[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 200 (Thursday, October 16, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 62008-62010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24174]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R05-OAR-2014-0242; FRL-9916-27-Region 5]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Wisconsin; Approval of Revision to PSD Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final 
action to approve a revision to the Wisconsin State Implementation Plan 
(SIP) submitted by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) 
to EPA on March 12, 2014, for parallel processing. On August 11, 2014, 
WDNR submitted an updated submittal with the final rules. The submittal 
modifies

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Wisconsin's Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) program to 
identify precursors for particulate matter of less than 2.5 micrometers 
(PM2.5), includes the significant emissions rates for 
PM2.5 and emissions of particulate matter of less than 10 
micrometers (PM10), and modifies the definition of 
PM2.5 and PM10 to include emissions that may 
condense to form particulate matter in permitting decisions. WDNR 
requested this revision to address disapprovals of two submissions 
meant to address requirements of the 2008 Implementation of the New 
Source Review (NSR) Program for PM2.5 and to address a 
partial disapproval under section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) of 
what is commonly referred to as an ``infrastructure'' SIP. EPA is 
taking final action to approve Wisconsin's August 11, 2014, final SIP 
revision because the Agency has made the determination that this SIP 
revision is in accordance with the CAA and applicable EPA regulations 
regarding PSD. The proposed rulemaking was published June 30, 2014. 
During the comment period which ended July 30, 2014, no comments were 
received.

DATES: This final rule is effective on November 17, 2014.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID 
No. EPA-R05-OAR-2014-0242. All documents in the docket are listed on 
the www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the index, 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 at the 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 
77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. This facility is 
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
Federal holidays. We recommend that you telephone Andrea Morgan, 
Environmental Engineer, at (312) 353-6058 before visiting the Region 5 
office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrea Morgan, Environmental Engineer, 
Air Permits Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 
Illinois 60604, (312) 353-6058, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,'' 
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA. This supplementary information 
section is arranged as follows:

I. Background
II. What comments were received on the proposed rule?
III. What action is EPA taking?
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Background

    This final rulemaking addresses the March 12, 2014, WDNR submittal 
for parallel processing, supplemented on April 15, 2014, revising the 
rules in the Wisconsin SIP to comply with the 2008 NSR Implementation 
Rule for PM2.5 (2008 PM2.5 NSR Rule) and to 
address two previous EPA disapprovals. WDNR supplemented its initial 
submittal for parallel processing with the final version of its rule on 
August 11, 2014. The original submission for parallel processing, and 
the supplements thereto, may be found in the docket for this action. 
EPA proposed approval of this revision to Wisconsin's SIP on June 30, 
2014 (79 FR 36689).
    WDNR's submittal includes the required PSD elements of the 2008 
PM2.5 NSR Rule including the identification of precursors 
for PM2.5, the significant emissions rates for 
PM2.5 and the requirement to include emissions which may 
condense to form particulate matter at ambient temperatures, known as 
condensables, in permitting decisions. EPA had previously finalized 
disapprovals of two Wisconsin SIP submissions pertaining to 
PM2.5 NSR implementation. Specifically, on October 29, 2012, 
EPA finalized disapproval of Wisconsin's infrastructure SIP submittal 
(77 FR 65478) and on July 25, 2013, EPA finalized disapproval of 
Wisconsin's May 12, 2011, submittal (78 FR 44881), which included 
revisions intended to comply with the 2008 PM2.5 NSR Rule. 
EPA disapproved these submittals on the bases that they did not 
explicitly identify precursors to PM2.5 and did not include 
the required language regarding condensables as required by the 2008 
PM2.5 NSR Rule and section 110(a)(2)(C) of the CAA. As 
discussed in the June 30, 2014, proposed approval, EPA has found 
Wisconsin's March 12, 2014, submittal to contain all of the required 
elements and to address the previously identified deficiencies.
    Although the 2008 PM2.5 NSR Rule also codified 
requirements for PM2.5 in the Nonattainment NSR (NNSR) 
program, there are currently no areas designated as nonattainment for 
PM2.5 located in Wisconsin. As such, Wisconsin is no longer 
obligated to submit a NNSR plan for PM2.5, and there is no 
longer a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) obligation for NNSR. As 
discussed in the June 30, proposed approval, should an area be 
designated as nonattainment for PM2.5, Wisconsin will be 
required to revise its rules to include a plan to address 
PM2.5 in NNSR.
    EPA's June 30, 2014, proposed approval was contingent upon 
Wisconsin providing a final SIP revision that was substantively the 
same as the March 12, 2014, submittal for parallel processing. 
Wisconsin provided its final SIP submittal on August 11, 2014, which 
included the final rules adopted by WDNR on August 1, 2014. There was a 
typographical error in Wisconsin's August 11, 2014, SIP submittal in 
which Wisconsin incorrectly identified the rule number of one revision 
WDNR requested EPA to approve. In a letter dated August 18, 2014, 
Wisconsin acknowledged that in the August 11, 2014, submittal it 
incorrectly requested approval of NR 404.02(27)(a)5m and clarified that 
it intended to request that EPA approve NR 405.02(27)(a)5m, which 
aligns with the provisions that EPA proposed approval of on June 30, 
2014. There were no differences between the March 12, 2014, draft SIP 
revision, and the August 11, 2014, final SIP revision.

II. What comments were received on the proposed rule?

    EPA provided a 30-day review and comment period. The comment period 
closed on July 30, 2014. EPA received no comments on the proposed 
action.

III. What action is EPA taking?

    EPA is taking final action to approve revisions to Wisconsin rules 
NR 400 and 405. As explained in the June 30, 2014, proposed approval 
EPA finds WDNR's submittal to be consistent with the CAA and applicable 
Federal requirements. WDNR's March 12, 2014, submittal requests that 
EPA approve the following revised rules into Wisconsin's SIP: (1) NR 
400.02(123m) and (124); (2) NR 405.02(21)(b)5.a. and b. and 6; (3) NR 
405.02(25i)(a), (ag) and (ar); (4) 405.02(27)(a)5m; and (5) NR 
408.02(20)(e) 5.a and b. and 6. At this time EPA is only taking action 
on the portions that pertain to the identification of precursors to 
PM2.5 and identification of PM2.5 and 
PM10 condensables. Specifically, today's rulemaking is 
limited to the following provisions: (1) NR 400.02(123m) and (124); (2) 
NR 405.02(25i)(ag); (3) NR 405.02(25i)(ar)2. and 3.; and, (4) 
405.02(27)(a)5m. EPA proposed approval of the remainder of WDNR's

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submission as it pertains to NOX as a precursor to ozone and 
the definition of major modification in a May 2, 2014 proposed approval 
(79 FR 25063), and will take a final action on those revisions in a 
separate rulemaking.
    With the final approval of this SIP revisions, the FIP clocks 
started by EPA's October 29, 2012, narrow disapproval and July 25, 
2013, disapproval will stop.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    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 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).
    This rule is not approved to apply on any Indian reservation land 
or in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has demonstrated that 
a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian country, the rule 
does not have tribal implications as specified by Executive Order 13175 
(65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), nor will it 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).
    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 17, 2014. 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, Nitrogen dioxide, Particulate 
matter, Sulfur oxides.

    Dated: August 25, 2014.
Susan Hedman,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.

    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.


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2. Section 52.2570 is amended by adding paragraph (c)(132) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  52.2570  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *
    (132) On March 12, 2014, April 15, 2014 and August 11, 2014, the 
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources submitted a request to revise 
Wisconsin's air permitting program to incorporate PSD requirements for 
PM2.5.
    (i) Incorporation by reference.
    (A) Wisconsin Administrative Code, NR 400.02 Definitions. NR 
400.0(123m) and NR 400.0(124) as published in the Wisconsin 
Administrative Register July 2014, No. 703, effective August 1, 2014.
    (B) Wisconsin Administrative Code, NR 405.02 Definitions. NR 
405.02(25i)(ag), NR 405.02(25i)(ar)2 and 3, as published in the 
Wisconsin Administrative Register July 2014, No. 703, effective August 
1, 2014.
    (C) Wisconsin Administrative Code, NR 405.02 Definitions. NR 
405.02(27)(a)5m as published in the Wisconsin Administrative Register 
November 2010, No. 659, effective December 1, 2010.

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