[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 175 (Monday, September 10, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55419-55420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22086]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2012-0376; FRL-9725-3]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Delaware; Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 
Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standards

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 Delaware. The SIP revision addresses the 
infrastructure elements specified in section 110(a)(2) of the Clean Air 
Act (CAA), necessary to implement, maintain, and enforce the 2008 lead 
national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). EPA is approving this 
SIP revision in accordance with the requirements of the CAA.

DATES: This final rule is effective on October 10, 2012.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID 
Number EPA-R03-OAR-2012-0376. 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 Delaware Department of Natural Resources 
and Environmental Control, 89 Kings Highway, P.O. Box 1401, Dover, 
Delaware 19903.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rose Quinto, (215) 814-2182, or by 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    Throughout this document, whenever ``we,'' ``us,'' or ``our'' is 
used, we mean EPA. On July 3, 2012 (77 FR 39456), EPA published a 
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) for the State of Delaware. The NPR 
proposed approval of Delaware's submittal that provides the basic 
elements specified in section 110(a)(2) of the CAA, or portions 
thereof, necessary to implement, maintain, and enforce the 2008 lead 
NAAQS.

II. Summary of SIP Revision

    On October 17, 2011, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources 
and Environmental Control submitted a SIP revision that addresses the 
infrastructure elements specified in section 110(a)(2) of the CAA, 
necessary to implement, maintain and enforce the 2008 lead NAAQS. This 
submittal addressed the following infrastructure elements of section 
110(a)(2): (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (K), (L), 
and (M).
    Specific requirements of section 110(a)(2) of the CAA and the 
rationale for EPA's proposed action to approve the SIP submittal are 
explained in the NPR and the technical support document (TSD) and will 
not be restated here. No public comments were received on the NPR.

III. Final Action

    EPA is approving Delaware's submittal which provides the basic 
program elements specified in section 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), 
(F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L), and (M) of the CAA, or portions thereof, 
necessary to implement, maintain, and enforce the 2008 lead NAAQS, as a 
revision to the Delaware SIP. This action is being taken under section 
110 of the CAA. This action does not include the sections, or portions 
thereof, of 110(a)(2)(C) and 110(a)(2)(I) of the CAA which pertain to 
the nonattainment requirements of part D, Title I of the CAA, since 
these two elements are not required to be submitted by the 3-year 
submission deadline of CAA section 110(a)(1), and will be addressed in 
a separate process. Additionally, EPA is taking separate action on the 
portions of CAA section 110(a)(2) infrastructure elements for the 2008 
lead NAAQS as they relate to Delaware's Prevention of Significant 
Deterioration (PSD) program, as required by part C of Title I of the 
CAA which include the following infrastructure elements: CAA section 
110(a)(2)(C), (D) and (J). See 77 FR 45527 (August 1, 2012).

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. General Requirements

    Under the 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 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

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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 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).

C. Petitions for Judicial Review

    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 November 9, 2012. 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 pertaining to Delaware's section 110(a)(2) 
infrastructure elements for the 2008 lead NAAQS, may not be challenged 
later in proceedings to enforce its requirements. (See section 
307(b)(2).)

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by 
reference, Lead, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: August 23, 2012.
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. In Sec.  52.420, the table in paragraph (e) is amended by adding an 
entry at the end of the table for Delaware's Section 110(a)(2) 
Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Lead NAAQS to read as follows:


Sec.  52.420  Identification of plan.

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    (e) * * *

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   Name of non-regulatory SIP     Applicable geographic        State                              Additional
            revision              or nonattainment area   submittal date   EPA approval date      explanation
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Section 110(a)(2)                Statewide..............        10/17/12  9/10/12 [Insert     This action
 Infrastructure Requirements                                               Federal Register    addresses the
 for the 2008 Lead NAAQS..                                                 page number where   following CAA
                                                                           the document        elements:
                                                                           begins and date].   110(a)(2)(A),
                                                                                               (B), (C), (D),
                                                                                               (E), (F), (G),
                                                                                               (H), (J), (K),
                                                                                               (L), and (M) or
                                                                                               portions thereof.
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