[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 61188-61191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23511]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R10-OAR-2013-0088: FRL-9901-34-Region 10]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Washington: 
Thurston County Second 10-Year PM10 Limited Maintenance Plan

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is approving a limited maintenance plan submitted by 
the State of Washington on July 1, 2013, for the Thurston County 
maintenance area (Thurston County) for particulate matter with an 
aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal 10 micrometers 
(PM10). The EPA is also approving both local and state 
regulatory updates related to this maintenance plan.

DATES: This final rule is effective on November 4, 2013.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under 
Docket Identification No. EPA-R10-OAR-2013-0088. All documents in the 
docket are listed on the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although 
listed in the index, some information may not be publicly available, 
i.e., Confidential Business Information or other information the 
disclosure of which 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 EPA Region 10, Office of Air, 
Waste, and Toxics, AWT-107, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 
98101. The EPA requests that 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 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Hunt at (206) 553-0256, 
[email protected], or the above EPA, Region 10 address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, wherever ``we,'' 
``us,'' or ``our'' are used, it is intended to refer to the EPA.

Table of Contents

I. Background
II. Final Action
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Background

    An explanation of the Clean Air Act requirements and implementing 
regulations that are met by this State Implementation Plan (SIP), a 
detailed explanation of the revision, and the EPA's reasons for 
approving it were provided in the notice of proposed rulemaking 
published on August 5, 2013, and will not be restated here. See 78 FR 
42480. The public comment period for this proposed rule ended on 
September 4, 2013. The EPA did not receive any comments on the 
proposal.

II. Final Action

    The EPA is approving the second 10-year limited maintenance plan 
for Thurston County submitted by Washington State on July 1, 2013. 
Washington's submittal also included a request to approve state 
regulatory

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updates to the original control measures included in Chapter 173-433 
Washington Administrative Code (WAC) as well as corresponding local 
Olympic Region Clean Air Agency regulations. The EPA is approving these 
regulatory changes, as well as other minor corrections described in the 
EPA's proposed rule, because these changes strengthen the SIP.

III. 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, the 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 the 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 it 
will not impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or 
preempt tribal law. The SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country 
located in the State, except for non-trust land within the exterior 
boundaries of the Puyallup Indian Reservation, also known as the 1873 
Survey Area. Under the Puyallup Tribe of Indians Settlement Act of 
1989, 25 U.S.C. 1773, Congress explicitly provided state and local 
agencies in Washington authority over activities on non-trust lands 
within the 1873 Survey Area and the EPA is therefore approving this SIP 
on such lands.
    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 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 December 2, 2013. 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)).

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: September 12, 2013.
Dennis J. McLerran,
Regional Administrator, Region 10.

    40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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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 WW--Washington

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2. Section 52.2470 is amended:
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a. In paragraph (c) Table 1--Washington Department of Ecology 
Regulations by:
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i. Revising entries 173-433-030 through 173-433-120;
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ii. Adding in numerical order entry 173-433-140;
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iii. Revising entry 173-433-150; and
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iv. Removing entries 173-433-170 and 173-433-200;
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b. In paragraph (c) by adding a table at the end titled ``TABLE 8--
Olympic Region Clean Air Agency Regulations'' with the entries 6.2.3, 
6.2.6, 6.2.7, and 8.1.1 through 8.1.8;
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c. In paragraph (e) by
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i. Removing the existing table heading ``State of Washington 
Nonregulatory Provisions and Quasi-Regulatory Measures'' and replacing 
it with ``Table 2--Attainment, Maintenance, and Other Plans'' 
respectively;
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ii. Adding a table after the introductory text titled ``Table 1--
Approved but not incorporated by reference statutes and regulations''; 
and
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ii. Adding an entry in the newly designated Table 2--Attainment, 
Maintenance, and Other Plans with entry ``Particulate Matter 
(PM10) 2nd 10-year Limited Maintenance Plan'' at the end of 
the section with the heading ``Attainment and Maintenance Planning--
Particulate Matter.''
    The revised and added text reads as follows:


Sec.  52.2470  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *

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                              Table 1--Washington Department of Ecology Regulations
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                                                    State
        State citation           Title/subject    effective     EPA approval              Explanations
                                                     date           date
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                                                  * * * * * * *
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              Washington Administrative Code, Chapter 173-433--Solid Fuel Burning Device Standards
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                                                  * * * * * * *
173-433-030..................  Definitions.....      4/20/91  10/3/13          .................................
                                                              [Insert page
                                                               number where
                                                               the document
                                                               begins].
173-433-100..................  Emission               3/6/93  10/3/13          .................................
                                Performance                   [Insert page
                                Standards.                     number where
                                                               the document
                                                               begins].
173-433-110..................  Opacity                3/6/93  10/3/13          .................................
                                Standards.                    [Insert page
                                                               number where
                                                               the document
                                                               begins].
173-433-120..................  Prohibited Fuel       4/20/91  10/3/13          .................................
                                Types.                        [Insert page
                                                               number where
                                                               the document
                                                               begins].
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
173-433-140..................  Impaired Air          4/20/91  10/3/13          .................................
                                Quality                       [Insert page
                                Criteria.                      number where
                                                               the document
                                                               begins].
173-433-150..................  Curtailment.....      4/20/91  10/3/13          .................................
                                                              [Insert page
                                                               number where
                                                               the document
                                                               begins].
 
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                              Table 8--Olympic Region Clean Air Agency Regulations
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                                                    State
        State citation           Title/subject    effective     EPA approval              Explanations
                                                     date           date
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                                            Rule 6.2 Outdoor Burning
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6.2.3........................  No Residential         2/4/12  10/3/13 [Insert  Only as it applies to the cities
                                or Land                        page number      of Olympia, Lacey, and Tumwater.
                                Clearing                       where the
                                Burning.                       document
                                                               begins].
6.2.6........................  Curtailment.....      3/18/11  10/3/13 [Insert
                                                               page number
                                                               where the
                                                               document
                                                               begins].
6.2.7........................  Recreational          3/18/11  10/3/13 [Insert
                                Burning.                       page number
                                                               where the
                                                               document
                                                               begins].
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                                              Rule 8.1 Wood Heating
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8.1.1........................  Definitions.....      5/22/10  10/3/13 [Insert
                                                               page number
                                                               where the
                                                               document
                                                               begins].
8.1.2 (b) and (c)............  General Emission      5/22/10  10/3/13 [Insert
                                Standards.                     page number
                                                               where the
                                                               document
                                                               begins].
8.1.3........................  Prohibited Fuel       5/22/10  10/3/13 [Insert
                                Types.                         page number
                                                               where the
                                                               document
                                                               begins].
8.1.4........................  Curtailment.....      5/22/10  10/3/13 [Insert
                                                               page number
                                                               where the
                                                               document
                                                               begins].
8.1.5........................  Exceptions......      5/22/10  10/3/13 [Insert
                                                               page number
                                                               where the
                                                               document
                                                               begins].
8.1.7........................  Sale and              5/22/10  10/3/13 [Insert
                                Installation of                page number
                                Uncertified                    where the
                                Woodstoves.                    document
                                                               begins].
8.1.8........................  Disposal of           5/22/10  10/3/13 [Insert  .................................
                                uncertified                    page number
                                woodstoves.                    where the
                                                               document
                                                               begins].
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    (e) * * *

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                  Table 1--Approved But Not Incorporated by Reference Statutes and Regulations
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                                                    State
        State citation           Title/subject    effective     EPA approval              Explanations
                                                     date           date
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                                  Washington Department of Ecology Regulations
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173-433-200..................  Regulatory           10/18/90  1/15/93, 58 FR
                                Actions and                    4578.
                                Penalties.
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                                   Olympic Region Clean Air Agency Regulations
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8.1.6........................  Penalties.......      5/22/10  10/3/13 [Insert
                                                               page number
                                                               where the
                                                               document
                                                               begins].
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                                Table 2--Attainment, Maintenance, And Other Plans
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                                  Applicable
                                 geographic or      State       EPA approval
    Name of SIP provision        nonattainment    submittal         date                    Comments
                                     area            date
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                             Attainment and Maintenance Planning--Particulate Matter
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                                                  * * * * * * *
Particulate Matter (PM10) 2nd  Thurston County.       7/1/13  10/3/13 [Insert
 10-year Limited Maintenance                                   page number
 Plan.                                                         where the
                                                               document
                                                               begins].
 
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