[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 121 (Thursday, June 23, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36875-36879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-15633]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R04-OAR-2005-0004-201119; EPA-R04-OAR-2010-0958-201119; FRL-9322-
6]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; South
Carolina: Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment New
Source Review; Fine Particulate Matter and Nitrogen Oxides as a
Precursor to Ozone
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is taking final action to approve three revisions to the
South Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP), submitted by the State
of South Carolina, through the South Carolina Department of Health and
Environmental Control (SC DHEC), to EPA on December 2, 2010, (for
parallel processing) and April 14, 2009, and March 16, 2011. South
Carolina provided the final version of the December 2, 2010, parallel
processing submittal on March 16, 2011. The SIP revisions approved by
this action incorporate updates to South Carolina's air quality
regulations under South Carolina's New Source Review (NSR) Prevention
of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review
(NNSR) programs. First, the revisions incorporate a PSD permitting
requirement promulgated in the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) Implementation Rule NSR Update Phase II
(hereafter referred to as the ``Ozone Implementation NSR Update or
``Phase II Rule''). Second, the revisions incorporate NSR provisions
relating to the fine particulate matter (PM2.5) NAAQS as
amended in EPA's 2008 NSR PM2.5 Implementation Rule
(hereafter referred to as the ``NSR PM2.5 Rule''). Third,
the revisions incorporate NNSR requirements for calculating emissions
reductions that will be used as emission offsets and ensures that those
reductions are surplus to other federal requirements. As a result of
the third revision, EPA also is taking final action to convert its
conditional approval of South Carolina's NNSR permitting program to
full approval. EPA is approving South Carolina's March 16, 2011, and
April 14, 2009, SIP revisions because they are in accordance with the
Clean Air Act (CAA or Act). Additionally, EPA is responding to adverse
comments received on EPA's March 15, 2011, proposed approval of South
Carolina's December 2, 2010, proposed SIP revision.
DATES: Effective Date: This rule will be effective July 25, 2011.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket
Identification No. EPA-R04-OAR-2005-0004 and EPA-R04-OAR-2010-0958. All
documents in the docket are listed on the http://www.regulations.gov
Web site. Although listed in the index, some information is not
publicly available, i.e., Confidential Business Information 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
http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Regulatory
Development Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics
Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61
Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. EPA requests that if
at all possible, you contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to schedule your inspection. The Regional
Office's official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 to
4:30, excluding federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding the South
Carolina SIP, contact Ms. Twunjala Bradley, Regulatory Development
Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth
Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. Ms. Bradley's telephone
number is (404) 562-9352; e-mail address: [email protected]. For
information regarding NSR, contact Ms. Yolanda Adams, Air Permits
Section, at the same address above. Ms. Adams' telephone number is
(404) 562-9214; e-mail address: [email protected]. For information
regarding the Phase II Rule, contact Ms. Jane Spann, Regulatory
Development Section, at the same address above. Ms. Spann's telephone
number is (404) 562-9029; e-mail address: [email protected]. For
information regarding the PM2.5 NAAQS, contact Mr. Joel
Huey, Regulatory Development Section, at the same address above. Mr.
Huey's telephone number is (404) 562-9104; e-mail address:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Background
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II. This Action
III. EPA's Response to Comments
IV. Final Action
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background
EPA is taking final action on three separate but related revisions
to South Carolina's SIP--all pertaining to NSR. South Carolina
submitted the first two proposed revisions to EPA for parallel
processing on December 2, 2010. Specifically, South Carolina's December
2, 2010, SIP submittal proposed to: (1) Revise South Carolina's PSD
regulations at Regulation 61-62.5, Standard No. 7--Prevention of
Significant Deterioration to address a PSD permitting requirement
promulgated in the Phase II Rule, 70 FR 71612 (November 29, 2005); and
(2) incorporate NSR provisions at South Carolina Regulation 61-62.5,
Standard No. 7--Prevention of Significant Deterioration and 7.1--
Nonattainment New Source Review for PM2.5 as amended in
EPA's NSR PM2.5 Rule, 73 FR 28321 (May 16, 2008). On March
15, 2011, EPA proposed approval of South Carolina's proposed December
2, 2010, submission. See 76 FR 13962. This action includes EPA's
response to adverse comments received on the portion of EPA's March 15,
2011, proposal pertaining to approval of South Carolina's proposed
PM2.5 revisions. South Carolina submitted the December 2,
2010, parallel processing SIP revision in final form on March 16, 2011.
Additionally, South Carolina submitted a third SIP revision on
April 14, 2009, to address EPA's conditional approval of South
Carolina's NNSR program. See 73 FR 31368 (June 2, 2008). On March 24,
2011, EPA published a proposed rulemaking notice to approve a portion
of the changes included in South Carolina's April 14, 2009, submission,
and to convert EPA's previous conditional approval of South Carolina's
NNSR program to full approval. See 76 FR 16593.
EPA is now taking final action to approve the changes to South
Carolina's NSR programs as noted in EPA's March 15, 2011, and March 24,
2011, proposed rulemakings. A summary of the background for today's
final actions is provided below. For more detail, please refer to EPA's
proposed rulemakings at 76 FR 13962 (March 15, 2011), and 76 FR 16593
(March 24, 2011).
a. Phase II Rule
With regard to the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS,\1\ EPA's Phase II Rule,
finalized on November 29, 2005, addressed NSR permitting requirements
and specifically identified nitrogen oxides (NOX) as an
ozone precursor under the NSR program. See 70 FR 71612. States were
required to provide SIP submissions to address the Phase II Rule
requirements by June 15, 2007. On July 1, 2005, South Carolina
submitted a SIP revision to adopt the PSD and NNSR provisions amended
in the 2002 NSR Reform rules.\2\ The SIP revision became state-
effective on June 24, 2005, and adopted PSD and applicable NNSR
provisions at 40 CFR 51.165 and 51.166, respectively. Also in the July
1, 2005 submittal, South Carolina recognized NOX as an ozone
precursor for NSR permitting purposes by adopting provisions into its
SIP. At the time of South Carolina's NSR Reform SIP submittal, the
Phase II Rule had not been finalized by EPA. However, South Carolina
had recognized NOX emissions as an ozone precursor in its
PSD permitting practice. EPA took final action to approve South
Carolina's NSR Reform SIP revision as well as NOX as a
precursor provisions into the South Carolina SIP on June 2, 2008. See
73 FR 31368.
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\1\ On July 18, 1997, EPA promulgated a revised 8-hour ozone
NAAQS of 0.08 parts per million--also referred to as the 1997 8-hour
ozone NAAQS. On April 30, 2004, EPA designated areas as attainment,
nonattainment and unclassifiable for the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS. In
addition, on April 30, 2004 as part of the framework to implement
the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS, EPA promulgated an implementation rule
in two phases (Phase I and II). The Phase I Rule (effective on June
15, 2004), provided the implementation requirements for designating
areas under subpart 1 and subpart 2 of the CAA. See 69 FR 23857.
\2\ On December 31, 2002 (67 FR 80186), EPA published final rule
changes to 40 CFR parts 51 and 52, regarding the CAA's PSD and NNSR
programs. On November 7, 2003 (68 FR 63021), EPA published a notice
of final action on the reconsideration of the December 31, 2002,
final rule changes. The December 31, 2002, and the November 7, 2003,
final actions are collectively referred to as the ``2002 NSR Reform
Rules.''
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To be consistent with federal NSR permitting regulations, South
Carolina's March 16, 2011, SIP revision incorporates a NOX
as ozone precursor requirement for PSD that was not included in South
Carolina's July 1, 2005, SIP submittal at Regulation 61-62-5 Standard
No. 7. Specifically, the change addresses the inclusion of ``nitrogen
oxides'' in the footnote at 61-62.5(i)(5)(i) as amended at 40 CFR
51.166(i)(5)(i)(e). The provision at 40 CFR 51.166(i)(5)(i)(e) requires
sources with a net increase of 100 tons per year or more of
NOX to perform an ambient impact analysis. Together, South
Carolina's previously approved July 1, 2005, SIP revision (73 FR 31368)
and the March 16, 2011, SIP revision addressed by this rulemaking
incorporate the Phase II Rule permitting requirements pertaining to
NOX as an ozone precursor into the South Carolina SIP.
b. NSR PM2.5 Rule
With regard to the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS, EPA finalized a
rule on May 16, 2008, including changes to the NSR program. See 73 FR
28321. The 2008 NSR PM2.5 Rule revised the NSR program
requirements to establish the framework for implementing
preconstruction permit review for the PM2.5 NAAQS in both
attainment and nonattainment areas. States are required to provide SIP
submissions to address the requirements for the 2008 NSR
PM2.5 Rule by May 16, 2011. South Carolina's March 16, 2011,
SIP revision addresses these requirements.
c. Conversion of EPA's Conditional Approval of South Carolina's NNSR
Program
In addition to approving South Carolina's NSR Reform SIP revision
and NOX as an ozone precursor provisions, as mentioned in
Section I.a. above, EPA's June 2, 2008 (73 FR 31368), action
conditionally approved South Carolina Regulation 61-62.5, Standard No.
7.1--Nonattainment New Source Review for inclusion in the South
Carolina SIP. This regulation relates to South Carolina's NNSR permit
program. As part of the conditional approval, South Carolina had twelve
months from the June 2, 2008, final conditional approval to submit
changes to its NNSR program as described herein to be consistent with
EPA federal regulations.
On April 14, 2009, SC DHEC submitted a revision to the SIP,
incorporating the corrections required by EPA in the conditional
approval. Specifically, South Carolina revised Regulation 61-62.5,
Standard No. 7.1 to include baseline provisions for calculating
emission reductions to be used as offsets to meet the requirements set
out in 40 CFR 51.165(a)(3)(i) and Appendix S, section IV.C. This
revision affects major stationary sources in South Carolina that are
subject to or potentially subject to the NNSR construction permit
program. The emission offsets provisions also specify that the
reductions must be surplus and cannot be used for offsets if they are
otherwise required by the South Carolina SIP or other federal
standards, such as New Source Performance Standards and National
Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, including the Maximum
Achievable Control Technology standards. Both of these issues, which
were specifically identified in EPA's June 2, 2008, final conditional
approval, were addressed in
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South Carolina's April 14, 2009, SIP revision.
II. This Action
In two separate rulemakings, EPA proposed action to approve changes
to South Carolina's NSR program. First, EPA proposed to approve South
Carolina's March 16, 2011, SIP revision addressing PSD and NNSR
requirements related to the implementation of the PM2.5
NAAQS as well as adding a provision of the PSD NOX as a
precursor requirements established in the Phase II Rule (at 40 CFR
51.165 and 51.166). See 76 FR 13962 (March 15, 2011). These revisions
were necessary to update South Carolina's existing NSR program at
Regulation 61-62.5 Standards No. 7 and 7.1 to be consistent with
current federal NSR regulations. EPA has determined that South
Carolina's March 16, 2011 SIP revision, which became state-effective on
February 25, 2011, meets the requirements of the 2008 NSR
PM2.5 Rule and the Phase II Rule. Further, EPA has
determined that South Carolina's March 16, 2011, SIP revision is
consistent with section 110 of the CAA.
Second, EPA proposed to approve South Carolina's April 14, 2009,
SIP revision \3\ which consists of changes to South Carolina Regulation
61-62.5, Standard No. 7.1 entitled ``Nonattainment New Source Review.''
See 76 FR 16593 (March 24, 2011). EPA received no comments on that
proposal. SC DHEC submitted this SIP revision in response to EPA's June
2, 2008 (73 FR 31368), final rule, which conditionally approved South
Carolina's NNSR program. EPA has determined that South Carolina's April
14, 2009, SIP revision satisfies the conditions listed in EPA's June 2,
2008, conditional approval, and today is taking final action to convert
its prior conditional approval to full approval.
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\3\ In addition to changes to address the conditional approval
of South Carolina's NNSR program and minor administrative changes,
South Carolina's April 14, 2009, SIP revision also includes
provisions in Regulation 61-62.5, Standards No. 7 and 7.1 to exclude
facilities that produce ethanol through a natural fermentation
process (hereafter referred to as the ``Ethanol Rule'') from the
definition of ``chemical process plants'' in the major NSR
permitting program. See 72 FR 24060 (May 1, 2007). At this time, EPA
is not taking action on South Carolina's changes to its NSR program
to incorporate the provisions of the Ethanol Rule.
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South Carolina's April 14, 2009, SIP revision also includes the
removal of provisions which existed in South Carolina regulations that
relate to requirements that were vacated from the federal program by
the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
on June 24, 2005. The provisions vacated from the federal rules pertain
to pollution control projects (PCPs) and clean units (CUs). Since these
provisions were not approved into South Carolina's SIP, no action is
required by EPA.\4\ As a result of the removal of the PCP and CU
provisions, South Carolina's April 14, 2009, SIP revision also includes
minor administrative reference changes at Regulation 61-62.5, Standard
No. 7--Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Standard No. 7.1
Nonattainment New Source Review for which EPA is now taking final
action today to include in the South Carolina SIP.
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\4\ On June 2, 2008 (73 FR 31368), EPA disapproved provisions in
South Carolina's PSD and NNSR programs relating to PCP and CUs.
Therefore, these provisions were not approved into South Carolina's
SIP.
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Given that South Carolina's April 14, 2009, SIP revision satisfies
the conditional approval requirements for conversion to a full
approval, the conditional approval language at section 52.2119 of 40
CFR part 52, included in EPA's final conditional approval published
June 2, 2008 (73 FR 31368), is no longer necessary. This action removes
the conditional approval language relating to South Carolina's NNSR
program from the CFR to reflect that the program has been fully
approved. EPA is publishing this rulemaking to remove Sec. 52.2119 of
40 CFR part 52. As a consequence of the changes to Sec. 52.2119 of 40
CFR part 52, this action also moves the existing disapproval language
pertaining to PCPs and CUs at Sec. 52.2119(c) to Sec. 52.2122(e) of
40 CFR part 52. In addition, this action moves footnote 1 in Sec.
52.2120(c) to section 52.2122(d). Lastly, today's action corrects an
inadvertent error regarding the omission of Standard No. 7.1 entry from
the table at Sec. 52.2120(c). EPA has determined that this last change
qualifies for the ``good cause'' exemption from public notice
requirements pursuant to section 553(b)(3)(B) of the Administrative
Procedure Act. Specifically, public notice and opportunity to comment
on EPA's correction of the CFR table is unnecessary because it neither
alters the meaning of the regulations at issue nor otherwise affects
EPA's analysis of South Carolina's NSR and NNSR SIP revisions.
III. EPA's Response to Comments
EPA received one set of comments on the March 15, 2011, proposed
rulemaking to approve South Carolina's proposed December 2, 2010, SIP
revision to adopt federal requirements for NSR permitting set forth in
the NSR PM2.5 Implementation Rule and the Phase II Rule. A
full set of the comments provided by a single commenter is provided in
the Docket No. EPA-R04-OAR-2010-0958 for this final action. A summary
of the comment and EPA's response is provided below.
Comment: The Commenter provided EPA with an electronic copy of the
EPA final rulemaking entitled ``Prevention of Significant Deterioration
(PSD) for Particulate Matter Less Than 2.5 Micrometers
(PM2.5)--Increments, Significant Impact Levels (SILs) and
Significant Monitoring Concentration (SMC); Final Rule,'' (hereafter
referred to as the PM2.5 Increments, SILs and SMC Rule). See
75 FR 64864 (October 20, 2010). The Commenter states ``the South
Carolina's SIP should also include the increment and significant impact
level and significant monitoring concentrations in the attached final
rule.''
Response: The requirements outlined in EPA's PM2.5
Increments, SILs and SMC Rule are not relevant to EPA's March 15, 2011,
proposed action and today's final action. Furthermore, the deadline for
South Carolina to submit a SIP revision to adopt the requirements set
forth in EPA's PM2.5 Increments, SILs and SMC Rule has not
yet passed. Specifically, as promulgated in the PM2.5
Increments, SILs and SMC Rule and in accordance with section 166(b) of
the CAA, states are required to submit a SIP revision to adopt the
PM2.5 increments no later than 21 months from the
promulgation of the Rule, that is, by July 20, 2012. See 75 FR at
64898. EPA notes that while the PM2.5 increments are
mandatory, the SILs and SMC provisions are not mandatory but in fact
are elective tools that a state may incorporate into its SIP at the
state's discretion. Therefore, South Carolina has additional time to
revise its SIP to incorporate the required PM2.5 PSD
increments and the elective SIL and SMC provisions.
IV. Final Action
Pursuant to section 110 of the CAA, EPA is taking final action to
approve South Carolina's March 16, 2011, SIP revisions adopting federal
regulations amended in the NSR PM2.5 Rule and the Phase II
Rule (recognizing NOX as an ozone precursor) into the South
Carolina SIP. EPA is approving these revisions into the South Carolina
SIP because they are consistent with section 110 of the CAA and its
implementing regulations.
In addition, EPA is also taking final action to approve South
Carolina's April 14, 2009, SIP revision, which consists of changes to
South Carolina Regulation 61-62.5, Standard No. 7.1 entitled
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``Nonattainment New Source Review.'' SC DHEC submitted the April 14,
2009, SIP revision in response to EPA's June 2, 2008, rule (73 FR
31368), which conditionally approved South Carolina's NNSR program as
provided in the State's July 1, 2005, SIP revision. SC DHEC has now
satisfied the conditions listed in EPA's conditional approval.
Therefore, today's final action also converts EPA's conditional
approval of South Carolina's NNSR program to a full approval. The April
14, 2009, SIP revision is consistent with federal regulations and in
accordance with the CAA. In addition, EPA is taking final action to
approve minor administrative reference changes at South Carolina
Regulation 61-62.5 Standards No. 7 and 7.1 as a result of the removal
of PCP and CU provisions.
As mentioned above in Section II and as a result of final approval
of today's actions, this rulemaking makes the following administrative
corrections to 40 CFR part 52: (1) Removes the conditional approval
language at section 52.2119 to reflect that South Carolina's NNSR
program has been fully approved; (2) relocates the existing disapproval
language at section 52.2119(c) to section 52.2122(e) of 40 CFR part 52;
and (3) moves footnote 1 in section 52.2120(c) to section 52.2122(d).
Lastly, today's action also corrects an inadvertent error regarding the
omission of Standard No. 7.1 entry from the table at section
52.2120(c).
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the CAA, 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 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).
EPA has also determined that this rule does not have tribal
implications as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249,
November 9, 2000), because there are no ``substantial direct effects''
on an Indian Tribe as a result of this action. The Catawba Indian
Nation Reservation is located within the South Carolina portion of the
bi-state Charlotte nonattainment area. EPA notes that the proposal for
this rule incorrectly stated that the South Carolina SIP is not
approved to apply in Indian country located in the state. However,
pursuant to the Catawba Indian Claims Settlement Act, S.C. Code Ann.
27-16-120, ``all state and local environmental laws and regulations
apply to the Catawba Indian Nation and Reservation and are fully
enforceable by all relevant state and local agencies and authorities.''
Thus, the South Carolina SIP does apply to the Catawba Reservation.
While this action revises South Carolina's existing NSR permitting
regulations in the SIP, EPA has determined that these revisions will
not impose any 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).
Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by August 22, 2011. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect
the finality of this action 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).) For purposes of
judicial review, each of the three SIP revisions approved by today's
action are severable from one another.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Ozone, Particulate matter,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements and Volatile organic
compounds.
Dated: June 9, 2011.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
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 PP--South Carolina
Sec. 52.2119 [Removed]
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2. Section 52.2119 is removed.
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3. Section 52.2120 (c) is amended under Regulation No. 62.5 by revising
the entry for ``Standard No. 7'' and adding an entry for ``Standard No.
7.1'' to read as follows:
Sec. 52.2120 Identification of plan.
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Regulation No. 62.5.............. Air Pollution Control
Standards
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Standard No. 7................... Prevention of 2/25/2011 6/23/2011 [Insert citation of
Significant publication].
Deterioration\1\.
Standard No. 7.1................. Nonattainment New Source 2/25/2011 6/23/2011 [Insert citation of
Review\1\. publication].
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\1\ This EPA action is approving revisions to the South Carolina SIP with the exception of the phrase ``except
ethanol production facilities producing ethanol by natural fermentation under the North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS) codes 325193 or 312140,'' as amended in the Ethanol Rule. See 72 FR 24060 (May
1, 2007).
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4. Section 52.2122 is amended by adding paragraphs (d) and (e) to read
as follows:
Sec. 52.2122 Approval status.
(d) Regulation 61-62.5 Standard No. 7--This regulation (submitted
on July 1, 2005) includes two portions of EPA's 2002 NSR Reform Rules
that were vacated by the D.C. Circuit Court--Pollution Control Projects
(PCPs) and clean units. As a result, EPA is disapproving all rules and/
or rule sections in the South Carolina PSD rules referencing clean
units or PCPs. Specifically, the following South Carolina rules are
being disapproved: (a)(2)(iv)(e); (a)(2)(iv)(f) (second sentence only);
(a)(2)(vi); (b)(12); (b)(30)(iii)(h); (b)(34)(iii)(b); (b)(34)(vi)(d);
(b)(35); (r)(6)--only the reference to the term ``clean unit'' is being
disapproved. The remainder of this regulatory provision is being
approved); (r)(7)--only the reference to the term ``clean unit'' is
being disapproved. The remainder of this regulatory provision is being
approved); (x); (y) and (z).
(e) Regulation 61-62.5 Standard No. 7.1--EPA is disapproving two
provisions of South Carolina's NNSR program (submitted on July 1, 2005)
that relate to provisions that were vacated from the federal program by
the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
on June 24, 2005. The two provisions vacated from the federal rules
pertain to Pollution Control Projects (PCPs) and clean units. The PCP
and clean unit references are severable from the remainder of the NNSR
program. Specifically, the following sections of South Carolina
Regulation 61-62.5 Standard No. 7.1 are being disapproved: (b)(5);
(b)(6)--Second sentence only; (b)(8); (c)(4); (c)(6)(C)(viii);
(c)(8)(C)(iii); (c)(8)(E)(v); (c)(10); (d)(1)(C)(ix); (d)(1)(C)(x);
(d)(3)--Only the reference to the term ``clean unit'' is being
disapproved. The remainder of this regulatory provision is being
approved; (d)(4)--Only the reference to the term ``clean unit'' is
being disapproved. The remainder of this regulatory provision is being
approved; (f); (g) and (h). These disapprovals were amended in 73 FR
31371, (June 2, 2008).
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