[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 65 (Thursday, April 3, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 18169-18172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6919]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[EPA-R09-OAR-2008-0229; FRL-8550-9]


Delegation of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants for Source Categories; State of Nevada, Nevada Division of 
Environmental Protection

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is amending certain regulations to reflect the current 
delegation status of national emission standards for hazardous air 
pollutants (NESHAP) in Nevada. Several NESHAP were delegated to the 
Nevada Division of Environmental Protection on December 4, 2007. The 
purpose of this action is to update the listing in the Code of Federal 
Regulations.

DATES: This rule is effective on June 2, 2008 without further notice, 
unless EPA receives adverse comments by May 5, 2008. If we receive such 
comments, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register 
to notify the public that this direct final rule will not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number EPA-R09-OAR-
2008-0229, by one of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the on-line instructions.
    2. E-mail: [email protected].
    3. Mail or delivery: Andrew Steckel (AIR-4), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 
94105-3901.
    Instructions: All comments will be included in the public docket 
without change and may be made available online at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, 
unless the comment includes Confidential Business Information (CBI) or 
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 
Information that you consider CBI or otherwise protected should be 
clearly identified as such and should not be submitted through  http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. http://www.regulations.gov is an 
``anonymous access'' system, and EPA will not know your identity or 
contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. 
If you send e-mail directly to EPA, your e-mail address will be 
automatically captured and included as part of the public comment. 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.
    Docket: The index to the docket for this action is available 
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at EPA 
Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California. While all 
documents in the docket are listed in the index, some information may 
be publicly available only at the hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted 
material), and some may not be publicly available in either location 
(e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard copy materials, please schedule an 
appointment during normal business hours with the contact listed in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mae Wang, EPA Region IX, (415) 947-
4124, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us'' and 
``our'' refer to EPA.

Table of Contents

I. Background
    A. Delegation of NESHAP
    B. NDEP delegations
II. EPA Action
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Background

A. Delegation of NESHAP

    Section 112(l) of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990 (CAA), 
authorizes EPA to delegate to state or local air pollution control 
agencies the authority to implement and enforce the standards set out 
in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40 (40 CFR), part 63, 
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source 
Categories. On November 26, 1993, EPA promulgated regulations, codified 
at 40 CFR part 63, Subpart E (hereinafter referred to as ``Subpart 
E''), establishing procedures for EPA's approval of state rules or 
programs under section 112(l) (see 58 FR 62262). Subpart E was later 
amended on September 14, 2000 (see 65 FR 55810).
    Any request for approval under CAA section 112(l) must meet the 
approval criteria in 112(l)(5) and Subpart E. To streamline the 
approval process for future applications, a state or local agency may 
submit a one-time demonstration that it has adequate authorities and 
resources to implement and enforce any CAA section 112 standards. If 
such demonstration is approved, then the state or local agency would no 
longer need to resubmit a demonstration of these same authorities and 
resources for every subsequent request for delegation of CAA section 
112 standards. However, EPA maintains the authority to withdraw its 
approval if the State does not adequately implement or enforce an 
approved rule or program.

B. NDEP Delegations

    On May 27, 1998, EPA published a direct final action delegating to 
the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) several NESHAP 
and approving NDEP's delegation mechanism for future standards (see 63 
FR 28906). That action explained the procedure for EPA to grant 
delegations to NDEP by letter, with periodic Federal Register listings 
of standards that have been delegated. On November 1, 2007, NDEP 
requested delegation of the following NESHAP contained in 40 CFR part 
63:
     Subpart IIII--NESHAP: Surface Coating of Automobiles and 
Light-Duty Trucks
     Subpart PPPP--NESHAP for Surface Coating of Plastic Parts 
and Products
     Subpart GGGGG--NESHAP: Site Remediation
     Subpart HHHHH--NESHAP: Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing
     Subpart DDDDDD--NESHAP for Polyvinyl Chloride and 
Copolymers Production Area Sources
     Subpart EEEEEE--NESHAP for Primary Copper Smelting Area 
Sources
     Subpart FFFFFF--NESHAP for Secondary Copper Smelting Area 
Sources
     Subpart GGGGGG--NESHAP for Primary Nonferrous Metals Area 
Sources--Zinc, Cadmium, and Beryllium
    On December 4, 2007, EPA granted delegation to NDEP for these 
NESHAP, along with any amendments to previously-delegated NESHAP, as of 
July 1, 2007. Today's action is serving to notify the public of the 
December 4, 2007, delegations and to codify these delegations into the 
Code of Federal Regulations.

II. EPA Action

    Today's document serves to notify the public of the delegation of 
NESHAP to NDEP on December 4, 2007. Today's action will codify these 
delegations into the Code of Federal Regulations.

III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this 
action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and

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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 updates the list of approved delegations in the Code of 
Federal Regulations and imposes no additional requirements. 
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 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 updates the list of 
already-approved delegations, and does not alter the relationship or 
the distribution of power and responsibilities established in the CAA. 
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 approves a state rule implementing a 
federal standard.
    In reviewing state delegation submissions, our role is to approve 
state choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. 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 state submissions for failure to use VCS. It would thus be 
inconsistent with applicable law for EPA, when it reviews a state 
submission, to use VCS in place of a state submission that otherwise 
satisfies the provisions of the CAA. 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.).
    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 June 2, 2008. 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 63

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Air pollution control, Hazardous substances, Intergovernmental 
relations, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Authority: This action is issued under the authority of Section 
112 of the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7412.

    Dated: March 19, 2008.
Andrew Steckel,
Acting Director, Air Division, Region IX.

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Title 40, chapter I, part 63 of the Code of Federal Regulations is 
amended as follows:

PART 63--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 63 continues to read as follows:

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

Subpart E--Approval of State Programs and Delegation of Federal 
Authorities

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2. Section 63.99 is amended by revising paragraph (a)(28)(i) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  63.99  Delegated Federal authorities.

    (a) * * *
    (28) * * *
    (i) The following table lists the specific part 63 standards that 
have been delegated unchanged to the air pollution control agencies in 
the State of Nevada. The (X) symbol is used to indicate each category 
that has been delegated.

                                 Delegation Status for Part 63 Standards--Nevada
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          Subpart                      Description                 NDEP \1\        WCAQMD \2\       CCDAQM \3\
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A.........................  General Provisions...............               X                X   ...............
F.........................  Synthetic Organic Chemical                      X   ...............  ...............
                             Manufacturing Industry.
G.........................  Synthetic Organic Chemical                      X   ...............  ...............
                             Manufacturing Industry: Process
                             Vents, Storage Vessels, Transfer
                             Operations, and Wastewater.
H.........................  Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants:               X   ...............  ...............
                             Equipment Leaks.
I.........................  Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants:               X   ...............  ...............
                             Certain Processes Subject to the
                             Negotiated Regulation for
                             Equipment Leaks.
J.........................  Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers               X   ...............  ...............
                             Production.
L.........................  Coke Oven Batteries..............               X   ...............  ...............
M.........................  Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning...               X                X   ...............
N.........................  Hard and Decorative Chromium                    X                X   ...............
                             Electroplating and Chromium
                             Anodizing Tanks.
O.........................  Ethylene Oxide Sterilization                    X                X   ...............
                             Facilities.
Q.........................  Industrial Process Cooling Towers               X   ...............  ...............

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R.........................  Gasoline Distribution Facilities.               X                X   ...............
S.........................  Pulp and Paper...................               X   ...............  ...............
T.........................  Halogenated Solvent Cleaning.....               X                X   ...............
U.........................  Group I Polymers and Resins......               X   ...............  ...............
W.........................  Epoxy Resins Production and Non-                X   ...............  ...............
                             Nylon Polyamides Production.
X.........................  Secondary Lead Smelting..........               X   ...............  ...............
Y.........................  Marine Tank Vessel Loading                      X   ...............  ...............
                             Operations.
AA........................  Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing                   X   ...............  ...............
                             Plants.
BB........................  Phosphate Fertilizers Production                X   ...............  ...............
                             Plants.
CC........................  Petroleum Refineries.............               X   ...............  ...............
DD........................  Off-Site Waste and Recovery                     X   ...............  ...............
                             Operations.
EE........................  Magnetic Tape Manufacturing                     X   ...............
                             Operations.
GG........................  Aerospace Manufacturing and                     X   ...............  ...............
                             Rework Facilities.
HH........................  Oil and Natural Gas Production                  X   ...............  ...............
                             Facilities.
II........................  Shipbuilding and Ship Repair                    X   ...............  ...............
                             (Surface Coating).
JJ........................  Wood Furniture Manufacturing                    X   ...............
                             Operations.
KK........................  Printing and Publishing Industry.               X                X   ...............
LL........................  Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants               X   ...............  ...............
MM........................  Chemical Recovery Combustion                    X   ...............  ...............
                             Sources at Kraft, Soda, Sulfite,
                             and Stand-Alone Semichemical
                             Pulp Mills.
OO........................  Tanks--Level 1...................               X   ...............  ...............
PP........................  Containers.......................               X   ...............  ...............
QQ........................  Surface Impoundments.............               X   ...............  ...............
RR........................  Individual Drain Systems.........               X   ...............  ...............
SS........................  Closed Vent Systems, Control                    X   ...............  ...............
                             Devices, Recovery Devices and
                             Routing to a Fuel Gas System or
                             a Process.
TT........................  Equipment Leaks--Control Level 1.               X   ...............  ...............
UU........................  Equipment Leaks--Control Level 2.               X   ...............  ...............
VV........................  Oil-Water Separators and Organic-               X   ...............  ...............
                             Water Separators.
WW........................  Storage Vessels (Tanks)--Control                X   ...............  ...............
                             Level 2.
XX........................  Ethylene Manufacturing Process                  X   ...............  ...............
                             Units: Heat Exchange Systems and
                             Waste Operations.
YY........................  Generic MACT Standards...........               X   ...............  ...............
CCC.......................  Steel Pickling...................               X   ...............  ...............
DDD.......................  Mineral Wool Production..........               X   ...............  ...............
EEE.......................  Hazardous Waste Combustors.......               X   ...............  ...............
GGG.......................  Pharmaceuticals Production.......               X   ...............  ...............
HHH.......................  Natural Gas Transmission and                    X   ...............  ...............
                             Storage Facilities.
III.......................  Flexible Polyurethane Foam                      X   ...............  ...............
                             Production.
JJJ.......................  Group IV Polymers and Resins.....               X   ...............  ...............
LLL.......................  Portland Cement Manufacturing                   X   ...............  ...............
                             Industry.
MMM.......................  Pesticide Active Ingredient                     X   ...............  ...............
                             Production.
NNN.......................  Wool Fiberglass Manufacturing....               X   ...............  ...............
OOO.......................  Manufacture of Amino/Phenolic                   X   ...............  ...............
                             Resins.
PPP.......................  Polyether Polyols Production.....               X   ...............  ...............
QQQ.......................  Primary Copper Smelting..........               X   ...............  ...............
RRR.......................  Secondary Aluminum Production....               X   ...............  ...............
TTT.......................  Primary Lead Smelting............               X   ...............  ...............
UUU.......................  Petroleum Refineries: Catalytic                 X   ...............  ...............
                             Cracking, Catalytic Reforming,
                             and Sulfur Recovery Units.
VVV.......................  Publicly Owned Treatment Works...               X   ...............  ...............
XXX.......................  Ferroalloys Production...........               X   ...............  ...............
AAAA......................  Municipal Solid Waste Landfills..               X   ...............  ...............
CCCC......................  Manufacturing of Nutritional                    X   ...............  ...............
                             Yeast.
DDDD......................  Plywood and Composite Wood                      X   ...............  ...............
                             Products.
EEEE......................  Organic Liquids Distribution (non-              X   ...............  ...............
                             gasoline).
FFFF......................  Miscellaneous Organic Chemical                  X   ...............  ...............
                             Manufacturing.
GGGG......................  Solvent Extraction for Vegetable                X   ...............  ...............
                             Oil Production.
HHHH......................  Wet-Formed Fiberglass Mat                       X   ...............  ...............
                             Production.
IIII......................  Surface Coating of Automobiles                  X   ...............  ...............
                             and Light-Duty Trucks.
JJJJ......................  Paper and Other Web Coating......               X   ...............  ...............
KKKK......................  Surface Coating of Metal Cans....               X   ...............  ...............
MMMM......................  Miscellaneous Metal Parts and                   X   ...............  ...............
                             Products.
NNNN......................  Large Appliances.................               X   ...............  ...............
OOOO......................  Printing, Coating, and Dyeing of                X   ...............  ...............
                             Fabrics and Other Textiles.
PPPP......................  Surface Coating of Plastic Parts                X   ...............  ...............
                             and Products.
QQQQ......................  Wood Building Products...........               X   ...............  ...............
IRRRR.....................  Surface Coating of Metal                        X   ...............  ...............
                             Furniture.
SSSS......................  Surface Coating of Metal Coil....               X   ...............  ...............
TTTT......................  Leather Finishing Operations.....               X   ...............  ...............
UUUU......................  Cellulose Products Manufacturing.               X   ...............  ...............
VVVV......................  Boat Manufacturing...............               X   ...............  ...............

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WWWW......................  Reinforced Plastics Composites                  X   ...............  ...............
                             Production.
XXXX......................  Tire Manufacturing...............               X   ...............  ...............
YYYY......................  Stationary Combustion Turbines...               X   ...............  ...............
ZZZZ......................  Stationary Reciprocating Internal               X   ...............  ...............
                             Combustion Engines.
AAAAA.....................  Lime Manufacturing Plants........               X   ...............  ...............
BBBBB.....................  Semiconductor Manufacturing......               X   ...............  ...............
CCCCC.....................  Coke Oven: Pushing, Quenching and               X   ...............  ...............
                             Battery Stacks.
DDDDD.....................  Industrial, Commercial, and                     X   ...............  ...............
                             Institutional Boiler and Process
                             Heaters.
EEEEE.....................  Iron and Steel Foundries.........               X   ...............  ...............
FFFFF.....................  Integrated Iron and Steel........               X   ...............  ...............
GGGGG.....................  Site Remediation.................               X   ...............  ...............
HHHHH.....................  Miscellaneous Coating                           X   ...............  ...............
                             Manufacturing.
JJJJJ.....................  Brick and Structural Clay                       X   ...............  ...............
                             Products Manufacturing.
KKKKK.....................  Clay Ceramics Manufacturing......               X   ...............  ...............
LLLLL.....................  Asphalt Roofing and Processing...               X   ...............  ...............
MMMMM.....................  Flexible Polyurethane Foam                      X   ...............  ...............
                             Fabrication Operation.
NNNNN.....................  Hydrochloric Acid Production.....               X   ...............  ...............
PPPPP.....................  Engine Test Cells/Stands.........               X   ...............  ...............
QQQQQ.....................  Friction Products Manufacturing..               X   ...............  ...............
SSSSS.....................  Refractory Products Manufacturing               X   ...............  ...............
DDDDDD....................  Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers               X   ...............  ...............
                             Production Area Sources.
EEEEEE....................  Primary Copper Smelting Area                    X   ...............  ...............
                             Sources.
FFFFFF....................  Secondary Copper Smelting Area                  X   ...............  ...............
                             Sources.
GGGGGG....................  Primary Nonferrous Metals Area                  X   ...............  ...............
                             Sources--Zinc, Cadmium, and
                             Beryllium.
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\1\ Nevada Division of Environmental Protection.
\2\ Washoe County Air Quality Management Division.
\3\ Clark County Department of Air Quality Management.

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