[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 6, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 2063-2067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27907]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R05-OAR-2018-0383; FRL-9988-37-Region 5]
Air Plan Approval; Illinois; Nonattainment New Source Review
Requirements for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone Standard
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving, as a
State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision, Illinois' certification that
its SIP satisfies the nonattainment new source review (NNSR)
requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA) for the 2008 8-hour ozone
National Ambient Air Quality Standard (``NAAQS'' or ``Standard''). This
action permanently stops the Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) clocks
triggered by EPA's February 3 and December 11, 2017 findings that
Illinois failed to submit an NNSR plan for the Illinois portion of the
Chicago-Naperville, Illinois-Indiana-Wisconsin area (Chicago
Nonattainment Area).
DATES: This final rule is effective on March 8, 2019.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-R05-OAR-2018-0383. All documents in the docket are listed on
the www.regulations.gov website. 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 David Ogulei, Environmental Engineer, at (312) 353-
0987 before visiting the Region 5 office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Ogulei, Environmental Engineer,
Air Permits Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
Illinois 60604, (312) 353-0987, [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. Summary of EPA Analysis
III. What comments did we receive on the proposed rule?
IV. What action is EPA taking?
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
A. General Requirements
B. Submission to Congress and the Comptroller General
C. Petitions for Judicial Review
I. Background
On March 6, 2015, EPA issued a final rule titled ``Implementation
of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone: State
Implementation Plan Requirements'' (SIP Requirements Rule), which
detailed the requirements that state, tribal, and local air quality
management agencies must meet as they develop implementation plans for
areas where air quality exceeds the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS. See 80 FR
12264 (March 6, 2015).\1\ Areas that were
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designated as marginal ozone nonattainment areas were required to
attain the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS no later than 36 months after the
effective date of area designations for the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS
(i.e., July 20, 2015), based on 2012-2014 monitoring data. See 80 FR
12268 and 40 CFR 51.1103.
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\1\ The SIP Requirements Rule addresses a range of nonattainment
area SIP requirements for the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS, including
requirements pertaining to attainment demonstrations, reasonable
further progress (RFP), reasonably available control technology
(RACT), reasonably available control measures (RACM), major new
source review (NSR), emission inventories, and the timing of SIP
submissions and of compliance with emission control measures in the
SIP. The rule also revokes the 1997 ozone NAAQS and establishes
anti-backsliding requirements.
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EPA classified the Chicago Nonattainment Area as a marginal
nonattainment area for the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS on June 11, 2012
(effective July 20, 2012) using certified ambient air quality
monitoring data from calendar years 2009-2011. See 77 FR 34221. The
Chicago Nonattainment Area includes Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry,
and Will Counties and parts of Grundy and Kendall Counties in Illinois;
Lake and Porter Counties in Indiana; and part of Kenosha County in
Wisconsin.
On May 4, 2016, pursuant to section 181(b)(2) of the CAA, EPA
determined that the Chicago Nonattainment Area failed to attain the
2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS by the July 20, 2015 marginal area attainment
deadline and did not meet the CAA section 181(a)(5) criteria, as
interpreted in 40 CFR 51.1107, for a 1-year attainment date extension.
See 81 FR 26697 (May 4, 2016). Thus, EPA reclassified this area by
operation of law as moderate for the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS. Id.\2\ In
that action, EPA established January 1, 2017, as the due date for the
State to submit all moderate area nonattainment plan SIP requirements
applicable to newly reclassified areas.\3\
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\2\ The Metro-East area also did not attain the 2008 8-hour
ozone NAAQS by July 20, 2015; however, EPA found that area to be
eligible for a 1-year attainment date extension, for a new
attainment date of July 20, 2016. See 81 FR 26697 (May 4, 2016). The
Metro-East area includes the Illinois portion of the St. Louis-St.
Charles-Farmington, Missouri-Illinois ozone nonattainment area,
which includes Madison, Monroe and St. Clair Counties in Illinois,
and Franklin, Jefferson, St. Charles, and St. Louis Counties and the
City of St. Louis in Missouri.
\3\ On November 14, 2018, EPA proposed to determine that the
Illinois portion of the Chicago Nonattainment Area failed to attain
the 2008 ozone NAAQS by the attainment date; thus, the Illinois
portion of the Chicago area will be reclassified by operation of law
to ``serious'' upon the effective date of the final reclassification
notice. See 83 FR 56781. Consequently, Illinois must submit a SIP
revision to satisfy the statutory and regulatory requirements for
serious areas for the 2008 ozone NAAQS by the submission deadlines
established in the final reclassification notice. Today's action
only addresses the moderate and marginal area SIP requirements as
addressed by the February 3 and December 11, 2017 findings.
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As explained in the SIP Requirements Rule, Illinois was required to
develop a SIP revision addressing NNSR requirements for its marginal
ozone nonattainment areas by July 20, 2015. See 80 FR 12266 (March 6,
2015). Additionally, because the Chicago Nonattainment Area was
reclassified to moderate nonattainment, Illinois was required to submit
a moderate area NNSR SIP by January 1, 2017. See 81 FR 26697 (May 4,
2016).\4\ NNSR is a preconstruction review permit program that applies
to new major stationary sources or major modifications at existing
sources located in a nonattainment area. See CAA sections 172(c)(5),
173 and 182. The NNSR requirements for the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS are
located in 40 CFR 51.160-165.
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\4\ Illinois' obligation to submit the NNSR SIP was not affected
by the D.C. Circuit Court's February 16, 2018 decision on portions
of the SIP Requirements Rule in South Coast Air Quality Mgmt. Dist.
v. EPA, 882 F.3d 1138 (D.C. Cir. Feb. 16, 2018).
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On February 3, 2017, EPA found that 15 states and the District of
Columbia failed to submit SIP revisions to satisfy certain
nonattainment plan requirements for the 2008 ozone NAAQS. See 82 FR
9158. EPA found, inter alia, that Illinois failed to timely submit a
SIP revision to satisfy marginal NNSR requirements for the Chicago and
Metro-East ozone nonattainment areas. In addition, on December 11,
2017, EPA found, inter alia, that Illinois failed to timely submit a
revision to its SIP to satisfy moderate NNSR requirements for the
Chicago Nonattainment Area. See 82 FR 58118.
The February 3 and December 11, 2017 findings established certain
deadlines for the imposition of sanctions if Illinois does not submit a
timely SIP revision addressing the requirements for which EPA made the
findings, as well as deadlines for EPA to promulgate a FIP to address
any outstanding SIP requirements. Specifically, Illinois was required
to submit a complete SIP addressing the deficiencies that were the
basis for each finding within 18 months of the effective dates of the
findings (i.e., September 6, 2018 and July 10, 2019, respectively) so
as to avoid triggering, pursuant to CAA section 179(a) and (b) and 40
CFR 52.31, the offset sanction identified in CAA section 179(b)(2) in
the affected nonattainment area. Additionally, these rules triggered
the requirement for EPA to promulgate a FIP for the affected
nonattainment area if EPA does not take final action to approve the
State's submittal within 2 years of the effective date of the findings
(i.e., March 6, 2019, and January 10, 2020, respectively).
On March 1, 2018, EPA redesignated the Metro-East area to
attainment for the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS because EPA found this area
to have met the statutory requirements for redesignation to attainment
under the CAA. See 83 FR 8756 (March 1, 2018). In that action, EPA also
approved, as a revision to the Illinois SIP, Illinois' plan for
maintaining the 2008 ozone NAAQS through calendar year 2030 in the
Metro-East area. NNSR SIP revisions are no longer required if an area
is redesignated to attainment; the CAA's Prevention of Significant
Deterioration (PSD) program requirements apply in lieu of NNSR. See 82
FR 9160 n. 16 (February 3, 2017). Because the Metro-East area is now
designated attainment, a NNSR SIP is not required for this area.
On May 23, 2018, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
(IEPA) submitted a SIP revision requesting EPA's approval of Illinois'
certification that its existing SIP-approved NNSR regulations fully
satisfy the NNSR requirements set forth in 40 CFR 51.165 for both
marginal and moderate ozone nonattainment areas for the 2008 ozone
NAAQS. IEPA certified that its existing NNSR program covering its ozone
nonattainment areas for the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS, including the
Chicago Nonattainment Area, contains the NNSR elements required by 40
CFR 51.165, as amended by the SIP Requirements Rule, for ozone and its
precursors. IEPA certified that it already complies with CAA sections
172(c)(5) and 182(a)(2)(C), which require states that have been
designated nonattainment for an ozone NAAQS to submit plans or plan
revisions containing certain required elements, including permit
programs for the construction and operation of new or modified
stationary sources in the nonattainment area. Specifically, IEPA
certified that its existing NNSR regulations in Title 35 of Illinois
Administrative Code Part 203 (35 IAC Part 203, Major Stationary Sources
Construction And Modification) fully satisfy the NNSR requirements set
forth in 40 CFR 51.165 for both marginal and moderate ozone
nonattainment areas because they contain all NNSR SIP elements required
by 40 CFR 51.165 for its ozone nonattainment areas.
On October 9, 2018, EPA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking
(proposed rule) in which we proposed to find that IEPA's submittal
addresses Illinois' obligations as described in the February 3 and
December 11, 2017
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findings. See 83 FR 50551. Specifically, we proposed to conclude that
Illinois' submittal fulfills the 40 CFR 51.1114 revision requirement,
meets the requirements of CAA sections 110 and 172 and the minimum SIP
requirements of 40 CFR 51.165, as well as Illinois' obligations under
EPA's February 3 and December 11, 2017 findings.
II. Summary of EPA Analysis
The minimum SIP requirements for NNSR permitting programs for the
2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS are located in 40 CFR 51.165. See 40 CFR
51.1114. These NNSR program requirements include those promulgated in
the ``Phase 2 Rule'' implementing the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS (70 FR
71612, November 29, 2005) and the SIP Requirements Rule implementing
the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS. Under the Phase 2 Rule, the SIP for each
ozone nonattainment area must contain NNSR provisions that: set major
source thresholds for nitrogen oxides (NOX) and volatile
organic compounds (VOC) pursuant to 40 CFR 51.165(a)(1)(iv)(A)(1)(i)-
(iv) and (a)(1)(iv)(A)(2); classify physical changes as a major source
if the change would constitute a major source by itself pursuant to 40
CFR 51.165(a)(1)(iv)(A)(3); consider any significant net emissions
increase of NOX as a significant net emissions increase for
ozone pursuant to 40 CFR 51.165(a)(1)(v)(E); consider certain increases
of VOC emissions in extreme ozone nonattainment areas as a significant
net emissions increase and a major modification for ozone pursuant to
40 CFR 51.165(a)(1)(v)(F); set significant emissions rates for VOC and
NOX as ozone precursors pursuant to 40 CFR
51.165(a)(1)(x)(A)-(C) and (E); contain provisions for emissions
reductions credits pursuant to 40 CFR 51.165(a)(3)(ii)(C)(1) and (2);
provide that the requirements applicable to VOC also apply to
NOX pursuant to 40 CFR 51.165(a)(8); and set offset ratios
for VOC and NOX pursuant to 40 CFR 51.165(a)(9)(i)-(iii)
(renumbered as (a)(9)(ii)-(iv) under the SIP Requirements Rule for the
2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS). Under the SIP Requirements Rule for the 2008
8-hour ozone NAAQS, the SIP for each ozone nonattainment area
designated nonattainment for the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS and designated
nonattainment for the 1997 ozone NAAQS on April 6, 2015, must also
contain NNSR provisions that include the anti-backsliding requirements
at 40 CFR 51.1105. See 40 CFR 51.165(a)(12).
Illinois' NNSR rules, as set forth in 35 IAC Part 203, are designed
to ensure that the construction of a major new source of air pollution
or a large increase of emissions at an existing source does not
interfere with the attainment demonstration and does not delay timely
achievement of the ambient air quality standards. The rules require
owners or operators of major projects to: (1) Apply the Lowest
Achievable Emission Rate (LAER) or, for certain existing sources, the
Best Available Control Technology (BACT) on emissions of the
nonattainment pollutant from the major project; (2) offset the
emissions of the nonattainment pollutant from a major project by
emission reductions from other sources in the nonattainment area; (3)
demonstrate that other sources in Illinois which are under common
ownership or control with the person proposing the project are in
compliance with the CAA; and (4) analyze alternatives to the particular
project to determine whether the benefits of the project outweigh the
environmental and social costs.
EPA last approved revisions to Illinois' NNSR rules on May 13,
2003. See 68 FR 25504.\5\ In that action, EPA approved amendments to 35
IAC 203 to better track the language of CAA sections 182(c)(6), (7),
and (8). See 68 FR 25505. The changes dealt with how one determines
whether a proposed change at a source is a major modification.
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\5\ For other relevant approvals, see 45 FR 11470 (February 21,
1980); 46 FR 44172 (September 3, 1981); 50 FR 38803 (September 25,
1985); 51 FR 10837 (March 31, 1986); 57 FR 59928 (December 17,
1992); and 60 FR 49778 (September 27, 1995).
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Based on our review of the NNSR checklist that IEPA incorporated
into its submittal, and the version of 35 IAC 203 approved into the
Illinois SIP, we are finding that Illinois' SIP-approved NNSR program
at 35 IAC 203 contains the minimum required NNSR elements as specified
in 40 CFR 51.165 for Illinois' ozone nonattainment areas. We are
approving Illinois' certification that 35 IAC 203 is consistent with 40
CFR 51.165 and meets the requirements of CAA sections 172(c)(5), 173,
110(a)(2), 182(a)(4) and 182(b)(5) under the 2008 ozone standard for
the Illinois portion of the Chicago Ozone Nonattainment Area. While
some of Illinois' regulations are worded or organized differently than
the Federal counterparts, EPA finds that these differences do not
affect the relative stringency of such provisions.
The following table lists the specific provisions of Illinois' NNSR
rules that EPA finds to address the required elements of the Federal
NNSR rules:
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Federal rule Illinois rule
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40 CFR 51.165(a)(1)(iv)(A)(1)(i)- 35 IAC 203.206(b).
(iv), (a)(1)(iv)(A)(2).
40 CFR 51.165(a)(1)(iv)(A)(3)...... 35 IAC 203.206(c).
40 CFR 51.165(a)(1)(v)(E).......... 35 IAC 203.207(b).
40 CFR 51.165(a)(1)(v)(F).......... 35 IAC 203.207(f).
40 CFR 51.165(a)(1)(x)(A)-(C); (E). 35 IAC 203.207(d), (e) and (f), and
203.209(a) and (b).
40 CFR 51.165(a)(3)(ii) (C)(1) and 35 IAC 203.302(a), 203.303(b) and
(2). (f), 203.602, and 203.701.
40 CFR 51.165(a)(8)................ 35 IAC 203.206(b), 203.207(b), (d),
(e) and (f), 203.209(a) and (b),
203.30l(e) and (f), and 203.302.
40 CFR 51.165(a)(9)(ii), (iv)...... 35 IAC 203.302(a).
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III. What comments did we receive on the proposed rule?
Our October 9, 2018 proposed rule (83 FR 50551) provided a 30-day
public review and comment period. During the comment period, which
closed on November 8, 2018, we received one set of comments. Although
the commenter generally supported our proposal, the commenter also
raised concerns that we address below.
Comment: The commenter asserts that due to potential increased
health risks to vulnerable communities, new VOC emissions should not be
permitted in extreme ozone nonattainment areas pursuant to 40 CFR
51.165(a)(1)(v)(F). The commenter suggests that instead of issuing new
source review (NSR) permits in extreme nonattainment areas, any VOC
emissions increases should be banned, and fines should be assessed for
each additional ton of VOC emitted within the extreme nonattainment
area. The commenter urges Illinois to revise its SIP to eliminate the
provisions for
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permitting of new emissions in extreme ozone nonattainment areas.
EPA Response: As we discussed at proposal, our review of Illinois'
submittal is limited to the extent to which Illinois' existing NNSR
regulations are consistent with the underlying Federal requirements for
the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS as set forth in 40 CFR 51.160-51.165. EPA
is not, through this action, revising the underlying Federal
requirements.
Under 40 CFR 51.165(a)(1)(v)(F), if a major stationary source of
VOC is located in an extreme ozone nonattainment area that is subject
to subpart 2 of part D of title 1 of the CAA, any physical change in,
or change in the method of operation of, the major stationary source
that results in any increase in emissions of VOC from any discrete
operation, emissions unit, or other pollutant emitting activity at the
source shall be considered a significant net emissions increase and a
major modification for ozone. This Federal requirement therefore
provides a mechanism for NSR of new or increased VOC emissions in
extreme ozone nonattainment areas. As we discussed in the proposed
rule, Illinois has certified, and EPA has found, that the requirements
of 40 CFR 51.165(a)(1)(v)(F) are addressed by 35 IAC 203.207(f). Note,
however, that under both the Federal and Illinois' EPA-approved
regulations, the owner or operator of a new major source or major
modification that proposes new or increased VOC or NOX
emissions in an extreme ozone nonattainment area must offset such
increase in emissions by an amount equal to or greater than 1.5 tons
for each ton of the allowable emissions from the new source or the net
increase in emissions from the modification. See 40 CFR
51.165(a)(9)(ii)(E) and 35 IAC 203.302(a)(1)(E).\6\ In addition, if
Illinois were to revise its existing regulations to impose additional
restrictions on new or increased VOC emissions in extreme ozone
nonattainment areas, such revisions could make Illinois' regulations
inconsistent with the Federal requirements.
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\6\ Note that the analysis we included with the proposed rule
contained a typographical error at 83 FR 50555. We incorrectly
listed the offset requirement of 1.3:1, which applies in severe
ozone nonattainment areas, twice. The second reference to the 1.3:1
offset ratio should have been to 1.5:1 for extreme ozone
nonattainment areas.
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IV. What action is EPA taking?
EPA is approving Illinois' May 23, 2018 SIP revision addressing the
NNSR requirements for the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS for the Chicago
Nonattainment Area. EPA has concluded that Illinois' submittal fulfills
the 40 CFR 51.1114 revision requirement, meets the requirements of CAA
sections 110 and 172 and the minimum SIP requirements of 40 CFR 51.165,
as well as its obligations under EPA's February 3 and December 11, 2017
findings. This final action to approve Illinois' NNSR certification
addresses the deficiencies that were the basis for the February 3 and
December 11, 2017 findings and stops the FIP clock for the Illinois
portion of the Chicago Nonattainment Area.
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
A. General Requirements
Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA and applicable
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in
reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this
action merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and
does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state
law. For that reason, this action:
Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
review by the Office 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 (Public Law 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 final rule approving Illinois' 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS NNSR
SIP revision 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).
B. Submission to Congress and the Comptroller General
The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
C. Petitions for Judicial Review
Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by April 8, 2019. 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) of the CAA.)
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.
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Dated: December 12, 2018.
Cathy Stepp,
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. 52.720, the table in paragraph (e) is amended by adding an
entry entitled ``Ozone (8-hour, 2008) Nonattainment New Source Review
Requirements'' before the entry entitled ``Regional haze plan'' to read
as follows:
Sec. 52.720 Identification of plan.
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EPA-Approved Illinois Nonregulatory and Quasi-Regulatory Provisions
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Applicable
Name of SIP provision geographic or State EPA approval date Comments
nonattainment area submittal date
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Ozone (8-hour, 2008) Chicago area....... 5/23/2018 2/6/2019, [Insert ..............
Nonattainment New Source Review Federal Register
Requirements. citation].
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