[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 212 (Thursday, November 2, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 64470-64473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18276]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2006-0527; FRL-8236-5]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
West Virginia; Amendments to Prevention of Significant Deterioration 
(PSD) Air Quality Permit Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision 
submitted by the State of West Virginia. This revision establishes 
amendments to the State's prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) 
preconstruction air quality permit program regulation. The intended 
effect of this action is the approval of a State Implementation Plan 
(SIP) revisions submitted by West Virginia Department of Environmental 
Protection.

DATES: Effective Date: This final rule is effective on December 4, 
2006.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID

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Number EPA-R03-OAR-2006-0527. 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 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, 
and 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the 
State submittal is available at the West Virginia Department of 
Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality, 601 57th Street SE., 
Charleston, WV 25304.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosemarie Nino, (215) 814-3377, or by 
e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    On August 9, 2006 (71 FR 45485), EPA published a notice of proposed 
rulemaking (NPR) for the State of West Virginia. The NPR proposed 
approval of amendments to West Virginia's prevention of significant 
deterioration (PSD) preconstruction air quality permit program. The 
formal SIP revision was submitted by West Virginia on December 1, 2005. 
On December 22, 2005, WVDEP provided supplemental materials consisting 
of a letter and an attached one page table requesting that EPA exclude 
from its December 1, 2005 request for SIP approval the provisions of 45 
CSR 14, as set forth in the attached table, that pertain to ``Clean 
Unit'' and ``Pollution Control Project'' in order to ensure that their 
federally-approved regulations are consistent with the United States 
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit's June 24, 2005 
ruling in New York v. EPA, 413 F.3d 3 (D.C. Cir 2005). In a separate 
action, EPA will act on changes made by West Virginia to its 
nonattainment new source review (NSR) permit program, also submitted on 
December 1, 2005.
    The Clean Air Act requires that all states including the District 
of Columbia to submit revisions to their State Implementation Plans 
that requires State and local permitting agencies to adopt and submit 
revision to their part 51 permitting programs, implementing the minimum 
program elements of the December 31, 2002 ``NSR Reform'' rulemaking no 
later then January 2, 2006 (67 FR 80240). West Virginia amended its 
regulation to satisfy this requirement.

II. Summary of SIP Revision

    West Virginia amended its regulation (45 CSR 14) to meet the 
minimum requirements of 40 CFR 51.166 and the Clean Air Act. This 
approval action will effectively replace the previous-approved version 
of 45 CSR 14 as approved in the West Virginia SIP on October 22, 1996 
(61 FR 54735).
    Other specific requirements of West Virginia's existing prevention 
of significant deterioration (PSD) construction permit program as 45 
CSR 14 and the rationale for EPA's proposed action are explained in the 
NPR and will not be restated here. No public comments were received on 
the NPR.

III. Final Action

    EPA is approving amendments to the State's prevention of 
significant deterioration (PSD) preconstruction air quality permit 
program regulations as a revision to the West Virginia SIP.

IV. 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 
requirement, 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. 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. This rule is not a 
``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

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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 appropriate circuit by January 2, 2007. 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).) This final rule 
approves West Virginia's prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) 
preconstruction air quality permit program.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

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

    Dated: October 16, 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 40 CFR part 52 continues to read as 
follows:

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

Subpart XX--West Virginia

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2. In Sec.  52.2520, the table in paragraph (c) is amended by revising 
the entries for 45 CSR 14 to read as follows:


Sec.  52.2520  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *

                                                    EPA-Approved Regulations in the West Virginia SIP
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                                                                    State
State citation [Chapter 16-20 or 45         Title/subject         effective             EPA approval date            Additional explanation/ citation at
                CSR]                                                 date                                                      40 CFR 52.2565
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45 CSR 14..........................   Permits for Construction and Major Modification of Major Stationary Sources of Air Pollution for the Prevention of
                                                                                   Significant Deterioration
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Section 45-14-1....................  General...................       6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where
                                                                               the document begins].
Section 45-14-2....................  Definitions...............       6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where
                                                                               the document begins].
Section 45-14-3....................  Applicability.............       6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     New Section.
                                                                               the document begins].
Section 45-14-4....................  Ambient Air Quality              6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     Formerly Section 45-14-3.
                                      Increments and Ceilings.                 the document begins].
Section 45-14-5....................  Area Classification.......       6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     Formerly Section 45-14-4.
                                                                               the document begins].
Section 45-14-6....................  Prohibition of Dispersion        6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     Formerly Section 45-14-5.
                                      Enhancement Techniques.                  the document begins].
Section 45-14-7....................  Registration, Report and         6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     Formerly Section 45-14-6.
                                      Permit Requirements for                  the document begins].
                                      Major Stationary Sources
                                      and Major Modification.
Section 45-14-8....................  Control Technology               6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     Formerly Section 45-14-7.
                                      Requirements.                            the document begins].
Section 45-14-9....................  Requirements Relating to         6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     Formerly Section 45-14-8.
                                      the Source's Impact on                   the document begins].
                                      Air Quality.
Section 45-14-10...................  Modeling Requirements.....       6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     Formerly Section 45-14-9.
                                                                               the document begins].
Section 45-14-11...................  Air Quality Monitoring           6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     Formerly Section 45-14-10.
                                      Requirements.                            the document begins].
Section 45-14-12...................  Additional Impacts               6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     Formerly Section 45-14-11.
                                      Analysis Requirements.                   the document begins].
Section 45-14-13...................  Additional Requirements          6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     Formerly Section 45-14-12.
                                      and Variances for Sources                the document begins].
                                      Impacting Federal Class I
                                      Areas.
Section 45-14-14...................  Procedures for Sources           6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     Formerly Section 45-14-13.
                                      Employing Innovative                     the document begins].
                                      Control Technology.
Section 45-14-15...................  Exclusions From Increment        6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     Formerly Section 45-14-14.
                                      Consumption.                             the document begins].

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Section 45-14-16...................  Specific Exemptions.......       6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     Formerly Section 45-14-15.
                                                                               the document begins].
Section 45-14-17...................  Public Review Procedures..       6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     Formerly Section 45-14-16.
                                                                               the document begins].
Section 45-14-18...................  Public Meetings...........       6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     Formerly Section 45-14-17.
                                                                               the document begins].
Section 45-14-19...................  Permit Transfer,                 6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     Formerly Section 45-14-18.
                                      Cancellation, and                        the document begins].
                                      Responsibility.
Section 45-14-20...................  Disposition of Permits....       6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     Formerly Section 45-14-19.
                                                                               the document begins].
Section 45-14-21...................  Conflict with Other              6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     Formerly Section 45-14-20.
                                      Permitting Rules.                        the document begins].
Section 45-14-25...................  Actual PALs...............       6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     New Section.
                                                                               the document begins].
Section 45-14-26...................  Inconsistency Between            6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     New Section.
                                      Rules.                                   the document begins].
 
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