[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 29698-29702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13598]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R08-OAR-2018-0148; FRL-9979-69--Region 8]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
South Dakota; Revisions to the Permitting Rules

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final 
action to approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted 
by the State of South Dakota on October 4, 2017 related to South 
Dakota's Air Pollution Control Program. The October 4, 2017 submittal 
revises certain definitions and dates of incorporation by reference and 
contains new, amended and renumbered rules. In this rulemaking, we are 
taking final action on all portions of the October 4, 2017 submittal, 
except for those portions of the submittal which do not belong in the 
SIP. This action is being taken under section 110 of the Clean Air Act 
(CAA).

DATES: This final rule is effective on July 26, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under 
Docket ID No. EPA-R08-OAR-2018-0148. All documents in the docket are 
listed on the http://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in 
the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., 
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 through http://www.regulations.gov, or please 
contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section for additional available information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Leone, Air Program, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, Mailcode 8P-AR, 1595 Wynkoop 
Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129, (303) 312-6227, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The EPA is taking final action to approve all revisions as 
submitted by the State of South Dakota on October 4, 2017, with the 
exception of the revisions that we are not acting on, as outlined in 
section II.A. of our proposed rulemaking published on April 27, 2018 
(83 FR 18496).
    We provided a detailed explanation of the bases for our proposed 
approval in our April 27, 2018 rulemaking, which will not be restated 
here. See 83 FR 18496. We invited comment on all aspects of our 
proposal and provided a 30-day comment period. The comment period ended 
on May 29, 2018.
    In this action, we are responding to the comments we received and 
taking final rulemaking action on the rules from the State's October 4, 
2017, submittal.

II. Brief Discussion of Statutory and Regulatory Requirements

    The changes we are taking final action to approve are consistent 
with the CAA and EPA regulations. Specifically:
    1. CAA section 110(a)(2)(C), requires each state plan to include 
``a program to provide for . . . the regulation of the modification and 
construction of any stationary source within the areas covered by the 
plan as necessary to assure that the [NAAQS] are achieved, including a 
permit program as required in parts C and D of this subchapter.''
    2. CAA section 110(a)(2)(A), requires that SIPs contain enforceable 
emissions limitations and other control measures. Under section CAA 
section 110(a)(2), the enforceability requirement in section 
110(a)(2)(A) applies to all plans submitted by a state. Chapter 6, 
Section 13 creates enforceable obligations for sources by removing 
phrases such as ``the plan shall provide'' and ``the plan may 
provide.''
    In addition, the CAA (section 110(a)(2)(C)) and 40 CFR 51.160 
requires states to have legally enforceable procedures to prevent 
construction or modification of a source if it would violate any SIP 
control strategies or interfere with attainment or maintenance of the 
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Such minor NSR programs 
are for pollutants from stationary sources that do not require 
Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) or nonattainment new 
source review (NNSR) permits. States may customize the requirements of 
the minor NSR program as long as their program meets minimum 
requirements.
    Section 110(l) of the CAA states: ``[e]ach revision to an 
implementation plan submitted by a State under this Act shall be 
adopted by such State after reasonable notice and public hearing. The 
Administrator shall not approve a revision to a plan if the revision 
would interfere with any applicable requirement concerning attainment 
and reasonable further progress (as defined in section 171), or any 
other applicable requirement of this chapter.'' South Dakota's new 
revisions to ARSD 74:36 will not interfere with attainment, reasonable 
further progress (RFP), or

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any other applicable requirement of the CAA.

III. Response to Comments

    We received three comments during the public comment period. The 
comments were not related to the EPA's proposed rulemaking for South 
Dakota's permitting program changes which was published on April 27, 
2018. As such, we are not providing a response to the comments.

IV. Final Action

    As outlined in our proposed rulemaking, the EPA finds that the 
addition of new, revised and removed rules to ARSD 74:36 will not 
interfere with attainment or maintenance of any of the NAAQS in the 
State of South Dakota and would not interfere with any other applicable 
requirement of the Act or the EPA regulations; and thus, are approvable 
under CAA section 110(l). Therefore, we are taking final action to 
approve South Dakota's revisions as submitted on October 4, 2017.
    Specifically, we are taking final action to approve the following 
revisions: 74:36:01:01 (Definitions)-- 74:36:01:01(8), 74:36:01:01(29), 
74:36:01:01(67), 74:36:01:05(1) and 74:36:01:20(5), (7), and (8); 
74:36:02 (Ambient Air Quality)--74:36:02:02, 74:36:02:03, 74:36:02:04 
and 74:36:02:05; 74:36:03 (Air Quality Episodes)--74:36:03:01 and 
74:36:03:02; 74:36:04 (Operating Permits for Minor Sources)--
74:36:04:04; 74:36:06 (Regulated Air Pollutant Emissions)--74:36:06:07; 
74:36:09 (Prevention of Significant Deterioration)-- 74:36:09:02 and 
74:36:09:03; 74:36:10 (New Source Review)-- 74:36:10:02, 
74:36:10:03.01, 74:36:10:05, 74:36:10:07 and 74:36:10:08; 74:36:11 
(Performance Testing)--74:36:11:01; 74:36:12 (Control of Visible 
Emissions)--74:36:12:01 and 74:36:12:03; 74:36:18 (Regulations for 
State Facilities in the Rapid City Area)--74:36:18:10; 74:36:20 
(Construction Permits for New Sources or Modifications)--74:36:20:05; 
74:36:21 (Regional Haze Program)--74:36:21:02(8), 74:36:21:04, 
74:36:21:05 and 74:36:21:09.

V. Incorporation by Reference

    In this rule, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes 
incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 
51.5, the EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of the State 
of South Dakota's revisions to its state implementation plan as 
described in section IV. of this preamble. The EPA has made, and will 
continue to make, these materials generally available through 
www.regulations.gov and at the EPA Region 8 Office (please contact the 
person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this preamble for more information). Therefore, these materials have 
been approved by the EPA for inclusion in the State Implementation 
Plan, have been incorporated by reference by the 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 the EPA's approval, 
and will be incorporated by reference in the next update to the SIP 
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    \1\ 62 FR 27968 (May 22, 1997).
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VI. 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 actions, 
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this 
action merely approves some state law provisions as meeting federal 
requirements; this action 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);
     Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82 FR 9339, February 2, 
2017) regulatory action because SIP approvals are exempted under 
Executive Order 12866;
     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 Clean Air Act; 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, the SIP does not apply on any Indian reservation land 
or in any other area where the 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. The 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 27, 2018. 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 CAA section 307(b)(2).)

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by

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reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, 
Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile 
organic compounds.

    Dated: June 20, 2018.
Douglas Benevento,
Regional Administrator, Region 8.

    40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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1. The authority for citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Subpart QQ--South Dakota

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2. Section 52.2170(c) is amended by revising the table entries for: 
74:36:01:01; 74:36:01:05; 74:36:01:20; 74:36:02:02; 74:36:02:03; 
74:36:02:04; 74:36:02:05; 74:36:03:01; 74:36:03:02; 74:36:04:04; 
74:36:06:07; 74:36:09:02; 74:36:09:03; 74:36:10:02; 74:36:10:03.01; 
74:36:10:05; 74:36:10:07; 74:36:10:08; 74:36:11:01; 74:36:12:01; 
74:36:12:03; 74:36:18:10; 74:36:20:05; 74:36:21:02; 74:36:21:04; 
74:36:21:05; and 74:36:21:09 to read as follows:


Sec.  52.2170  Identification of plan.

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                                                              State         EPA
             Rule No.                     Rule title        effective    effective   Final rule citation,                     Comments
                                                               date         date             date
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                                                                  74:36:01 Definitions
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74:36:01:01.......................  Definitions..........    9/13/2017    7/26/2018  [Insert Federal       Except for 74:36:01:01.(73).
                                                                                      Register citation],
                                                                                      6/26/2018.
 
                                                                      * * * * * * *
74:36:01:05.......................  Applicable               9/13/2017    7/26/2018  [Insert Federal       .............................................
                                     requirements of the                              Register citation],
                                     Clean Air Act                                    6/26/2018.
                                     defined.
 
                                                                      * * * * * * *
74:36:01:20.......................  Physical change in or    9/13/2017    7/26/2018  [Insert Federal       .............................................
                                     change in the method                             Register citation],
                                     of operation defined.                            6/26/2018.
 
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                                                              74:36:02 Ambient Air Quality
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                                                                      * * * * * * *
74:36:02:02.......................  Ambient air quality      9/13/2017    7/26/2018  [Insert Federal       .............................................
                                     standards.                                       Register citation],
                                                                                      6/26/2018.
74:36:02:03.......................  Methods of sampling      9/13/2017    7/26/2018  [Insert Federal       .............................................
                                     and analysis.                                    Register citation],
                                                                                      6/26/2018.
74:36:02:04.......................  Ambient air              9/13/2017    7/26/2018  [Insert Federal       .............................................
                                     monitoring network.                              Register citation],
                                                                                      6/26/2018.
74:36:02:05.......................  Air quality              9/13/2017    7/26/2018  [Insert Federal       .............................................
                                     monitoring                                       Register citation],
                                     requirements.                                    6/26/2018.
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                                                              74:36:03 Air Quality Episodes
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74:36:03:01.......................  Air pollution            9/13/2017    7/26/2018  [Insert Federal       .............................................
                                     emergency episode.                               Register citation],
                                                                                      6/26/2018.
74:36:03:02.......................  Episode emergency        9/13/2017    7/26/2018  [Insert Federal       .............................................
                                     contingency plan.                                Register citation],
                                                                                      6/26/2018.
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                                                      74:36:04 Operating Permits for Minor Sources
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                                                                      * * * * * * *
74:36:04:04.......................  Standard for issuance    9/13/2017    7/26/2018  [Insert Federal       .............................................
                                     of a minor source                                Register citation],
                                     operating permit.                                6/26/2018.
 
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                                                       74:36:06 Regulated Air Pollutant Emissions
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                                                                      * * * * * * *
74:36:06:07.......................  Open burning             9/13/2017    7/26/2018  [Insert Federal       .............................................
                                     practices prohibited.                            Register citation],
                                                                                      6/26/2018.
 

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                                                    74:36:09 Prevention of Significant Deterioration
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74:36:09:02.......................  Prevention of            9/13/2017    7/26/2018  [Insert Federal       Except for 74:36:09:02.(10).
                                     significant                                      Register citation],
                                     deterioration.                                   6/26/2018.
74:36:09:03.......................  Public participation.    9/13/2017    7/26/2018  [Insert Federal       .............................................
                                                                                      Register citation],
                                                                                      6/26/2018.
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                                                               74:36:10 New Source Review
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                                                                      * * * * * * *
74:36:10:02.......................  Definitions..........    9/13/2017    7/26/2018  [Insert Federal       .............................................
                                                                                      Register citation],
                                                                                      6/26/2018.
74:36:10:03.01....................  New source review        9/13/2017    7/26/2018  [Insert Federal       .............................................
                                     preconstruction                                  Register citation],
                                     permit required.                                 6/26/2018.
74:36:10:05.......................  New source review        9/13/2017    7/26/2018  [Insert Federal       .............................................
                                     preconstruction                                  Register citation],
                                     permit required.                                 6/26/2018.
 
                                                                      * * * * * * *
74:36:10:07.......................  Determining credit       9/13/2017    7/26/2018  [Insert Federal       .............................................
                                     for emissions                                    Register citation],
                                     Offsets.                                         6/26/2018.
74:36:10:08.......................  Projected actual         9/13/2017    7/26/2018  [Insert Federal       .............................................
                                     emissions.                                       Register citation],
                                                                                      6/26/2018.
 
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                                                              74:36:11 Performance Testing
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74:36:11:01.......................  Stack performance        9/13/2017    7/26/2018  [Insert Federal       .............................................
                                     testing or other                                 Register citation],
                                     testing methods.                                 6/26/2018.
 
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                                                          74:36:12 Control of Visible Emissions
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74:36:12:01.......................  Restrictions on          9/13/2017    7/26/2018  [Insert Federal       .............................................
                                     visible emissions.                               Register citation],
                                                                                      6/26/2018.
 
                                                                      * * * * * * *
74:36:12:03.......................  Exceptions granted to    9/13/2017    7/26/2018  [Insert Federal       .............................................
                                     alfalfa pelletizers                              Register citation],
                                     or dehydrators.                                  6/26/2018.
 
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                                            74:36:18 Regulations for State Facilities in the Rapid City Area
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                                                                      * * * * * * *
74:36:18:10.......................  Visible emission         9/13/2017    7/26/2018  [Insert Federal       .............................................
                                     limit for                                        Register citation],
                                     construction and                                 6/26/2018.
                                     continuous operation
                                     activities.
 
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                                             74:36:20 Construction Permits for New Sources Or Modifications
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                                                                      * * * * * * *
74:36:20:05.......................  Standard for issuance    9/13/2017    7/26/2018  [Insert Federal       .............................................
                                     of construction                                  Register citation],
                                     permit.                                          6/26/2018.
 

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                                                             74:36:21 Regional Haze Program
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                                                                      * * * * * * *
74:36:21:02.......................  Definitions..........    9/13/2017    7/26/2018  [Insert Federal       .............................................
                                                                                      Register citation],
                                                                                      6/26/2018.
 
                                                                      * * * * * * *
74:36:21:04.......................  Visibility impact        9/13/2017    7/26/2018  [Insert Federal       .............................................
                                     analysis.                                        Register citation],
                                                                                      6/26/2018.
74:36:21:05.......................  BART determination...    9/13/2017    7/26/2018  [Insert Federal       .............................................
                                                                                      Register citation],
                                                                                      6/26/2018.
 
                                                                      * * * * * * *
74:36:21:09.......................  Monitoring,              9/13/2017    7/26/2018  [Insert Federal       .............................................
                                     recordkeeping, and                               Register citation],
                                     reporting.                                       6/26/2018.
 
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