[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 11, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 38995-38997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-6086]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2006-0279; FRL-8192-1]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Pennsylvania; VOC and NOX RACT Determinations for Eight Individual 
Sources

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is taking final action to approve revisions to the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State Implementation Plan (SIP). The 
revisions were submitted by the Pennsylvania Department of 
Environmental Protection (PADEP) to establish and require reasonably 
available control technology (RACT) for eight major sources of volatile 
organic compounds (VOC) and nitrogen oxides (NOX) pursuant 
to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's (Pennsylvania's or the 
Commonwealth's) SIP-approved generic RACT regulations. EPA is approving 
these revisions in accordance with the Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES: Effective Date: This final rule is effective on August 10, 2006.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID 
Number EPA-R03-OAR-2006-0279. All documents in the docket are listed in 
the www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the electronic 
docket, some information is not publicly available, i.e., confidential 
business information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted 
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available 
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are 
available either electronically through http://www.regulations.gov or 
in hard copy for public inspection during normal business hours at the 
Air Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 
III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the 
State submittal are available at the Pennsylvania Department of 
Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air Quality, P.O. Box 8468, 400 
Market Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Wentworth, (215) 814-2034, or by 
e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    On April 27, 2006 (71 FR 24831), EPA published a notice of proposed 
rulemaking (NPR) for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The NPR proposed 
approval of formal SIP revisions submitted by Pennsylvania on August 1, 
1995, March 21, 1996, October 18, 1996, April 20, 1998, October 2, 
1998, June 22, 1999, and February 4, 2003. These SIP revisions consist 
of source-specific operating

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permits issued by PADEP to establish and require RACT pursuant to the 
Commonwealth's SIP-approved generic RACT regulations. The following 
table identifies the sources and the individual operating permits (OPs) 
which are the subject of this rulemaking.

                      Pennsylvania.--VOC and NOX RACT Determinations for Individual Sources
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                                                   Operating permit (OP
         Source's name               County         No.) consent order      Source type       ``Major source''
                                                         (CO No.)                                pollutant
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Pennsylvania Power & Light      Cumberland......  OP-21-2009...........  Combustion        VOC and NOX.
 Company--West Shore.                                                     Turbines.
Foster Wheeler Mt. Carmel, Inc  Northumberland..  OP-49-0002...........  Cogeneration      NOX.
                                                                          Facility.
Metropolitan Edison Company--   Northampton.....  OP-48-0006...........  Combustion        NOX.
 Portland.                                                                Turbines and
                                                                          Boilers.
Pennsylvania Power & Light      Lycoming........  OP-41-0004...........  Combustion        NOX.
 Company.                                                                 Turbine.
Pennsylvania Power & Light      Clinton.........  OP-18-0006...........  Combustion        NOX.
 Company.                                                                 Turbines.
Texas Eastern Transmission      Juniata County..  OP-34-2002...........  Compressor        NOX.
 Corporation.                                                             Station.
Pennsylvania Power & Light      Northampton.....  OP-48-0011...........  Combustion        VOC and NOX.
 Company.                                                                 Turbines and
                                                                          Diesel
                                                                          Generators.
Johnstown Corporation.........  Cambria.........  OP-11-000-034........  Steel Foundry...  VOC.
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    An explanation of the CAA's RACT requirements as they apply to the 
Commonwealth and EPA's rationale for approving these SIP revisions were 
provided in the NPR and will not be restated here. No public comments 
were received on the NPR.

II. Final Action

    EPA is approving the revisions to the Pennsylvania SIP submitted by 
PADEP on August 1, 1995, March 21, 1996, October 18, 1996, April 20, 
1998, October 2, 1998, June 22, 1999, and February 4, 2003, to 
establish and require VOC and NOX RACT for eight sources 
pursuant to the Commonwealth's SIP-approved generic RACT regulations.

III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. General 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 approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and imposes 
no additional requirements beyond those imposed by state law. 
Accordingly, the Administrator certifies that this rule will not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because 
this rule approves pre-existing requirements under state law and does 
not impose any additional enforceable duty beyond that required by 
state law, it does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or 
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded 
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4). This rule also does not 
have 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 approves a state rule implementing a Federal 
standard, and does not alter the relationship or the distribution of 
power and responsibilities established in the Clean Air Act. This rule 
also is not subject to Executive Order 13045 ``Protection of Children 
from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks'' (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. 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.).

B. Submission to Congress and the Comptroller General

    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. Section 804 exempts from section 801 the following types 
of rules: (1) Rules of particular applicability; (2) rules relating to 
agency management or personnel; and (3) rules of agency organization, 
procedure, or practice that do not substantially affect the rights or 
obligations of non-agency parties. 5 U.S.C. 804(3). EPA is not required 
to submit a rule report regarding today's action under section 801 
because this is a rule of particular applicability establishing source-
specific requirements for eight named sources.

C. Petitions for Judicial Review

    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

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appropriate circuit by September 11, 2006. 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, approving source-specific RACT requirements for eight 
sources in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 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, Nitrogen dioxide, 
Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic 
compounds.

    Dated: June 22, 2006.
William T. Wisniewski,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.

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40 CFR part 52 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 NN--Pennsylvania

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2. In Section 52.2020, the table in paragraph (d)(1) is amended by 
adding the entries for Pennsylvania Power & Light Company-West Shore; 
Foster Wheeler Mt. Carmel, Inc.; Metropolitan Edison Company--Portland; 
Pennsylvania Power & Light Company--Williamsport; Pennsylvania Power & 
Light Company--Bald Eagle; Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation; 
Pennsylvania Power & Light Company--Martins Creek; and Johnstown 
Corporation, at the end of the table to read as follows:


Sec.  52.2020  Identification of plan.

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    (d) * * *
    (1) * * *

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                                                                                             State
           Name of source                     Permit No.                  County           effective     EPA approval date      Additional explanation/
                                                                                              date                              Sec.   52.2063 citation
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Pennsylvania Power & Light Company-- OP-21-2009.................  Cumberland............       6/7/95  7/11/06 [Insert page   52.2020(d)(1)(r).
 West Shore.                                                                                            number where the
                                                                                                        document begins].
Foster Wheeler Mt. Carmel, Inc.....  OP-49-0002.................  Northumberland........      6/30/95  7/11/06 [Insert page   52.2020(d)(1)(r).
                                                                                                        number where the
                                                                                                        document begins].
Metropolitan Edison Company--        OP-48-0006.................  Northampton...........     12/14/94  7/11/06 [Insert page   52.2020(d)(1)(r).
 Portland.                                                                                              number where the
                                                                                                        document begins].
Pennsylvania Power & Light Company.  OP-41-0004.................  Lycoming..............      6/13/95  7/11/06 [Insert page   52.2020(d)(1)(r).
                                                                                                        number where the
                                                                                                        document begins].
Pennsylvania Power & Light Company.  OP-18-0006.................  Clinton...............  ...........  7/11/06 [Insert page   52.2020(d)(1)(r).
                                                                                                        number where the
                                                                                                        document begins].
Texas Eastern Transmission           OP-34-2002.................  Juniata...............      1/31/97  7/11/06 [Insert page   52.2020(d)(1)(r).
 Corporation.                                                                                           number where the
                                                                                                        document begins].
Pennsylvania Power & Light Company.  OP-48-0011.................  Northampton...........     12/14/94  7/11/06 [Insert page   52.2020(d)(1)(r).
                                                                                                        number where the
                                                                                                        document begins].
Johnstown Corporation..............  OP-11-000-034..............  Cambria...............      6/23/95  7/11/06 [Insert page   52.2020(d)(1)(r).
                                                                                                        number where the
                                                                                                        document begins.
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