[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 24372-24376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10428]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

 [DE104-1102; FRL-9298-3]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Delaware; Update to Materials Incorporated by Reference

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule; administrative change.

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SUMMARY: EPA is updating the materials submitted by Delaware that are 
incorporated by reference (IBR) into the state implementation plan 
(SIP). The regulations affected by this update have been previously 
submitted by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and 
Environmental Control (DNREC) and approved by EPA. This update affects 
the SIP materials that are available for public inspection at the 
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Air and 
Radiation Docket and Information Center located at EPA Headquarters in 
Washington, DC, and the EPA Regional Office.

DATES: Effective Date: This action is effective May 2, 2011.

ADDRESSES: SIP materials which are incorporated by reference into 40 
CFR part 52 are available for inspection at the following locations: 
Air Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 
III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103; the Air and 
Radiation Docket and Information Center, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room Number 3334, EPA

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West Building, Washington, DC 20460; or the National Archives and 
Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of 
this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harold A. Frankford, (215) 814-2108 or 
by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The SIP is a living document which the State revises as necessary 
to address its unique air pollution problems. Therefore, EPA from time 
to time must take action on SIP revisions containing new and/or revised 
regulations as being part of the SIP. On May 22, 1997 (62 FR 27968), 
EPA revised the procedures for incorporating by reference Federally-
approved SIPs, as a result of consultations between EPA and the Office 
of the Federal Register (OFR). The description of the revised SIP 
document, IBR procedures and ``Identification of plan'' format are 
discussed in further detail in the May 22, 1997 Federal Register 
document. On December 7, 1998, (63 FR 67407) EPA published a document 
in the Federal Register beginning the new IBR procedure for Delaware. 
On June 21, 2004 (69 FR 34285), April 3, 2007 (72 FR 15839), and April 
17, 2009 (73 FR 17771), EPA published updates to the IBR material for 
Delaware.
    Since the publication of the last IBR update, EPA has approved the 
following regulatory changes to all sections of the following Delaware 
regulations, except as specifically noted:
    1. Regulation 1101 ``Definitions and Administrative Principles'' 
(SIP definitions only).
    2. Regulation 1102 ``Permits'' (except Appendix A, paragraphs 32.0 
and 33.0).
    3. Regulation 1103 ``Ambient Air Quality Standards.''
    4. Regulation 1104 ``Particulate Emissions From Fuel Burning 
Equipment.''
    5. Regulation 1105 ``Particulate Emissions From Industrial Process 
Operations.''
    6. Regulation 1106 ``Particulate Emissions From Construction and 
Materials Handling.''
    7. Regulation 1107 ``Particulate Emissions From Incineration'' 
(section 1.0).
    8. Regulation 1108 ``Sulfur Dioxide Emissions From Fuel Burning 
Equipment.''
    9. Regulation 1109 ``Emissions of Sulfur Compounds From Industrial 
Operations'' (except section 2.2).
    10. Regulation 1110 ``Control of Sulfur Dioxide Emissions--Kent and 
Sussex Counties.''
    11. Regulation 1111 ``Carbon Monoxide Emissions From Industrial 
Process Operations New Castle County.''
    12. Regulation 1112 ``Control of Nitrogen Oxide Emissions.''
    13. Regulation 1113 ``Open Burning'' (except sections 1.0, 2.0, and 
7.0).
    14. Regulation 1114 ``Visible Emissions.''
    15. Regulation 1115 ``Air Pollution Alert and Emergency Plan.''
    16. Regulation 1116 ``Sources Having an Interstate Air Pollution 
Potential.''
    17. Regulation 1117 ``Source Monitoring, Recordkeeping and 
Reporting.''
    18. Regulation 1123 ``Standards of Performance for Steel Plants: 
Electric Arc Furnaces.''
    19. Regulation 1124 ``Control of Volatile Organic Compound 
Emissions.''
    20. Regulation 1125 ``Requirements for Preconstruction Review'' 
(sections 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0).
    21. Regulation 1126 ``Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program.''
    22. Regulation 1127 ``Stack Heights.''
    23. Regulation 1132 ``Transportation Conformity'' (except section 
1.0).
    24. Regulation 1135 ``Conformity of General Federal Actions to the 
State Implementation Plans.''
    25. Regulation 1139 ``Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) Budget 
Trading Program.''
    26. Regulation 1140 ``Delaware's National Low Emission Vehicle 
(NLEV) Regulation.''
    27. Regulation 1141 ``Limiting Emissions of Volatile Organic 
Compounds From Consumer and Commercial Products'' (sections 1.0, 2.0, 
and 3.0).
    28. Regulation 1142 ``Specific Emission Control Requirements'' 
(section 1.0).
    29. Regulation 1144 ``Control of Stationary Generator Emissions'' 
(except sections 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, and 9.0).
    30. Regulation 1145 ``Excessive Idling of Heavy Duty Vehicles.''
    31. Regulation 1146 ``Electric Generating Unit (EGU) Multi-
Pollutant Regulation'' (except section 6.0, Table 6-1, and portions of 
sections 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 7.0, 8.0, and 9.0 pertaining to control of 
mercury emissions).
    32. Regulation 1148 ``Control of Stationary Combustion Turbine 
Electric Generating Unit Emissions'' (except sections 1.0 and 6.0).
    EPA's approval of the definitions in Regulation 1101 consists of 
only those terms which EPA has previously approved and IBR into the 
Delaware SIP.
    EPA's approval action includes the removal of two former SIP 
requirements codified in Delaware Regulation 1124: Section 39 (Control 
of Perchlorethylene from Dry Cleaning Operations) and Appendices J1, 
J1, J2, and J3 (Test Methods for Stage II Vapor Recovery).

II. EPA Action

    In this action, EPA is doing the following:
    1. Announcing the update to the IBR material as of March 1, 2011.
    2. In paragraph 40 CFR 52.420(c),
    a. Removing the entries, currently marked ``[Reserved],'' for 
Regulation 1124, Section 39 and Regulation 1124, Appendices J, J1, J2, 
and J3.
    b. Correcting the title heading of Regulation 1107.
    c. Correcting the following entries in the ``Title/subject'' 
column: Regulation 1102, Section 3.0; Regulation 1105, Section 6.0; 
Regulation 1124, Appendix I, Regulation 1127, Section 2.0; Regulation 
37, Appendix ``A''; and Regulation 1141, Section 2.0.
    d. Removing the state effective date from the ``Additional 
explanation'' column for Regulation 1142, Section 2.0.
    EPA has determined that today's rule falls under the ``good cause'' 
exemption in section 553(b)(3)(B) of the Administrative Procedures Act 
(APA) which, upon finding ``good cause,'' authorizes agencies to 
dispense with public participation and section 553(d)(3) which allows 
an agency to make a rule effective immediately (thereby avoiding the 
30-day delayed effective date otherwise provided for in the APA). 
Today's rule simply codifies provisions which are already in effect as 
a matter of law in Federal and approved State programs. Under section 
553 of the APA, an agency may find good cause where procedures are 
``impractical, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.'' 
Public comment is ``unnecessary'' and ``contrary to the public 
interest'' since the codification only reflects existing law. Immediate 
notice in the CFR benefits the public by removing outdated citations 
and incorrect table entries.

III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. General Requirements

    Under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Administrator is required to 
approve a SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA 
and applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). 
Thus, in reviewing SIP

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submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices, provided that they 
meet the criteria of the CAA. 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 CAA; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to 
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental 
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under 
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.

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

    EPA has also determined that the provisions of section 307(b)(1) of 
the CAA pertaining to petitions for judicial review are not applicable 
to this action. Prior EPA rulemaking actions for each individual 
component of the Delaware SIP compilations had previously afforded 
interested parties the opportunity to file a petition for judicial 
review in the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate 
circuit within 60 days of such rulemaking action. Thus, EPA sees no 
need in this action to reopen the 60-day period for filing such 
petitions for judicial review for this ``Identification of plan'' 
update action for Delaware.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

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

    Dated: April 7, 2011.
W.C. Early,
Acting, Regional Administrator, Region III.
    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 I--Delaware

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2. Section 52.420 is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraph (b).
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b. In paragraph (c),
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i. Revising the entries for State Regulation 1102, Section 3.0; State 
Regulation 1105, Section 6.0; the State Regulation 1107 heading; State 
Regulation 1124, Appendix I, State Regulation 1127, Section 2.0; State 
Regulation 1141, Section 2.0, and State Regulation 1142, Section 2.0.
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ii. Removing the entry for State Regulation No. 37, Appendix ``AA'' and 
adding an entry for State Regulation No. 37, Appendix ``A'' in its 
place.
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iii. Removing the entries for State Regulation 1124, Section 39.0 and 
Appendices J, J1, J2 and J3.
    The amendments read as follows:


Sec.  52.420  Identification of plan.

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    (b) Incorporation by reference. (1) Material listed as incorporated 
by reference in paragraphs (c) and (d) was approved for incorporation 
by reference by the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 
5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. The material incorporated is as it 
exists on the date of the approval, and notice of any change in the 
material will be published in the Federal Register. Entries in 
paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section with EPA approval dates on or 
after March 1, 2011 will be incorporated by reference in the next 
update to the SIP compilation.
    (2) EPA Region III certifies that the rules/regulations and source-
specific requirements provided by EPA at the addresses in paragraph 
(b)(3) of this section are an exact duplicate of the officially 
promulgated State rules/regulations which have been approved as part of 
the State implementation plan as of March 1, 2011.
    (3) Copies of the materials incorporated by reference may be 
inspected at the EPA Region III Office at 1650 Arch Street, 
Philadelphia, PA 19103. For further information, call (215) 814-2108; 
the EPA, Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, Room Number 
3334, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20460. For further information, call (202) 566-1742; or at the National 
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the 
availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: 
http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.
    (c) EPA-approved regulations.

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                                  EPA-Approved Regulations in the Delaware SIP
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  State regulation (7 DNREC 1100)        Title/subject       effective     EPA approval   Additional explanation
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1102...............................  Permits
 
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Section 3.0........................  Application/               9/11/08          8/11/10  ......................
                                      Registration                           75 FR 48566
                                      Prepared by
                                      Interested Party.
 
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1105...............................  Particulate Emissions from Industrial Process Operations
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Section 6.0........................  Restrictions on Prill      9/11/08          8/11/10  ......................
                                      Tower Operation.                       75 FR 48566
 
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1107...............................  Particulate Emissions from Incineration of Noninfectious Waste
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1124...............................  Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions
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Appendix I.........................  Method to Determine        9/11/08          8/11/10  ......................
                                      Length of Rolling                      75 FR 48566
                                      Period for Liquid/
                                      Liquid Material
                                      Balance.
 
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1127...............................  Stack Heights
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Section 2.0........................  Definitions Specific       9/11/08          8/11/10
                                      to this Regulation.                    75 FR 48566
 
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Regulation No. 37..................  NOX Budget Program
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Appendix ``A''.....................  NOX Budget Program...     12/11/99           3/9/00  ......................
                                                                             65 FR 12481
 
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1141...............................  Limiting Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from Consumer and
                                      Commercial Products
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Section 2.0........................  Consumer Products....      4/11/09         10/20/10  ......................
                                                                             75 FR 64673
 
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1142...............................  Specific Emission Control Requirements
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Section 2.0........................  Control of NOX            11/11/09           6/4/10  New regulation.
                                      Emissions from                         75 FR 31711
                                      Industrial Boilers
                                      and Process Heaters
                                      at Petroleum
                                      Refineries.
 
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