[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 15, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 78167-78168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31331]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2010-0521; FRL-9233-3]


Revisions to the Arizona State Implementation Plan, Maricopa 
County

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is finalizing approval of revisions to the Maricopa County 
portion of the Arizona State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions 
were proposed in the Federal Register on September 2, 2010 and concern 
particulate matter (PM) emissions from fugitive dust sources such as 
construction sites and related activities, unpaved roads, unpaved 
parking lots, and disturbed soils on vacant lots. We are approving 
local rules that regulate these emission sources under the Clean Air 
Act as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act).

DATES: Effective Date: This rule is effective on January 14, 2011.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established docket number EPA-R09-OAR-2010-0521 for 
this action. The index to the docket 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: Andrew Steckel, EPA Region IX, (415) 
947-4115, [email protected].

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

Table of Contents

I. Proposed Action
II. Public Comments and EPA Responses
III. EPA Action

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IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Proposed Action

    On September 2, 2010 (75 FR 53907), EPA proposed to approve the 
following rules into the Arizona SIP.

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               Local agency                 Rule No.             Rule title               Adopted     Submitted
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MCAPCD...................................        310  Fugitive Dust From Dust-             01/27/10     04/12/10
                                                       Generating Operations.
MCAPCD...................................     310.01  Fugitive Dust From Non-              01/27/10     04/12/10
                                                       Traditional Sources of Fugitive
                                                       Dust.
MCAPCD...................................  .........  Appendix C-Fugitive Dust Test        03/26/08     07/10/08
                                                       Methods.
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    We proposed to approve these rules because we determined that they 
complied with the relevant CAA requirements. Our proposed action 
contains more information on the rules and our evaluation.

II. Public Comments and EPA Responses

    EPA's proposed action provided a 30-day public comment period. 
During this period, we received no comments.

III. EPA Action

    No comments were submitted that change our assessment that the 
submitted rules comply with the relevant CAA requirements. Therefore, 
as authorized in section 110(k)(3) of the Act, EPA is fully approving 
these rules into the Arizona SIP.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a 
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and 
applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). 
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve State 
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act. 
Accordingly, this action merely approves State law as meeting Federal 
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those 
imposed by State law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to 
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order 
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact 
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     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);
     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in 
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based 
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to 
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the 
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent 
with the Clean Air Act; and
     Will not have disproportionately high and adverse human 
health or environmental effects on minority, low-income or Tribal 
populations because it maintains or increases the level of 
environmental protection for all affected populations without having 
any disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental 
effects on any population, including any minority or low-income 
population as described in Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 
16, 1994).

In addition, this rule does not have tribal implications as specified 
by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because the 
SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country located in the State, 
and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial direct costs on 
tribal governments or preempt tribal law.
    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 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 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).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by 
reference, Intergovernmental relations, particulate matter, Reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: November 3, 2010.
Jared Blumenfeld,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.

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Part 52, chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations 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 D--Arizona

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2. Section 52.120 is amended by adding paragraphs (c)(146) and (c)(147) 
to read as follows:


Sec.  52.120  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *
    (146) The following plan was submitted on April 12, 2010 by the 
Governor's designee.
    (i) Incorporation by reference.
    (A) Maricopa County Air Quality Department.
    (1) Rule 310, ``Fugitive Dust From Dust-Generating Operations,'' 
adopted on January 27, 2010.
    (2) Rule 310.01, ``Fugitive Dust From Non-Traditional Sources of 
Fugitive Dust,'' adopted on January 27, 2010.
    (147) The following plan was submitted on July 10, 2008 by the 
Governor's designee.
    (i) Incorporation by reference.
    (A) Maricopa County Air Quality Department.
    (1) Appendix C--``Fugitive Dust Test Methods,'' adopted on March 
26, 2008.

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