nylon Polyamides Production         X          X          X          X
X..............................................  Secondary Lead Smelting....................................         X          X          X          X
AA.............................................  Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing Plants.......................         X   .........  .........  .........
BB.............................................  Phosphate Fertilizers Production Plants....................         X   .........  .........  .........
CC.............................................  Petroleum Refineries.......................................         X          X          X          X
DD.............................................  Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations.....................         X          X   .........         X
EE.............................................  Magnetic Tape Manufacturing Operations.....................         X          X          X          X
GG.............................................  Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities..............         X          X          X          X
HH.............................................  Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities..................         X   .........  .........  .........
JJ.............................................  Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations....................         X          X          X          X
KK.............................................  Printing and Publishing Industry...........................         X          X          X          X
LL.............................................  Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants..........................         X   .........  .........  .........
OO.............................................  Tanks--Level 1.............................................         X          X   .........         X
PP.............................................  Containers.................................................         X          X   .........         X
QQ.............................................  Surface Impoundments.......................................         X          X   .........         X
RR.............................................  Individual Drain Systems...................................         X          X   .........         X
SS.............................................  Closed Vent Systems, Control Devices, Recovery Devices and          X   .........  .........  .........
                                                  Routing to a Fuel Gas System or a Process.
TT.............................................  Equipment Leaks--Control Level 1...........................         X   .........  .........  .........
UU.............................................  Equipment Leaks-- Control Level 2..........................         X   .........  .........  .........
VV.............................................  Oil-Water Separators and Organic-Water Separators..........         X          X   .........         X
WW.............................................  Storage Vessels (Tanks) --Control Level 2..................         X   .........  .........  .........
YY.............................................  Generic MACT Standards.....................................         X   .........  .........  .........
CCC............................................  Steel Pickling.............................................         X   .........  .........  .........
DDD............................................  Mineral Wool Production....................................         X   .........  .........  .........
EEE............................................  Hazardous Waste Combustors.................................         X   .........  .........  .........
GGG............................................  Pharmaceuticals Production.................................         X   .........  .........  .........
HHH............................................  Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Facilities............         X   .........  .........  .........
III............................................  Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production......................         X   .........  .........  .........
JJJ............................................  Group IV Polymers and Resins...............................         X          X   .........         X
LLL............................................  Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry.....................         X   .........  .........  .........
MMM............................................  Pesticide Active Ingredient Production.....................         X   .........  .........  .........
NNN............................................  Wool Fiberglass Manufacturing..............................         X   .........  .........  .........
PPP............................................  Polyether Polyols Production...............................         X   .........  .........  .........
TTT............................................  Primary Lead Smelting......................................         X   .........  .........  .........

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XXX............................................  Ferroalloys Production.....................................         X   .........  .........  .........
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\1\ Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.
\2\ Maricopa County Environmental Services Department.
\3\ Pima County Department of Environmental Quality.
\4\ Pinal County Air Quality Control District.

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