[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 28, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 9930-9934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-1789]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[GA-200533; FRL-8022-4]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Georgia Update to Materials Incorporated by Reference

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule; notice of administrative change.

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SUMMARY: EPA is publishing this action to provide the public with 
notice of the update to the Georgia State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
compilation. In particular, materials submitted by Georgia that are 
incorporated by reference (IBR) into the Georgia SIP are being updated 
to reflect EPA-approved revisions to Georgia's SIP that have occurred 
since the last update.

DATES: This action is effective February 28, 2006.

ADDRESSES: SIP materials which are incorporated by reference into 40 
CFR part 52 are available for inspection at the following locations: 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., 
Atlanta, GA 30303; the EPA, Air and Radiation Docket and Information 
Center, Air Docket (Mail Code 6102T), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, and the National Archives and Records 
Administration. For information on the availability of this material at 
NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_-
register/code--of--federal--regulations/ibr--locations.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Stacy Difrank at the above Region 
4 address or at (404) 562-9042. E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each state has a SIP containing the control 
measures and strategies used to attain and maintain the national 
ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). The SIP is extensive, containing 
such elements as air pollution control regulations, emission 
inventories, monitoring networks, attainment demonstrations, and 
enforcement mechanisms.
    Each state must formally adopt the control measures and strategies 
in the SIP after the public has had an opportunity to comment on them 
and then submit the SIP to EPA. Once these control measures and 
strategies are approved by EPA, after notice and comment, they are 
incorporated into the federally approved SIP and are identified in part 
52 ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans,'' Title 40 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR part 52). The full text of the 
state regulation approved by EPA is not reproduced in its entirety in 
40 CFR part 52, but is ``incorporated by reference.'' This means that 
EPA has approved a given state regulation with a specific effective 
date. The public is referred to the location of the full text version 
should they want to know which measures are contained in a given SIP. 
The information provided allows EPA and the public to monitor the 
extent to which a state implements a SIP to attain and maintain the 
NAAQS and to take enforcement action if necessary.
    The SIP is a living document which the state can revise as 
necessary to address the unique air pollution problems in the state. 
Therefore, EPA from time to time must take action on SIP revisions 
containing new and/or revised regulations as being part of the SIP. On 
May 22, 1997, (62 FR 27968), EPA revised the procedures for 
incorporating by reference, into the Code of Federal Regulations, 
materials submitted by states in their EPA-approved SIP revisions. 
These changes revised the format for the identification of the SIP in 
40 CFR part 52, stream-lined the mechanisms for announcing EPA approval 
of revisions to a SIP, and stream-lined the mechanisms for EPA's 
updating of the IBR information contained for each SIP in 40 CFR part 
52. The revised procedures also called for EPA to maintain ``SIP 
Compilations'' that contain the federally-approved regulations and 
source specific permits submitted by each state agency. These SIP 
Compilations are contained in 3-ring binders and are updated primarily 
on an annual basis. Under the revised procedures, EPA is to 
periodically publish an informational document in the rules section of 
the Federal Register when updates are made to a SIP Compilation for a 
particular state. EPA's 1997 revised procedures were formally applied 
to Georgia on May 21, 1999 (64 FR 27699).
    This action represents EPA's publication of the Georgia SIP 
Compilation update, appearing in 40 CFR part 52.
    EPA has determined that today's action falls under the ``good 
cause'' exemption in the section 553(b)(3)(B) of the Administrative 
Procedure Act (APA) which, upon finding ``good cause,'' authorizes 
agencies to dispense with public participation and section 553(d)(3) 
which allows an agency to make an action effective immediately (thereby 
avoiding the 30-day delayed

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effective date otherwise provided for in the APA). Today's 
administrative action simply codifies provisions which are already in 
effect as a matter of law in Federal and approved state programs. Under 
section 553 of the APA, an agency may find good cause where procedures 
are ``impractical, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.'' 
Public comment for this administrative action is ``unnecessary'' and 
``contrary to the public interest'' since the codification only reflect 
existing law. Immediate notice of this action in the Federal Register 
benefits the public by providing the public notice of the updated 
Georgia SIP Compilation.

Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. General Requirements

    Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this 
administrative action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and is 
therefore not subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget. 
This action is not subject to Executive Order 13211, ``Actions 
Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 
Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001) because it is not a 
significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866. Because the 
agency has made a ``good cause'' finding that this action is not 
subject to notice-and-comment requirements under the APA or any other 
statute as indicated in the Supplementary Information section above, it 
is not subject to the regulatory flexibility provisions of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), or to sections 202 
and 205 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) of 1995 (Pub. L. 
104-4). In addition, this action does not significantly or uniquely 
affect small governments or impose a significant intergovernmental 
mandate, as described in sections 203 and 204 of UMRA. This 
administrative action 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). This administrative action also is not subject to Executive 
Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), because it is not 
economically significant. This administrative action does not involve 
technical standards; 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. The administrative action also does not involve 
special consideration of environmental justice related issues as 
required by Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). This 
administrative action does not impose an information collection burden 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 
EPA's compliance with these Statutes and Executive Orders for the 
underlying rules are discussed in previous actions taken on the State's 
rules.

B. Submission to Congress and the Comptroller General

    The Congressional Review Act (CRA) (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. Section 808 allows the issuing agency to 
make a rule effective sooner than otherwise provided by the CRA if the 
agency makes a good cause finding that notice and public procedure is 
impracticable, unnecessary or contrary to the public interest. Today's 
administrative action simply codifies provisions which are already in 
effect as a matter of law in Federal and approved state programs. 5 
U.S.C. 808(2). These announced actions were effective when EPA approved 
them through previous rulemaking actions. EPA will submit a report 
containing this action 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 this action in the Federal 
Register. This update to Georgia's SIP Compilation is not a ``major 
rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

C. Petitions for Judicial Review

    EPA has also determined that the provisions of section 307(b)(1) of 
the Clean Air Act pertaining to petitions for judicial review are not 
applicable to this action. This action is simply an announcement of 
prior rulemakings that have previously undergone notice and comment 
rulemaking. Prior EPA rulemaking actions for each individual component 
of the Georgia SIP compilation previously afforded interested parties 
the opportunity to file a petition for judicial review in the United 
States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit within 60 days of 
such rulemaking action.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen 
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: January 6, 2006.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.

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40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:

PART 52--[AMENDED]

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

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

Subpart L--Georgia

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2. Section 52.570 is amended by revising paragraph (b) and (c) to read 
as follows:


52.570  Identification of plan.

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    (b) Incorporation by reference.
    (1) Material listed in paragraph (c) of this section with an EPA 
approval date prior to July 1, 2005, and paragraph (d) with an EPA 
approval date prior to April 10, 2003, was approved for incorporation 
by reference by the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 
5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Material is incorporated as it 
exists on the date of the approval, and notice of any change in the 
material will be published in the Federal Register. Entries in 
paragraph (c) of this section with EPA approval dates after July 1, 
2005, and paragraph (d) with an EPA approval date after April 10, 2003, 
will be incorporated by reference in the next update to the SIP 
compilation.
    (2) EPA Region 4 certifies that the rules/regulations provided by 
EPA in the SIP compilation at the addresses in paragraph (b)(3) are an 
exact duplicate of the officially promulgated State rules/regulations 
which have been approved as part of the state implementation plan as of 
July 1, 2005.
    (3) Copies of the materials incorporated by reference may be 
inspected at the Region 4 EPA Office at 61 Forsyth Street, SW., 
Atlanta, GA 30303; the EPA, Air and Radiation Docket and Information 
Center, Air Docket, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW.,

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Room B102, Washington, DC 20460; or at the National Archives and 
Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of 
this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_ register/code--of-- federal--regulations/
ibr--locations.html
    (c) EPA approved regulations.

                                        EPA Approved Georgia Regulations
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                                                              State
          State citation                Title/subject       effective     EPA approval          Explanation
                                                               date           date
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391-3-1-.01......................  Definitions...........     12/03/02     7/09/03 68 FR
                                                                                   40786
391-3-1-.02......................  Provisions............
391-3-1-.02(1)...................  General Requirements..     03/20/79    09/18/79 44 FR
                                                                                   54047
391-3-1.02(2)....................  Emission Standards....     06/23/96    06/27/96 61 FR
                                                                                   33372
391-3-1-.02(2)(a)................  General Provisions....     01/09/91    01/26/93 58 FR
                                                                                    6093
391-3-1-.02(2)(b)................  Visible Emissions.....     01/17/79    09/18/79 44 FR
                                                                                   54047
391-3-1-.02(2)(c)................  Incinerators..........     06/15/98    12/02/99 64 FR
                                                                                   67491
391-3-1-.02(2)(d)................  Fuel-burning Equipment     01/17/79    09/18/79 44 FR
                                                                                   54047
391-3-1-.02(2)(e)................  Particulate Emission       01/17/79    09/18/79 44 FR
                                    from Manufacturing                             54047
                                    Processes.
391-3-1-.02(2)(f)................  Normal Superphosphate      01/17/79    09/18/79 44 FR
                                    Manufacturing                                  54047
                                    Facilities.
391-3-1-.02(2)(g)................  Sulfur Dioxide........     07/17/02    07/09/03 68 FR
                                                                                   40789
391-3-1-.02(2)(h)................  Portland Cement Plants     01/17/79    09/18/79 44 FR
                                                                                   54047
391-3-1-.02(2)(i)................  Nitric Acid Plants....     01/17/79    09/18/79 44 FR
                                                                                   54047
391-3-1-.02(2)(j)................  Sulfuric Acid Plants..     01/17/79    09/18/79 44 FR
                                                                                   54047
391-3-1-.02(2)(k)................  Particulate Emission       01/17/79    09/18/79 44 FR
                                    from Asphaltic                                 54047
                                    Concrete Hot Mix
                                    Plants.
391-3-1-.02(2)(l)................  Conical Burners.......     01/17/79    09/18/79 44 FR
                                                                                   54047
391-3-1-.02(2)(m)................  repealed..............     06/30/75    10/03/75 40 FR
                                                                                   45818
391-3-1-.02(2)(n)................  Fugitive Dust.........     01/17/79    09/18/79 44 FR
                                                                                   54047
391-3-1-.02(2)(o)................  Cupola Furnaces for        01/27/72    05/31/72 37 FR
                                    Metallurgical Melting.                         10842
391-3-1-.02(2)(p)................  Particulate Emissions      12/16/75    08/20/76 41 FR
                                    from Kaolin and                                35184
                                    Fuller's Earth
                                    Processes.
391-3-1-.02(2)(q)................  Particulate Emissions      01/27/72    05/31/72 37 FR
                                    from Cotton Gins.                              10842
391-3-1-.02(2)(r)................  Particulate Emissions      01/27/72    05/31/72 37 FR
                                    from Granular and                              10842
                                    Mixed Fertilizer
                                    Manufacturing Units.
391-3-1-.02(2)(t)................  VOC Emissions from         12/20/94    02/02/96 61 FR
                                    Automobile and Light                            3817
                                    Duty Truck
                                    Manufacturing.
391-3-1-.02(2)(u)................  VOC Emissions from Can     01/09/91    10/13/92 57 FR
                                    Coating.                                       46780
391-3-1-.02(2)(v)................  VOC Emissions from         01/09/91    10/13/92 57 FR
                                    Coil Coating.                                  46780
391-3-1-.02(2)(w)................  VOC Emissions from         01/09/91    10/13/92 57 FR
                                    Paper Coating.                                 46780
391-3-1-.02(2)(x)................  VOC Emissions from         01/09/91    10/13/92 57 FR
                                    Fabric and Vinyl                               46780
                                    Coating.
391-3-1-.02(2)(y)................  VOC Emissions from         01/09/91    10/13/92 57 FR
                                    Metal Furniture                                46780
                                    Coating.
391-3-1-.02(2)(z)................  VOC Emissions from         01/09/91    10/13/92 57 FR
                                    Large Appliance                                46780
                                    Surface Coating.
391-3-1-.02(2)(aa)...............  VOC Emissions from         01/09/91    10/13/92 57 FR
                                    Wire Coating.                                  46780
391-3-1-.02(2)(bb)...............  Petroleum Liquid           01/09/91    10/13/92 57 FR
                                    Storage.                                       46780
391-3-1-.02(2)(cc)...............  Bulk Gasoline              01/09/91    10/13/92 57 FR
                                    Terminals.                                     46780
391-3-1-.02(2)(dd)...............  Cutback Asphalt.......     01/17/79    09/18/79 44 FR
                                                                                   54047
391-3-1-.02(2)(ee)...............  Petroleum Refinery....     01/09/91    10/13/92 57 FR
                                                                                   46780

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391-3-1-.02(2)(ff)...............  Solvent Metal Cleaning     05/29/96    04/26/99 64 FR
                                                                                   20186
391-3-1-.02(2)(gg)...............  Kraft Pulp Mills......     06/03/88    09/30/88 53 FR
                                                                                   38290
391-3-1-.02(2)(hh)...............  Petroleum Refinery         06/24/94    02/02/96 61 FR
                                    Equipment Leaks.                                3817
391-3-1-.02(2)(ii)...............  VOC Emissions from          10/7/99     7/10/01 66 FR
                                    Surface Coating of                             35906
                                    Miscellaneous Metal
                                    Parts and Products.
391-3-1-.02(2)(jj)...............  VOC Emissions from         04/03/91    10/13/92 57 FR
                                    Surface Coating of                             46780
                                    Flat Wood Paneling.
391-3-1-.02(2)(kk)...............  VOC Emissions from         12/18/80    11/24/81 46 FR
                                    Synthesized                                    57486
                                    Pharmaceutical
                                    Manufacturing.
391-3-1-.02(2)(ll)...............  VOC Emissions from the     12/18/80    11/24/81 46 FR
                                    Manufacture of                                 57486
                                    Pneumatic Rubber
                                    Tires.
391-3-1-.02(2)(mm)...............  VOC Emissions from         04/03/91    10/13/92 57 FR
                                    Graphic Arts Systems.                          46780
391-3-1-.02(2)(nn)...............  VOC Emissions from         12/18/80    11/24/81 46 FR
                                    External Floating                              57486
                                    Roof Tanks.
391-3-1-.02(2)(oo)...............  Fiberglass Insulation      12/18/80    11/24/81 46 FR
                                    Manufacturing Plants.                          57486
391-3-1-.02(2)(pp)...............  Bulk Gasoline Plants..     04/03/91    10/13/92 57 FR
                                                                                   46780
391-3-1-.02(2)(qq)...............  VOC Emissions from         04/03/91    10/13/92 57 FR
                                    Large Petroleum Dry                            46780
                                    Cleaners.
391-3-1-.02(2)(rr)...............  Gasoline Dispensing        12/26/01     7/11/02 67 FR
                                    Facility--Stage I.                             45909
391-3-1-.02(2)(ss)...............  Gasoline Transport         12/26/01     7/11/02 67 FR
                                    Vehicles and Vapor                             45909
                                    Collection Systems.
391-3-1-.02(2)(tt)...............  VOC Emissions from          2/16/00     7/10/01 66 FR
                                    Major Sources.                                 35906
391-3-1-.02(2)(uu)...............  Visibility Protection.     10/31/85    01/28/86 51 FR
                                                                                    3466
391-3-1-.02(2)(vv)...............  Volatile Organic            2/16/00     7/10/01 66 FR
                                    Liquid Handling and                            35906
                                    Storage.
391-3-1-.02(2)(ww)...............  Perchloroethylene Dry      11/15/94    06/27/96 61 FR  Repealed.
                                    Cleaners.                                      33372
391-3-1-.02(2)(yy)...............  Emissions of Nitrogen       7/08/04     5/09/05 70 FR
                                    Oxides from Major                              24310
                                    Sources.
391-3-1-.02(2)(zz)...............  Gasoline Dispensing        12/26/01     7/11/02 67 FR
                                    Facilities--Stage II.                          45909
391-3-1-.02(2)(aaa)..............  Consumer and               10/27/93    04/26/99 64 FR
                                    Commercial Products.                           20186
391-3-1-.02(2)(bbb)..............  Gasoline Marketing....      6/24/03     6/17/04 69 FR
                                                                                   33864
391-3-1-.02(2)(ccc)..............  VOC Emissions from          2/16/00     7/10/01 66 FR
                                    Bulk Mixing Tanks.                             35906
391-3-1-.02(2)(ddd)..............  VOC Emissions from          2/16/00     7/10/01 66 FR
                                    Offset Lithography.                            35906
391-3-1-.02(2)(eee)..............  VOC Emissions from          2/16/00     7/10/01 66 FR
                                    Expanded Polystyrene                           35906
                                    Products
                                    Manufacturing.
391-3-1-.02(2)(fff)..............  Particulate Matter         06/15/98    12/02/99 64 FR
                                    Emissions from Yarn                            67491
                                    Spinning Operations.
391-3-1-.02(2)(hhh)..............  Wood Furniture              2/16/00     7/10/01 66 FR
                                    Finishing and                                  35906
                                    Cleaning Operations.
391-3-1-.02(2)(jjj)..............  NOX Emissions from          7/17/02    07/09/03 68 FR
                                    Electric Utility                               40789
                                    Steam Generating
                                    Units.
391-3-1-.02(2)(kkk)..............  VOC Emissions from          2/16/00     7/10/01 66 FR
                                    Aerospace                                      35906
                                    Manufacturing and
                                    Rework Facilities.
391-3-1-.02(2)(lll)..............  NOX Emissions from          2/16/00     7/10/01 66 FR
                                    Fuel-burning                                   35906
                                    Equipment.
391-3-1-.02(2)(mmm)..............  NOX Emissions from          2/16/00     7/10/01 66 FR
                                    Stationary Gas                                 35906
                                    Turbines and
                                    Stationary Engines
                                    used to Generate
                                    Electricity.
391-3-1-.02(2)(nnn)..............  NOX Emissions from          2/16/00     7/10/01 66 FR
                                    Large Stationary Gas                           35906
                                    Turbines.
391-3-1-.02(2)(ooo)..............  Heavy-Duty Diesel          12/28/01     7/11/02 67 FR
                                    Engine Requirements.                           45909
391-3-1-.02(2)(3)................  Sampling..............     06/15/98    12/02/99 64 FR
                                                                                   67491

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391-3-1-.02(2)(4)................  Ambient Air Standards.     01/09/91    12/14/92 57 FR
                                                                                   58989
391-3-1-.02(2)(5)................  Open Burning..........      8/16/00     7/10/01 66 FR
                                                                                   35906
391-3-1-.02(2)(6)................  Source Monitoring.....     12/28/00     7/11/02 67 FR
                                                                                   45909
391-3-1-.02(2)(7)................  Prevention of              06/15/98    12/02/99 64 FR
                                    Significant                                    67491
                                    Deterioration of Air
                                    Quality (PSD).
391-3-.02(2)(11).................  Compliance Assurance       06/15/98    12/02/99 64 FR
                                    Monitoring.                                    67491
391-3-1-.03......................  Permits...............       7/8/04     5/09/05 70 FR  Paragraph (9) Permit
                                                                                   24310   Fees; Paragraph (10)
                                                                                           Title V Operating
                                                                                           Permits are not
                                                                                           federally approved.
391-3-1-.04......................  Air Pollution Episodes     11/20/75    08/20/76 41 FR
                                                                                   35184
391-3-1-.05......................  Regulatory Exceptions.     11/22/92    02/02/96 61 FR
                                                                                    3819
391-3-1-.07......................  Inspections and            11/20/75    08/20/76 41 FR
                                    Investigations.                                35184
391-3-1-.08......................  Confidentiality of         11/20/75    08/20/76 41 FR
                                    information.                                   35184
391-3-1-.09......................  Enforcement...........     11/22/92    02/02/96 61 FR
                                                                                    3819
391-3-1-.10......................  Continuance of Prior       11/22/92    02/02/96 61 FR
                                    Rules.                                          3819
391-3-20.........................  Enhanced Inspection        12/25/03     4/12/05 70 FR
                                    and Maintenance.                               18991
391-3-22.........................  Clean Fueled Fleets...     06/15/98    12/02/99 64 FR
                                                                                   67491
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