[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 212 (Thursday, November 2, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 64468-64470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18277]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2006-0528; FRL-8236-6]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
West Virginia; Amendments to Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR) 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 consists of 
amendments to West Virginia's existing Nonattainment New Source Review 
(NSR) preconstruction air quality permit program regulation. The 
intended effect of this action is to approve a State Implementation 
Plan (SIP) revision submitted by West Virginia Department of 
Environmental Quality.

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

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID 
Number EPA-R03-OAR-2006-0528. 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, 
1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the State 
submittal are 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 45482), EPA published a notice of proposed 
rulemaking (NPR) for the State of West Virginia. The NPR proposed 
approval of amendments to West Virginia's nonattainment new source 
review (NSR) air quality permit program. The formal SIP revision was 
submitted by West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection 
(WVDEP) 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 19, 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 prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) 
construction 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 
revisions to their part 51 permitting programs, implementing the 
minimum program elements of the December 31, 2002 ``NSR Reform'' 
rulemaking no later than 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 19) to meet the 
minimum requirements of 40 CFR 51.165 and the Clean Air Act. This 
approval action will effectively replace the previously approved 
version of 45 CSR 19 as approved in WV SIP on July 2, 1985 (50 FR 
27247).
    Other specific requirements of West Virginia's existing 
Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR) preconstruction air quality 
permit program as 45 CSR 19 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 West Virginia's Nonattainment New Source Review 
(NSR) preconstruction air quality permit program regulation (45 CSR 19) 
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

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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).

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 Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR) 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 removing 
the entry for (Ch. 16-20) Series XIX and replacing it with an entry for 
45 CSR 19 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 19..........................       Permits for Construction and Major Modification of Major Stationary Sources of Air Pollution Which Cause or
                                                                                  Contribute to Nonattainment
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Section 45-19-1....................  General...................       6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     ....................................
                                                                               the document begins].
Section 45-19-2....................  Definitions...............       6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where
                                                                               the document begins].
Section 45-19-3....................  Applicability.............       6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     ....................................
                                                                               the document begins].
Section 45-19-4....................  Conditions for a Permit          6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     ....................................
                                      Approval for Proposed                    the document begins].
                                      Major Sources that Would
                                      Contribute to a Violation
                                      of NAAQS.

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Section 45-19-5....................  Conditions for Permit            6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     ....................................
                                      Approval for Sources                     the document begins].
                                      Locating In Attainment or
                                      Unclassifiable Areas that
                                      Would Cause a New
                                      Violation of a NAAQS.
Section 45-19-7....................  Baseline for Determining         6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     ....................................
                                      Credit for Emission                      the document begins].
                                      Offsets.
Section 45-19-8....................  Location of Emissions            6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     ....................................
                                      Offsets.                                 the document begins].
Section 45-19-9....................  Administrative Procedures        6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     ....................................
                                      for Emission Offset                      the document begins].
                                      Proposals.
Section 45-19-12...................  Reasonable Further               6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     ....................................
                                      Progress.                                the document begins].
Section 45-19-13...................  Source Impact Analysis....       6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     ....................................
                                                                               the document begins].
Section 45-19-14...................  Permit Requirements for          6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     ....................................
                                      Major Stationary Sources                 the document begins].
                                      and Major Modifications.
Section 45-19-15...................  Public Review Procedures..       6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     ....................................
                                                                               the document begins].
Section 45-19-16...................  Public Meetings...........       6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     ....................................
                                                                               the document begins].
Section 45-19-17...................  Permit Transfer,                 6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     ....................................
                                      Cancellation and                         the document begins].
                                      Responsibility.
Section 45-19-18...................  Disposition of Permits....       6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     ....................................
                                                                               the document begins].
Section 45-19-19...................  Requirements for Air             6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     ....................................
                                      Quality Models.                          the document begins].
Section 45-19-23...................  Actual PAL................       6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     ....................................
                                                                               the document begins].
Section 45-19-24...................  Conflict with Other              6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     ....................................
                                      Permitting Rules.                        the document begins].
Section 45-19-25...................  Inconsistency Between            6/2/05  11/2/06 [Insert page number where     ....................................
                                      Rules.                                   the document begins].
 
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