[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 231 (Friday, November 30, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 59711-59713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-29774]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 62

[IL210-1a; FRL-7111-1]


Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; Illinois

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is approving a negative declaration submitted by the 
State of Illinois which indicates there is no need for regulations 
covering existing Small Municipal Waste Combustors (MWC) in the State 
of Illinois. The State's negative declaration regarding this category 
of sources was submitted in a letter dated June 25, 2001, and was based 
on a systematic search of records and permits. This search resulted in 
the determination that there are no affected small MWC units in 
Illinois.

DATES: This rule is effective on January 29, 2002, unless EPA receives 
adverse written comments by December 31, 2001. If adverse comment is 
received, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the rule in the 
Federal Register and inform the public that the rule will not take 
effect.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: J. Elmer Bortzer, Chief, 
Regulation Development Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 
Illinois 60604.
    A copy of the negative declaration is available for inspection at 
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Air and Radiation 
Division, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. (Please 
telephone John Paskevicz at (312) 886-6084 before visiting the Region 5 
Office.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Paskevicz, Environmental 
Engineer, Regulation Development Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), 
EPA, Region 5, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-6084.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document wherever ``we'', 
``us'', or ``our'' is used we mean EPA.

Table of Contents

I. What is the background for this action?
II. Negative declarations and their justification.
III. EPA review of Illinois' negative declaration.
IV. Administrative Requirements.

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I. What is the Background for This Action?

    In December 2000, the EPA finalized two rules for new and existing 
commercial and industrial solid waste incinerator (CISWI) units and 
small MWC units. These rules were promulgated based on section 111(d) 
and section 129 of the Clean Air Act (Act) Amendments of 1990. The 
Federal rules include emission guidelines for existing units and 
standards of performance for new, modified or reconstructed sources. 
The rules for small MWC units were published in the Federal Register on 
December 6, 2000, (65 FR 76378) under 40 CFR part 60, subpart BBBB 
(Emission Guidelines for Small Municipal Waste Combustion Units.) Rules 
for new sources of small MWC were published in the Federal Register on 
December 6, 2000, (65 FR 76350) under 40 CFR part 60, subpart AAAA (New 
Source Performance Standards for New Small Municipal Waste Combustion 
Units). The regulatory text and other background information for these 
final rulemakings can be accessed electronically from the EPA 
Technology Transfer Network website. For small MWC the web site address 
is: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/129/mwc/rimwc2.html.
    Provisions of sections 111(d) and 129 require States to either 
develop plans to control emissions from small MWC or to report that 
there are no facilities in the State as described in the federal rule. 
States in which a designated existing facility is operating a small MWC 
shall submit to EPA a plan to implement and enforce the emission 
guidelines or submit a negative declaration letter. Section 129 
requires that the State plan be at least as protective as the emission 
guidelines and must provide for compliance by the affected facilities 
no later than 3 years after EPA approves the State plan, but no later 
than 5 years after EPA promulgates the emission guidelines. Sections 
111(d) and 129 also require EPA to develop, implement and enforce a 
Federal Implementation Plan if a State fails to submit an approvable 
State plan. The small MWC plan must address regulatory applicability, 
increments of progress for retrofit, operator training and 
certification, operating practices, emission limits, continuous 
emission monitoring, stack testing, record keeping, and reporting, and 
requirements for air curtain combustors. States are required to follow 
the requirements of 40 CFR part 60, subpart B regarding the adoption 
and submittal of State plans for designated facilities.
    In addition to the publication of the emission guidelines document, 
EPA notified each of the States of the requirements listed in the rule. 
On February 23, 2001, EPA, Region 5 asked Illinois to provide 
information so EPA could determine if the State was required to develop 
and submit the required plan. Prompted by this letter, the State began 
a detailed review of its permit system and other databases to ascertain 
the status of small MWC facilities.

II. Negative Declarations and Their Justification

    The EPA does not require States to develop plans or regulations to 
control emissions from sources for which there are none present in the 
State (40 CFR 62.06). If it is thought that this might be the case, the 
State carefully examines its emissions inventory and operating permits 
before initiating the planning and regulation development process. If a 
careful examination of the emissions inventory finds no sources for a 
particular source category, then the State prepares and submits to EPA 
a negative declaration stating there are no sources in the State for 
that source category. This is done in lieu of submitting a control 
strategy.
    On June 25, 2001, the State of Illinois submitted to EPA a negative 
declaration regarding the need for a regulation covering small MWC. The 
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) evaluated the 
applicability criteria in the final emission guidelines (subpart BBBB 
60.1550 through 60.1565) and searched the standard industrial 
classification codes (SIC) 4953 and 9511. These source types were used 
as typical examples of potentially affected sources as we reported in 
65 FR 76378. The State also included, in its search, other unspecified 
types of potentially affected sources which are not classified with 
SICs. These are referenced by their source classification codes as 
solid waste disposal by incineration.
    The search resulted in a preliminary list of 437 sources of 
potentially affected incinerator units in the State. IEPA then examined 
the permit information for each of the incinerator or combustor units 
for type of waste, maximum operating rate and capabilities. None of the 
units exceeded the 35 tons per day cut off capacity for municipal solid 
waste. The IEPA concluded that there were no affected small MWC units 
in Illinois.
    This conclusion is consistent with the conclusion drawn by EPA in 
its nation-wide inventory of small MWC. In its review, EPA did not find 
any small MWC sources in Illinois. (65 FR 76382)

III. EPA Review of Illinois' Negative Declaration

    EPA has examined the State's negative declaration regarding the 
lack of need for a regulation controlling emissions from small MWCs. 
EPA agrees there are no unregulated small incinerators in Illinois 
which would require the adoption of rules to control this source 
category. If a new source chooses to locate in this area, it would be 
required to comply with new source review requirements published for 
small MWC on December 6, 2000 (65 FR 76350). If, at a later date, an 
existing small MWC unit is identified in the State, a Federal 
Implementation Plan implementing the emission guidelines contained in 
Subpart BBBB will automatically apply to that MWC unit until the 
State's plan is approved.
    EPA is publishing this action without prior proposal because EPA 
views this as a noncontroversial revision and anticipates no adverse 
comments. However, in a separate document in this Federal Register 
publication, EPA is proposing to approve the State negative declaration 
should adverse written comments be filed. This action will be effective 
without further notice unless EPA receives relevant adverse written 
comment by December 31, 2001. Should EPA receive such comments, it will 
publish a final rule informing the public that this action will not 
take effect. Any parties interested in commenting on this action should 
do so at this time. If no comments are received, the public is advised 
that this action will be effective on January 29, 2002.

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. 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 Illinois' declaration that there are no small MWC's 
located in Illinois which would be subject to an MWC regulation if one 
were adopted. Therefore, the State does not need to adopt a MWC 
regulation. Any new MWC's built in Illinois will be subject to New 
Source Performance Standards. Because this

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rule approves state negative declarations and 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 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 declaration that a rule implementing 
a federal standard, is unnecessary 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 AAttorney 
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). This rule will be effective January 29, 2002 unless EPA 
receives adverse written comments by December 31, 2001.
    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 January 29, 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 enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).)

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 62

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

    Dated: November 14, 2001.
Norman Niedergang,
Acting Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 5.

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, part 62, chapter I, title 
40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows:

PART 62--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 62 continues to read as follows:

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

Subpart O--Illinois

    2. A new center heading and Sec. 62.3335 are added to read as 
follows:

EMISSIONS FROM SMALL MUNICIPAL WASTE COMBUSTION UNITS WITH THE CAPACITY 
TO COMBUST AT LEAST 35 TONS PER DAY OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE BUT NO 
MORE THAN 250 TONS PER DAY OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AND COMMENCED 
CONSTRUCTION ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 30, 1999


Sec. 62.3335  Identification of plan--negative declaration.

    On June 25, 2001, the State of Illinois certified to the 
satisfaction of the United States Environmental Protection Agency that 
no major sources categorized as small Municipal Waste Combustors are 
located in the State of Illinois.

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