[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 141 (Monday, July 25, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 42495-42499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14601]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[R05-OAR-2004-IN-0001; FRL-7930-9]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Indiana

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: On July 9, 2002, the Indiana Department of Environmental 
Management (IDEM) submitted a request that EPA approve a revision to 
its process weight rate rule into the Indiana State Implementation Plan 
(SIP). The revision clarifies rule applicability, corrects incorrect 
weights presented in the process weight rate table included in the 
rule, allows certain sources to demonstrate compliance with the rule by 
adopting and substituting work standard practices, clarifies the 
definitions of particulate and particulate matter, and reduces 
duplicative recordkeeping requirements contained in the rule. EPA is 
approving the State's request.

DATES: This ``direct final'' rule is effective on September 23, 2005, 
unless EPA receives adverse written comments by August 24, 2005. If EPA 
receives adverse comment, it will publish a timely withdrawal of the 
rule in the Federal Register and inform the public that the rule will 
not take effect.
    Submit comments, identified by Regional Material in EDocket (RME) 
ID No. R05-OAR-2004-IN-0001, by one of the following methods: Federal 
eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 
instructions for submitting comments.
    Agency Web site: http://docket.epa.gov/rmepub/. Regional RME, EPA's 
electronic public docket and comments system, is EPA's preferred method 
for receiving comments. Once in the system, select ``quick search,'' 
then key in the appropriate RME Docket identification number. Follow 
the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail: [email protected].
    Fax: (312) 886-5824.
    Mail: You may send written comments to: John M. Mooney, Chief, 
Criteria Pollutant Section, (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
    Hand delivery: Deliver your comments to: John M. Mooney, Chief, 
Criteria Pollutant Section, (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 18th floor, Chicago, 
Illinois 60604.
    Such deliveries are only accepted during the Regional Office's 
normal hours of operation. The Regional Office's official hours of 
business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. excluding 
Federal holidays.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to RME ID No. R05-OAR-2004-IN-
0001. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in 
the public docket without change, including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you 
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through RME, regulations.gov, 
or e-mail. The EPA RME Web site and the federal regulations.gov Web 
site are ``anonymous access'' systems, which means EPA will not know 
your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body 
of your comment.

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If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through RME 
or regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured 
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket 
and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic 
comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact 
information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you 
submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties 
and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to 
consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special 
characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or 
viruses. For additional instructions on submitting comments, go to 
Section I of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of the related 
proposed rule which is published in the Proposed Rules section of this 
Federal Register.
    Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the 
RME index at http://docket.epa.gov/rmepub/. Although listed in the 
index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Publicly 
available docket materials are available either electronically in RME 
or in hard copy at Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Air and 
Radiation Division, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. 
We recommend that you telephone Christos Panos, Environmental Engineer, 
at (312) 353-8328 before visiting the Region 5 office. This Facility is 
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christos Panos, Environmental 
Engineer, Criteria Pollutant Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353-8328; 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information
    A. Does This Action Apply to Me?
    B. How Can I Get Copies of This Document and Other Related 
Information?
    C. How and To Whom Do I Submit Comments?
II. What Is the Background for This Action?
III. What Changes Did the State Include in This Sip Revision Request 
and What Is EPA's Analysis of These Revisions?
IV. Rulemaking Action
V. Did Indiana Hold a Public Hearing?
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. General Information

A. Does This Action Apply to Me?

    This action is rulemaking on a revision to the process weight rate 
rules in the Indiana SIP. The rules establish limitations for 
particulate emissions from manufacturing processes in Indiana.

B. How Can I Get Copies of This Document and Other Related Information?

    1. The Regional Office has established an electronic public 
rulemaking file available for inspection at RME under ID No. R05-OAR-
2004-IN-0001, and a hard copy file which is available for inspection at 
the Regional Office. The official public file consists of the documents 
specifically referenced in this action, any public comments received, 
and other information related to this action. Although a part of the 
official docket, the public rulemaking file does not include CBI or 
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The 
official public rulemaking file is the collection of materials that is 
available for public viewing at the Air Programs Branch, Air and 
Radiation Division, EPA Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 
Illinois 60604. EPA requests that, if at all possible, you contact the 
person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to 
schedule your inspection. The Regional Office's official hours of 
business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. excluding 
Federal holidays.
    2. Electronic Access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the regulations.gov Web site located at http://www.regulations.gov where you can find, review, and submit comments on 
Federal rules that have been published in the Federal Register, the 
Government's legal newspaper, and that are open for comment.
    For public commenters, it is important to note that EPA's policy is 
that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, 
will be made available for public viewing at the EPA Regional Office, 
as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains 
copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a comment containing 
copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that material in 
the version of the comment that is placed in the official public 
rulemaking file. The entire printed comment, including the copyrighted 
material, will be available at the Regional Office for public 
inspection.

C. How and To Whom Do I Submit Comments?

    You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or through hand 
delivery/courier. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the 
appropriate rulemaking identification number by including the text 
``Public comment on proposed rulemaking Region 5 Air Docket R05-OAR-
2004-IN-0001'' in the subject line on the first page of your comment. 
Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified 
comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period 
will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not required to consider these late 
comments.
    For detailed instructions on submitting public comments and on what 
to consider as you prepare your comments see the ADDRESSES section and 
the section I General Information of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section of the related proposed rule which is published in the Proposed 
Rules section of this Federal Register.

II. What Is the Background for This Action?

    On July 9, 2002, the State of Indiana submitted a requested 
revision to the Indiana SIP. These amendments concern Title 326 of the 
Indiana Administrative Code (326 IAC) 6-3, the State's process weight 
rate rule. The main purposes of the rule amendments were to:
    (1) Clarify rule applicability by narrowing the definition of 
``process'' to manufacturing processes and by expanding the list of 
exempted sources;
    (2) Correct incorrect weights presented in the process weight rate 
table included in this rule;
    (3) Substitute work standard practices for surface coating 
manufacturing processes instead of demonstrating compliance with the 
emission factor derived from the process weight rate table;
    (4) Clarify the definitions of ``particulate'' and ``particulate 
matter''; and
    (5) Reduce duplicative record keeping requirements.
    These changes are discussed in greater detail below.

III. What Changes Did the State Include in This Sip Revision Request 
and What Is EPA's Analysis of These Revisions?

Rule 326 IAC 6-3-1 Applicability

    In section 1(a), the new term ``manufacturing processes'' has been

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substituted for the term ``process operations'' in the earlier version 
of the rule. The term ``manufacturing processes'' is defined to consist 
of processes that are associated with the production of a product, as 
opposed to things such as maintenance and housekeeping activities.
    This definition change clarifies IDEM's original intent in 
promulgating the rule. Thus, ``manufacturing process'' encompasses all 
of the sources and activities of the former definition of ``process.'' 
The State made this change to increase the rule's precision and to 
distinguish the term ``manufacturing process'' from the term 
``process'' in 326 IAC 1-2-58. This revision will neither add to nor 
delete sources that are currently subject to 326 IAC Article 6.
    Section 1(b) adds additional manufacturing process exemptions for 
the following sources: (1) For dip coating, roll coating, flow coating 
and brush coating processes subject to the requirements of 326 IAC 11-
1, (2) for welding using less than 635 pounds of rod or wire per day, 
(3) for torch cutting using less than 3,400 inches per hour of stock 
one inch or less in diameter, (4) for noncontact cooling tower systems, 
(5) for applications of aerosol coating products used to repair minor 
surface damage and imperfections, (6) for trivial activities as defined 
in 326 IAC 2-7-1(40),\1\ (7) for manufacturing processes with potential 
emissions less than .0551 pounds per hour, and (8) for surface coating 
manufacturing processes not listed in (1) above that use less than 5 
gallons per day.
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    \1\ This section defines particulate matter emissions with an 
aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to ten (10) micrometers 
(PM10) and potential uncontrolled emissions that are 
equal to or less than one (1) pound per day as trivial.
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    All but five of these exemptions are for sources whose emissions 
Indiana considers to be ``de minimis,'' i.e., with potential emissions 
less than 0.551 pound/hour. Combustion for indirect heating, 
incineration, open burning and foundry cupolas are regulated in other 
sections of the SIP. According to IDEM, noncontact cooling tower 
systems are inherently compliant under the equation used to determine 
emission rates in 326 IAC 6-3-2(e).
    Revised Section 1(c) states that Rule 326 IAC 6-3-1 shall not apply 
if a particulate matter limitation established in a new source permit 
or other rule is more stringent.

326 IAC 6-3-1.5 Definitions

    This new section of this rule contains definitions for ``aerosol 
coating products,'' ``manufacturing process,'' ``particulate,'' 
``particulate matter'' and ``surface coating.'' These definitions are 
to be used if there is a conflict between 326 IAC 6-3 and 326 IAC 1-2.

326 IAC 6-3-2 Particulate Emission Limitations, Work Practices, and 
Control Technologies

    Revised Section 2(a) states that any manufacturing process listed 
in subsections (b) through (d) shall follow the stated work practices 
and control technologies. All other manufacturing processes subject to 
rule 326 IAC 6-3 shall calculate emission limitations according to 
requirements in subsection(e). Subsection (a) also provides for the 
calculation of a particulate emission limit based on the following 
equation: E=8.6P0.67 for cement manufacturing kilns 
commencing operation prior to December 6, 1968 and with process weight 
equal to or below 30 tons per hour. If process weight is greater than 
30 tons per hour, the emission limit is based on the following 
equation: E=15.0P0.50, where E is the Emission rate in 
pounds per hour and P is the process weight rate in tons per hour.
    Revised Section 2(c) provides that catalytic cracking units 
commencing operation prior to December 6, 1968 and equipped with 
cyclone separators, electrostatic precipitators or other gas-cleaning 
systems shall recover 99.97% or more of the circulating catalyst or 
total gas-borne particulate.
    Revised Section 2(d) provides that surface coating, reinforced 
plastics composites fabricating manufacturing processes and graphic 
arts manufacturing processes shall be controlled by a dry particulate 
filter, waterwash, or an equivalent control device subject to: (1) 
Operation in accordance with manufacturer's specifications; and (2) if 
overspray is visibly detected at the exhaust or accumulates on the 
ground, the source shall inspect the control device and either repair 
it or operate it so that no overspray is visibly detectable. If 
overspray is detected, the source shall maintain a record of the action 
taken as a result of the inspection, any repairs of the control device, 
or change in operations so that overspray is not visibly detected. 
These records must be maintained for 5 years. The significant change in 
2(d) is that the rule acknowledges that if overspray is detected a 
repair may be unnecessary, where an operating change can eliminate the 
overspray.
    Revised Section 2(d)(3) exempts sources from the requirements of 
Section 2(d)(2) so long as they operate according to a valid permit 
issued under 326 IAC 2-7, 326 IAC 2-8 or 326 IAC 2-9.
    Revised Section 2(d)(4) exempts surface coating manufacturing 
processes that use less than five gallons of coating per day, as 
defined in 326 IAC 1(b)(15) of this rule. If coating application rates 
increase to greater than five gallons per day, at any time, control 
devices must be in place. A manufacturing process that is subject to 
this subsection shall remain subject to it notwithstanding any 
subsequent decrease in gallons of coating used.
    Revised Section 2(e) provides that manufacturing processes, to 
which control measures listed in subsections (b) through (d) above do 
not apply, shall calculate allowable emissions utilizing the process 
weight rate table incorporated in this subsection of the rule. The 
allowable rate of emission shall be based on the process weight rate 
for a manufacturing process. When the process weight rate is less than 
100 pounds per hour, the allowable rate of emissions is 0.551 pound per 
hour. When the process weight rate exceeds 200 tons per hour, the 
allowable emission may exceed that shown in the table, provided the 
concentration of particulate in the discharge gasses to the atmosphere 
is less than 0.10 pound per 1,000 pounds of gasses.
    EPA has reviewed these rule revisions and determined that 
incorporating them into the Indiana SIP is appropriate. The changes 
made to the rules are minor in scope. They clarify rule applicability, 
correct incorrect weights presented in the process weight rate table 
included in the rule, allow certain sources to demonstrate compliance 
with the rule by adopting and substituting work standard practices, 
clarify the definitions of particulate and particulate matter, and 
reduce duplicative record keeping requirements contained in the rule.
    Indiana did not intend for low-emitting processes to be subject to 
the original process weight rule. These source do not jeopardize the PM 
National Ambient Air Quality Standards, nor are they subject to 
Prevention of Significant Deterioration, New Source Review, or other 
State permitting requirements. Applying this rule to such small sources 
would impose unreasonable administrative and compliance burdens on 
these sources.

IV. Rulemaking Action

    For the reasons stated above, EPA approves the incorporation into 
the Indiana SIP of 326 IAC 6-3-1, 6-3-1.5 and 6-3-2. We are publishing 
this action without prior proposal because we view this as a 
noncontroversial

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amendment and anticipate no adverse comments. However, in the proposed 
rules section of this Federal Register publication, we are publishing a 
separate document that will serve as the proposal to approve the state 
plan if relevant adverse written comments are filed. This rule will be 
effective September 23, 2005 without further notice unless we receive 
relevant adverse written comments by August 24, 2005. If we receive 
such comments, we will withdraw this action before the effective date 
by publishing a subsequent document that will withdraw the final 
action. All public comments received will then be addressed in a 
subsequent final rule based on the proposed action. The EPA will not 
institute a second comment period. Any parties interested in commenting 
on this action should do so at this time. If we do not receive any 
comments, this action will be effective September 23, 2005.

V. Did Indiana Hold a Public Hearing?

    The State of Indiana Air Pollution Control Board (Board) held three 
public hearings on these rule revisions. Four commenters provided 
testimony at the first public hearing held on April 12, 2001. Seven 
commenters provided testimony at the second public hearing held on 
August 1, 2001. These comments led to revisions of the rule which was 
then presented to the Board for final adoption at the third public 
hearing held on February 6, 2002. Although two commenters provided 
testimony at this hearing, the Board determined that these comments 
were previously addressed and warranted no further action.

VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

Executive Order 12866; Regulatory Planning and Review

    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.

Executive Order 13211: Actions That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 
Distribution, or Use

    Because it is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under 
Executive Order 12866 or a ``significant energy action,'' 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).

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    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.).

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    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).

Executive Order 13175 Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal 
Governments

    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 (59 
FR 22951, November 9, 2000).

Executive Order 13132 Federalism

    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 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.

Executive Order 13045 Protection of Children From Environmental Health 
and Safety Risks

    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.

National Technology Transfer Advancement Act

    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.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    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.).

Congressional Review Act

    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. 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. 
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 23, 2005. 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, Incorporation by 
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Particulate matter, Reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements.


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    Dated: June 16, 2005.
Margaret Guerriero,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.

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For the reasons stated in the preamble, part 52, chapter I, title 40 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows:

PART 52--[AMENDED]

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

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

Subpart P--Indiana

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2. Section 52.770 is amended by adding paragraph (c)(160) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  52.770  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *
    (160) On July 9, 2002, Indiana submitted revised process weight 
rate rules as a requested revision to the Indiana State Implementation 
Plan. The changes clarify rule applicability, correct errors in the 
process weight rate table, allow sources to substitute work standard 
practices instead of the process weight rate table. They clarify the 
definitions of particulate and particulate matter. They also reduce 
duplicative recordkeeping.
    (i) Incorporation by reference.
    (A) Indiana Administrative Code Title 326: Air Pollution Control 
Board, Article 6: Particulate Rules Rule 3: Particulate Emission 
Limitations for Manufacturing Process. 6-3-1 Applicability, 6-3-1.5 
Definitions and 6-3-2 Particulate emission limitations, work practices, 
and control technologies. Adopted by the Indiana Air Pollution Control 
Board on February 6, 2002. Filed with the Secretary of State May 13, 
2002, effective June 12, 2002.

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