[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 190 (Friday, September 30, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 67186-67190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23296]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R05-OAR-2015-0074; FRL-9953-14-Region 5]


Air Plan Approval; Indiana; Temporary Alternate Opacity Limits 
for American Electric Power, Rockport

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a 
revision to the Indiana State Implementation Plan (SIP), authorizing 
temporary alternate opacity limits (TAOLs) at the American Electric 
Power, Rockport (AEP Rockport) facility during periods of boiler 
startup and shutdown. This action is consistent with the Clean Air Act 
(CAA), the Indiana SIP, and EPA policy regarding emissions during 
periods of startup and shutdown. Indiana has provided an air quality 
analysis demonstrating that this revision will continue to protect the 
applicable National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine 
particulate matter (PM2.5) in Spencer County, Indiana.

DATES: This final rule is effective on October 31, 2016.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID 
No. EPA-R05-OAR-2015-0074. 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 
through www.regulations.gov or 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 Matt Rau, Environmental Engineer, at (312) 886-6524 
before visiting the Region 5 office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt Rau, Environmental Engineer, 
Control Strategies Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 
Illinois 60604, (312) 886-6524, [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. What is the background for this action?
II. What is EPA's response to comment?
III. What action is EPA taking?
IV. Incorporation by Reference
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. What is the background for this action?

    EPA is approving into the Indiana SIP TAOLs for AEP Rockport Units 
#1 and Unit #2, which apply only during narrowly-drawn periods of 
boiler startup and shutdown. These two identical 1,300-megawatt coal-
fired boilers are each equipped with an electrostatic precipitator 
(ESP) to control PM2.5 emissions.
    More specifically, 326 Indiana Administrative Code (IAC) 5-1-8 
authorizes AEP Rockport to exceed the applicable SIP opacity limit only 
under the following circumstances: (1) During startup, for a period not 
to exceed two hours (twenty six-minute averaging periods), or until the 
flue gas temperature reaches 250 degrees Fahrenheit at the ESP inlet, 
whichever occurs first; and (2) during shutdown, once the flue gas 
temperatures has dropped below 250 degrees Fahrenheit at the ESP inlet, 
for a period not to exceed one and one-half hours (fifteen six-minute 
averaging periods).
    EPA proposed to approve these alternate limits as revisions to 
Indiana SIP on December 28, 2015 (80 FR 80719). In this action, EPA is 
responding to comments submitted in response to its proposal and 
approving the AEP Rockport TAOLs. This is because they meet the 
criteria contained in Indiana SIP rule 326 IAC 5-1-3(d) as an 
appropriate method in determining alternative limits for facilities 
during startup and shutdown periods. These limits are also consistent 
with the CAA and applicable EPA policy. As discussed in EPA's proposal, 
AEP Rockport has met all of these criteria.
    EPA has also previously approved TAOLs for 22 other Indiana power 
plants, all of which are controlled with ESPs (67 FR 46589, July 16, 
2002). These TAOLs contained similar limits, and EPA's basis for 
approval was analogous. The approach taken by Indiana in establishing 
all of these TAOLs is also consistent with section 110 of the CAA and 
the criteria contained in EPA's September 20, 1999 guidance, ``State 
Implementation Plans: Policy Regarding Excess Emissions During 
Malfunctions, Startup, and Shutdown.''
    As discussed in the proposal, EPA has evaluated Continuous Opacity 
Monitoring System (COMS) data from the AEP Rockport facility and 
conducted air dispersion modeling in the surrounding area. The COMS 
data showed that, between 2009 and 2013, AEP's emissions were in 
compliance with the SIP opacity rule 99.81 percent of the time. 
Conversely, AEP's emissions exceeded the opacity standards just 0.19 
percent of the time, which includes the startup and shutdown periods 
covered by the TAOL.
    After EPA received public comments in response to the proposal, the 
Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) performed an 
additional air quality analysis in response to specific comments. AEP 
provided a revised emission profile for PM describing hourly emissions 
during a 24-hour period, including a startup event, in which the ESP 
would be entirely shut down during hours 9 and 10. IDEM made the 
conservative assumption that all of the boilers' PM10 
emissions were 100 percent PM2.5. The new analysis also 
considered two scenarios, in which one boiler is starting up while the 
other boiler is either not operating, or operating at its full, steady 
rate. Both boilers at Rockport exhaust through a common stack. The two 
scenarios represent the stack exhaust and dispersion rates for a boiler 
startup/shutdown event. IDEM modeled one scenario which assumed that 
the ESP is completely offline for the two hours of highest oil and coal 
combustion.
    IDEM's modeling followed EPA's guidance in 40 CFR part 51, appendix 
W, using the current version of the AERMOD modeling system, over a full 
receptor grid, with five years of recent surface meteorological data 
from Evansville, Indiana (2010-2014). IDEM also included background 
from the near-by Dale monitor, in response to Sierra Club comments. The 
modeling with the background results yielded a 24-hour PM2.5 
value of 26.06 micrograms per cubic meter ([mu]g/m\3\), which is well 
below the 2012 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS of 35 [mu]g/m\3\.

II. What is EPA's response to comment?

    EPA received comment letters from AEP and the Sierra Club, both on 
January 27, 2016.
    The AEP comment letter supports the approval of 326 IAC 5-1-8 into 
the Indiana SIP. Sierra Club's comments are provided and addressed 
below.
    Comment: The commenter stated that the fact that AEP Rockport often 
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not meet applicable opacity limitations is not sufficient to 
demonstrate that it cannot meet these limits. The commenter asserts 
that there are numerous options that might be effective in reducing 
emissions during startup and shutdown periods, including revamping 
plant maintenance practices, installing baghouses after the ESPs to 
collect uncontrolled PM, and using a startup fuel other than fuel oil.
    Response: The TAOLs at AEP Rockport are needed during startup and 
shutdown because of temperature limitations of the ESP, which has 
lowered efficiency at times when temperatures are below 250 degrees. 
(See 67 FR 46589, July 16, 2002). In addition, AEP Rockport has 
provided data showing that during periods of low temperature when the 
control technology cannot efficiently control particulates, there may 
be violations of the SIP opacity limits. During normal operations, 
however, emission limits are met. The COMs data submitted by AEP 
Rockport demonstrate that it has operated in a manner consistent with 
good air pollution control and maintenance practices. The data show 
that, between 2009 and 2013, the facility was in compliance 99.81 
percent of the time, and exceeded the opacity standards just 0.19 
percent of the time. This includes the startup and shutdown periods 
covered by the TAOL.
    The commenter suggests that other control devices should be added 
to the facility, or that there should be a fuel switch. EPA disagrees 
for several reasons. First, considering additional controls or changes 
in fuel is not a criterion in the Indiana SIP for evaluating the 
approvability of a TAOL. In addition, even if AEP Rockport were to add 
or modify its control such as by adding a fabric filter (baghouse), 
similar technical issues could also occur during the low-temperature, 
low-flow scenario of startups and shutdowns.
    Comment: The commenter stated that the fact that AEP Rockport often 
meets applicable opacity limitations during startup and shutdown proves 
that it can meet these limits. To support this claim, the commenter 
cites opacity records from the facility on two specific dates in August 
1999 in which the opacity did not exceed 40 percent during one startup 
event and one shutdown event. While conceding that these records also 
show violating emissions during startups and shutdowns on other 
occasions, the commenter further notes that the same records show that 
the facility was also able to comply with the opacity limits during 
startups and shutdowns as recently as last year.
    Response: Because AEP Rockport often meets its limits speaks to the 
fact that it currently operates the controls in a fashion that is 
consistent with the TAOL approval criterion of maintaining and 
operating controls in a way to minimize emissions. AEP Rockport's 
control system also operates effectively during normal operations, 
enabling it to meet its opacity limitations. As explained in EPA's 
proposal, the need for a TAOL occurs only during startup and shutdown 
periods--when ESP effectiveness is hampered by temperature (See 67 FR 
46589, July 16, 2002).
    AEP Rockport's COM data from 2001 to 2004, and 2007 to 2013, 
indicate opacity exceedances during startup and shutdown periods, which 
shows this has been a long-running technical issue. EPA has also 
reviewed the opacity exceedance report summary for 2007 to 2013. It 
shows that AEP Rockport averaged 2 startups per year and 4.7 shutdowns 
per year that exceeded the opacity limitations.
    There are aspects of ESP operation that cannot be predicted or 
controlled during unit startups. Therefore, it is impractical to set an 
opacity limitation during startup and shutdown periods, particularly 
given the noted history of limited exceedances and the potential for 
more irregular opacity episodes. Given that EPA expects SIP compliance 
100 percent of the time, the fact that a source may ``often'' meet 
applicable emission limits is not sufficient.
    Comment: The commenter stated that the air quality demonstration 
made in 2001 or 2004 is obsolete due to changing conditions that impact 
opacity compliance at the AEP Rockport. The commenter further asserted 
that the documents AEP submitted in support of its TAOL petition are 
outdated and fail to satisfy the requirements in 326 IAC 5-1-3-
(d)(2)(B).
    Response: The requirements of 326 IAC 5-1-3(d)(2)(B) were fulfilled 
for the AEP Rockport facility with the information provided by Indiana 
in 2015. This is current information, as Indiana evaluated the AEP 
Rockport TAOLs in 2014. The current data for AEP Rockport show it 
operates in manner that minimizes opacity emissions during both normal 
operation and during startup and shutdown periods.
    AEP's updated COMs data, which reflects maintenance changes, 
upgrades, retrofits, or alterations at the facility, still records 
exceedances during some start-up and shutdown events during 2009 
through 2013. This data which accounts for recent changes in conditions 
shows that there is an ongoing technical issue with the ESP temperature 
limitations during start-up and shutdowns that necessitates the TAOLs.
    Comment: The commenter stated that the 2004 modeling does not 
address the current NAAQS. The Indiana SIP requires the owner or 
operator to demonstrate the TAOL will not impact the maintenance of the 
NAAQS. The commenter asserted that AEP Rockport's 2004 demonstration is 
clearly inadequate in that it does not address subsequently-adopted PM 
NAAQS, because the demonstration did not address the 2012 24-hour and 
annual PM2.5 NAAQS.
    Response: The submission by Indiana contained both 2004 and updated 
2013 modeling. The modeling provided to EPA for SIP approval included 
an analysis of both PM10 and PM2.5. The analysis 
used a conservative assumption that 100 percent of PM10 
equals the PM2.5 concentrations emitted. EPA concurred with 
this analysis, which further showed that the TAOL would not interfere 
with the NAAQS for fine particulate matter.
    In addition, in response to the comment, Indiana performed and 
provided EPA with an updated AERMOD modeling analysis. The modeling 
shows that the PM2.5 NAAQS should remain protected in 
Spencer County, Indiana with the TAOLs in place. More specifically, the 
results yielded a 24-hour PM2.5 value of 26.06 [mu]g/m\3\, 
which is well below the 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS of 35 [mu]g/
m\3\. Indiana did not address the annual PM2.5 NAAQS, as the 
TAOL is only intended to address short-term situations. The 24-hour 
PM2.5 NAAQS protects public health in this scenario. EPA 
also considered the 2012 NAAQS, and evaluated modeled concentrations 
from the TAOLs, using an hourly value of 1.59 [mu]g/m\3\ from the 
modeled scenario that would best represent a contribution to an annual 
average. EPA a determined that the modeled annual average combined with 
background concentrations (for current monitored data of 10.1 [mu]g/
m\3\ for 2013-2015 period, and 9.3 for the current annual period) would 
be less than the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS of 12.0 [mu]g/m\3\.
    Comment: The commenter stated that the 2004 modeling assumes PM 
emission will be controlled in ways the TAOL does not require. More 
specifically, AEP Rockport assumed that its ESPs would be partially 
energized and reducing particulate matter emissions, albeit at only 60 
percent efficiency. Rockport's operating permit excuses it from running 
the ESPs during startup and shutdown. The emissions rate both Indiana 
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used is based on the assumption that AEP Rockport will take steps to 
minimize opacity that are not required by law.
    Response: EPA believes that the modeling done in support of the 
TAOL is an appropriate representation of the impact of the TAOL on the 
NAAQS. The parameters used in the modeling are consistent with EPA SSM 
guidance and rules (see, e.g., 80 FR 33840), and reflect the operations 
at the facility, because Indiana has found through review of the 
reported data that AEP Rockport's ESP typically provides 75 percent 
control efficiency or more during startup.
    It should also be noted that AEP Rockport is subject to other rules 
that limit its emissions, such as the Mercury and Air Toxics (MATS) 
rule (40 CFR part 63, subpart UUUUU). Controlling PM emissions under 
the MATS rule will further limit the opacity from the AEP Rockport 
units. Indiana's analysis without ESP control still shows the air 
quality will be protected. Therefore, EPA believes that the assumption 
of 60 percent efficiency in the modeling is conservative, and shows 
that the NAAQS would be protected at a level well below the standard.
    Comment: The commenter stated that the 2013 modeling is unrealistic 
and retains flaws from the 2004 modeling. Some of the key modeling 
assumptions that Indiana used are unrealistic. These assumptions cut in 
both directions: Some overestimate air quality impact and some 
underestimate air quality impact. Indiana assumed that there was no 
background PM2.5 concentration. Indiana's justifications for 
using a zero background PM concentration do not withstand scrutiny. 
Assuming zero background concentration for PM2.5 produces an 
air quality modeling result that cannot be relied upon to show NAAQS 
compliance. The 2013 annual mean for PM2.5 at the Dale, 
Spencer County, Indiana monitor was 10.20 [mu]g/m\3\. Indiana's 
modeling yielded an eighth high 24-hour PM2.5 value of 22 
[mu]g/m\3\. Even though the methodology for calculating these values is 
very different, adding them yields a total of 32.2 [mu]g/m\3\.
    Response: The commenter notes in its own analysis that the 
modeling, with background concentration, still yield results that are 
below the standard of 35 [mu]g/m\3\.
    The revised modeling analysis by Indiana addressed the concerns 
raised by the commenter. Background data was taken from the Dale 
monitor in Spencer County, Indiana. AEP Rockport is also in Spencer 
County, Indiana, about 20 miles from the Dale monitor. The latest three 
years of monitoring data from 2013-2015 were used. The background value 
of 23 [mu]g/m\3\ does include the expected impact from AEP Rockport's 
startup and shutdown periods, as no adjustment to the data was made. 
Thus, both Indiana and EPA considered a conservative background 
concentration in their evaluations of the AEP Rockport TAOLs.
    Indiana's 2013 modeling is conservative in several additional ways. 
The dispersion modeling used averaged stack temperatures and flow rates 
in the startup process (which were not from the same hour the emissions 
value came from). Using the good engineering practice stack height of 
220.7 m, instead of the actual 272.5 m stack height, also leads to a 
conservative estimate of dispersion and, therefore, conservatively high 
concentration results. The analysis used a cold-unit startup, which is 
expected to produce more opacity than a warm-unit startup. (A warm-unit 
startup is when the boiler is still warm, a scenario that could come 
from frequent startups and shutdowns.) Indiana used coarse particulate 
matter (PM10) emission rates in its modeling analysis, 
making the conservative assumption that those emissions were 100 
percent PM2.5. Indiana compared the model result to the 24-
hour PM2.5 standard and determined that the NAAQS were 
protected.
    A scenario considering two hours of uncontrolled emissions during 
startup gave a maximum concentration of 3.06 [mu]g/m\3\. Adding in the 
background concentration yields a total value of 26.06 [mu]g/m\3\. A 
second scenario was considered with one unit starting up while the 
other unit is in normal operation. This scenario yields a total 
concentration of 24.59 [mu]g/m\3\. The higher stack temperature and 
greater flow rate increase the dispersion characteristics leading to 
the lower concentration. Thus, the first scenario provides a worst-case 
analysis with a background concentration and no ESP operation during 
startup, and it still demonstrates attainment of the 24-hour 
PM2.5 NAAQS.
    Comment: The commenter stated that Indiana has not demonstrated 
that this TAOL is needed and justifiable, as required by 326 IAC 5-1-
3(d)(2). The commenter noted that the Indiana SIP requires the owner to 
demonstrate that a particular TAOL is needed and justifiable during 
periods of startup and shutdown. The TAOL should be narrowly tailored 
and all steps must be taken to minimize emissions during startup and 
shutdown.
    Response: The criteria for demonstrating that a TAOL is needed and 
justifiable are provided in SIP rule 326 IAC 5-1-3(d)(2). As discussed 
above, the need in this case is supported by both the COMs data showing 
exceedances and the limitations of the technology due to low 
temperatures specific to startup and shutdown.
    The AEP Rockport TAOLs also meet the criteria contained in EPA's 
SSM guidance and rules (see, e.g., 80 FR 33840). The TAOLs are narrowly 
tailored, as they apply only to Rockport Unit 1 and Unit 2. They also 
align the previously approved Indiana TAOLs as it is a coal-fired 
utility boiler controlled with an ESP. The data provided on previous 
startups and shutdowns for both units indicated the TAOLs were set 
properly to minimize emissions during startup and shutdown. AEP 
Rockport has satisfied the criteria for approval. Further, the AEP 
Rockport startup and shutdown TAOLs are consistent with the previously 
approved TAOLs at other similar Indiana facilities (See 67 FR 46589, 
July, 16, 2002). The TAOLs for AEP Rockport were also tailored 
specifically to the facility using monitored COM data to determine 
opacity limits that were appropriate given the operational limitations 
of the specific parameters on the ESP for AEP Rockport. AEP Rockport 
has demonstrated that the PM2.5 NAAQS and thus the area's 
air quality will remain protected. The reports on the startups and 
shutdown do show the periods when the current opacity limitations are 
exceeded occurred during 14 startups and 33 shutdowns from 2007 to 
2013, which is an average of 2.0 startup and 4.7 shutdown exceedances 
per year. Just one startup (2.1 hours) and two shutdowns (1.7 and 2.0 
hours) during 2007 to 2013 exceeded the proposed TAOLs.
    The air quality analysis of the TAOLs shows that the 24-hour 
PM2.5 NAAQS is protected, and EPA's analysis of the annual 
standard based on the modeling provided supports that the annual 
PM2.5 standard is protected. Compliance with this standard 
protects the public health from short-term events such as startups and 
shutdowns.
    Comment: The proposed TAOLs include no upper limits on opacity 
during the specified timeframe. As such, they could potentially allow 
extremely high opacity scenarios. There is no concrete restriction on 
how many times AEP Rockport may startup or shutdown each unit in a 
year, or even in a week. The combination of these two events raises the 
potential for serious impacts on ambient air quality.
    AEP Rockport has not demonstrated it requires a wholesale exemption 
from numerical opacity limits when the TAOL would apply. None of the 
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records show opacity reaching levels near 100 percent for two hours 
during a startup. AEP assumed the ESPs would run at 60 percent 
efficiency before the flue gas temperature reaches 250 [deg]F. 
Furthermore, AEP Rockport claimed that 60 percent control efficiency 
was a low estimate. If true, that means AEP Rockport could partially 
control its opacity during the startup and shutdown periods. The TAOLs 
simply grants AEP Rockport an unneeded, unjustified free pass during 
the specified time period.
    Response: EPA agrees that the data indicates opacity does not 
approach 100 percent opacity. The opacity readings vary in time and 
opacity level, which makes setting numerical opacity limitations 
impractical. While there is not a percent opacity limit, the TAOL does 
provide meaningful constraints of time and temperature that the 
facility must follow that limits the emissions during startup and 
shutdowns. The TAOL for unit startup is only allowed until the exhaust 
temperature reaches 250 [deg]F at the ESP inlet, up to a maximum of 20 
six-minute averaging periods (2 hours). The TAOL for unit shutdown 
begins when the exhaust temperature declines below 250 [deg]F at the 
ESP inlet and goes for up to 15 six-minute averaging periods (1.5 
hours).

III. What action is EPA taking?

    EPA is approving the addition of the AEP Rockport TAOL to 326 IAC 
5-1-8 to the Indiana SIP. The rule provides AEP Rockport Units #1 and 
Unit #2 with TAOLs under certain circumstances during unit startup and 
shutdown periods. All available data support that the AEP Rockport 
TAOLs are set at an appropriate level. The AEP Rockport TAOLs meet the 
requirements of 326 IAC 5-1-3(d)(2). The AEP Rockport TAOLs also meet 
the other requirements of 326 IAC 5-1-3(d), as approved into the 
Indiana SIP.
    This action is consistent with the CAA, the Indiana SIP, and EPA 
policy regarding emissions during periods of startup and shutdown. 
Indiana has provided an air quality analysis demonstrating that the 
PM2.5 NAAQS in Spencer County should continue to be 
protected with the revision.

IV. Incorporation by Reference

    In this rule, EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes 
incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 
51.5, EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of the Indiana 
Regulations described in the amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set forth 
below. Therefore, these materials have been approved by EPA for 
inclusion in the State implementation plan, have been incorporated by 
reference by EPA into that plan, are fully federally enforceable under 
sections 110 and 113 of the CAA as of the effective date of the final 
rulemaking of EPA's approval, and will be incorporated by reference by 
the Director of the Federal Register in the next update to the SIP 
compilation.\1\ EPA has made, and will continue to make, these 
documents generally available electronically through 
www.regulations.gov and/or at the EPA Region 5 Office (please contact 
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this preamble for more information).
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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 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 Orders 12866 (58 
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
     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, the SIP 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 and will not impose 
substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as 
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
    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 29, 2016. 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.


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    Dated: September 19, 2016.
Robert A. Kaplan,
Acting 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. In Sec.  52.770 the table in paragraph (c) is amended by adding an 
entry under ``Article 5. Opacity Regulations'' ``Rule 1. Opacity 
Limitations'' for 5-1-8 in numerical order to read as follows:


Sec.  52.770  Identification of plan.

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        Indiana citation                Subject           effective      EPA approval date          Notes
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5-1-8..........................  Site-specific              12/6/2014  9/30/2016, [insert
                                  temporary alternate                   Federal Register
                                  opacity limitations.                  citation].
 
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