[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 101 (Friday, May 24, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 24037-24041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10797]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 52 and 81
[EPA-R08-OAR-2018-0235; FRL-9993-66-Region 8]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
State of Montana; Missoula PM10 Nonattainment Area Limited Maintenance
Plan and Redesignation Request
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the
Limited Maintenance Plan (LMP), submitted by the State of Montana to
the EPA on August 3, 2016, for the Missoula moderate particulate matter
with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal 10
micrometers (PM10) nonattainment area (Missoula NAA) and
concurrently redesignating the Missoula NAA to attainment of the 24-
hour PM10 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). In
order to approve the LMP and redesignation, the EPA is determining that
the Missoula NAA has attained the 1987 24-hour PM10 NAAQS of
150 [micro]g/m\3\. This determination is based upon monitored air
quality data for the PM10 NAAQS during the years 2015-2017.
The EPA is also approving the Missoula LMP as meeting the appropriate
transportation conformity requirements. Lastly, the EPA is approving
certain rule revisions the Missoula City-County Air Pollution Control
Program submitted on August 3, 2016, and August 22, 2018.
DATES: Effective June 24, 2019.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID Number EPA-R08-OAR-2018-0235. 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 , or please contact the person
identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section for
additional availability information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Hou, Air Program, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mail Code 8ARD-QP,
1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129, (303) 312-6210,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document ``we,'' ``us,'' and
``our'' means the EPA.
I. Background
The Missoula NAA encompasses the City of Missoula and was
designated nonattainment for the 1987 24-hour PM10 NAAQS and
classified as moderate under section 107(d)(4)(B), following enactment
of the Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of 1990. See 56 FR 56694
(November 6, 1991). On August 30, 1995, the EPA fully approved the
Missoula NAA PM10 plan including reasonably available
control measures (RACM), an attainment demonstration, emissions
inventory, quantitative milestones, and control and contingency
requirements.
The factual and legal background for this action is discussed in
detail in our March 5, 2019 (84 FR 7846) proposed approval of certain
rule revisions to the Missoula City-County Air Pollution Control
Program, the Missoula Limited Maintenance Plan, the Missoula LMP as
meeting the appropriate transportation conformity requirements, and
concurrent redesignation of the Missoula NAA to attainment of the NAAQS
for PM10.
II. Response to Comments
The public comment period on the EPA's proposed rule opened on
March 5, 2019, the date of its publicaction in the Federal Register,
(84 FR 7846), and closed on April 4, 2019. During this time, the EPA
received no comments.
III. Final Action
The EPA is making the determination that the Missoula NAA has
attained the 1987 24-hour PM10 NAAQS of 150 [micro]g/m\3\.
This determination is based upon monitored air quality data for the
PM10 NAAQS during the years 2015-2017. Additionally, the EPA
is approving the Missoula NAA LMP submitted on August 3, 2016, as
meeting the applicable CAA requirements, and we have determined the LMP
to be sufficient to provide for maintenance of the PM10
NAAQS over the course of the 10-year maintenance period out to 2029.
The EPA is also approving the Missoula LMP as meeting the appropriate
transportation conformity requirements found in 40 CFR 93, subpart A.
The EPA is approving most of the revisions submitted on August 3, 2016
and August 22, 2018 (Chapter 4 revisions). Specifically, the EPA is
approving revisions to the eight chapters on Definitions, Failure to
Attain Standards, Emergency Episode Avoidance Plan, Industrial Sources,
Fugitive Particulate, Solid Fuel Burning Devices, Administrative
Procedures, and Penalties. As identified in Section IV of the March 5,
2019 proposed approval, the EPA is not acting on Chapter 9, rule 9.204
in the August 3, 2016 submittal or the IBR revisions in the August 22,
2018 submittal. Lastly, this rule redesignates the Missoula NAA from
nonattainment to attainment of the PM10 NAAQS. A list of the
revisions to the Missoula City-County Air Pollution Control Program
that the EPA is approving is outlined in Table 1 below.
Table 1--List of Montana Revisions That EPA Is Approving
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Revised sections in August 3, 2016 and August 22, 2018 submissions that
EPA is approving
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August 3, 2016 submittal--Missoula City-County Air Pollution Control
Program:
2.101, 3.102, 4.102, 4.103, 4.104, 4.112, 4.113, 6.101, 6.102, 6.106,
6.107, 6.108, 6.501, 6.502, 6.504, 6.601, 6.605, 7.101, 7.106, 7.107,
7.110, 8.101, 8.102, 8.104, 8.202, 8.203, 8.204, 8.205, 9.101, 9.102,
9.103, 9.104, 9.201, 9.202, 9.203, 9.205, 9.206, 9.207, 9.208, 9.209,
9.210, 9.211, 9.301, 9.302, 9.401, 9.402, 9.501, 9.601, 14.106,
14.107, 15.104.
August 22, 2018 submittal--Missoula City-County Air Pollution Control
Program:
4.103, 4.104, 4.112.
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IV. Incorporation by Reference
In this document, 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
Regulations described in the amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set forth
below. 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 (SIP), 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
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date of the final rulemaking of the EPA's approval, and will be
incorporated by reference in the next update to the SIP compilation.
V. Statutory and Executive Orders Review
Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and
applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, the EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
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);
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, described in the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
Does not have federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
Is not subject to requirements of section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the CAA; and
Does not provide the EPA with the discretionary authority
to address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or
environmental effects, using practicable and legally permissible
methods, under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
In addition, the SIP is not approved to 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 Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by July 23, 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).)
List of Subjects
40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Particulate matter, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
40 CFR Part 81
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, National Parks,
Wilderness areas.
Dated: May 18, 2019.
Debra Thomas,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region 8.
40 CFR parts 52 and 81 are amended as follows:
PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart BB--Montana
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2. In Sec. 52.1370:
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a. In the table in paragraph (c), under (c)(2)(iv) (``Missoula
County''), is amended by:
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i. Revising the table entries for ``2.101,'' ``3.102,'' ``4.102,''
``4.103,'' ``4.104,'' ``6.101,'' ``6.102,'' ``6.103,'' ``6.106,''
``6.107,'' ``6.108,'' ``6.501,'' ``6.502,'' ``6.504,'' ``6.601,''
``7.101,'' ``7.106,'' ``7.107,'' ``7.110,'' ``8.101,'' ``8.102,''
``8.104,'' ``8.202,'' ``8.203,'' ``8.204,'' ``8.205,'' ``9.101,''
``9.102,'' ``9.103,'' and ``9.104,'' ``14.106,'' ``14.107,'' and
``15.104;''
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ii. Removing the table entries for ``4.112,'' ``9.105,'' ``9.106,''
``9.107,'' ``9.108,'' ``9.109,'' ``9.110,'' ``9.111,'' ``9.112,''
``9.113,'' ``9.114,'' ``9.115,'' ``9.116,'' ``9.117,'' ``9.118,'' and
``9.119;''
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iii. Adding in numerical order the table entries for ``4.113,''
``9.201,'' 9.202,'' 9.203,'' ``9.205,'' ``9.206,'' ``9.207,''
``9.208,'' ``9.209,'' ``9.210,'' ``9.211,'' ``9.301,'' ``9.302,''
``9.401,'' ``9.402,'' ``9.501,'' and ``9.601''; and
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b. In the table in paragraph (e) under (e)(6) (``Missoula County''), by
adding in alphabetical order an entry for ``Missoula 1987
PM10 Limited Maintenance Plan''.
The revisions and additions read as follows:
Sec. 52.1370 Identification of plan.
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State effective EPA final
State citation Rule title date rule date Final rule citation Comments
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(2) County Specific
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(iv) Missoula County
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2.101................... Definitions........ 5/14/2010......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
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3.102................... Particulate Matter 3/21/2014......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
Contingency
Measures.
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4.102................... Applicability...... 5/14/2010......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
4.103................... General provisions. 5/14/2010, 4/06/ 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
2018.
4.104................... Air Pollution 5/14/2010, 4/06/ 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
Control Stages. 2018.
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4.113................... Contingency Measure 5/14/2010......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
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6.101................... Definitions........ 3/21/2014......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
6.102................... Air Quality Permit 5/14/2010, 3/21/ 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
Required. 2014.
6.103................... General Conditions. 3/21/2014......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
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6.106................... Public Review of 3/21/2014......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
Air Quality Permit
Application.
6.107................... Issuance or Denial 3/21/2014......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
of an Air Quality
Permit.
6.108................... Revocation or 3/21/2014......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
Modification of an
Air Quality Permit.
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6.501................... Emission Control 5/14/2010......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
Requirements.
6.502................... Particulate Matter 5/14/2010......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
from Fuel Burning
Equipment.
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6.504................... Visible Air 5/14/2010......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
Pollutants.
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6.601................... Minimum Standards.. 5/14/2010, 3/21/ 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
2014.
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7.101................... Definitions........ 3/21/2014......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
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7.106................... Minor Outdoor 3/21/2014......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
Burning Source
Requirements.
7.107................... Major Outdoor 3/21/2014......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
Burning Source
Requirements.
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7.110................... Conditional Outdoor 3/21/2014......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
Burning Permits.
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8.101................... Definitions........ 3/21/2014......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
8.102................... General 3/21/2014......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
Requirements.
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8.104................... Construction and 3/21/2014......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
Mining Sites.
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8.202................... New Roads in the 3/21/2014......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
Air Stagnation
Zone.
8.203................... New Parking Areas 3/21/2014......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
in the Air
Stagnation Zone.
8.204................... New Driveways in 3/21/2014......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
the Air Stagnation
Zone.
8.205................... Unpaved Access 3/21/2014......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Registercitation]
Roads.
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9.101................... Intent............. 5/14/2010......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
9.102................... Definitions........ 5/14/2010......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
9.103................... Fuels.............. 5/14/2010......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
9.104................... Non-Alert Visible 5/14/2010......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
Emission Standards.
9.201................... Swan River 5/14/2010......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
Watershed Exempt
from Subchapter 2
Rules.
9.202................... Permits Required 5/14/2010......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
for Solid Fuel
Burning Devices.
9.203................... Installation 5/14/2010, 3/21/ 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
permits Inside the 2014.
Air Stagnation
Zone.
9.205................... Alert Permits...... 5/14/2010......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
9.206................... Sole Source Permits 5/14/2010......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
9.207................... Special Need 5/14/2010......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
Permits.
9.208................... Temporary Sole 5/14/2010......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
Source Permit.
9.209................... Permit Applications 5/14/2010......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
9.210................... Revocation or 5/14/2010......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
Modification of
Permit.
9.211................... Transfer of Permit. 5/14/2010......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
9.301................... Applicability...... 5/14/2010......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
9.302................... Prohibition of 5/14/2010......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
Visible Emissions
during Air
Pollution Alerts
and Warnings.
9.401................... Emissions 5/14/2010, 3/21/ 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
Certification. 2014.
9.402................... Sale of New Solid 5/14/2010, 3/21/ 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
Fuel Burning 2014.
Devices.
9.501................... Removal of Solid 5/14/2010......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
Fuel Burning
Devices upon Sale
of the Property.
9.601................... Contingency 5/14/2010......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
Measures listed
below in this
subchapter go into
affect if the non-
attainment area
fails to attain
the NAAQS or to
make reasonable
progress in
reducing emissions
(see Chapter 3).
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14.106.................. Administrative 5/14/2010, 3/21/ 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
Review. 2014.
14.107.................. Control Board 3/21/2014......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
Hearings.
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15.104.................. Solid Fuel Burning 3/21/2014......... 5/24/2019 [Insert Federal Register citation]
Device Penalties.
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Notice of
Title/subject State final rule NFR citation
effective date date
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(6) Missoula County
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Missoula 1987 PM-10 Limited Maintenance Plan.. .............. 6/24/19 [Insert Federal Register
citation].
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3. Section 52.1374 is amended by adding paragraph (d) to read as
follows:
Sec. 52.1374 Control strategy: Particulate matter.
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(d) On August 3, 2016, the State of Montana submitted a maintenance
plan for the Missoula PM10 nonattaiment area and requested
that this area be redesignated to attainment for the PM10
National Ambient Air Quality Standards. The redesignation request and
maintenance plan satisfy all applicable requirements of the Clean Air
Act.
PART 81--DESIGNATION OF AREAS FOR AIR QUALITY PLANNING PURPOSES
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4. The authority citation for part 81 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart C--Section 107 Attainment Status Designations
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5. In Sec. 81.327 the table entitled ``Montana--PM-10'' is amended by
revising the entry for ``Missoula County, Missoula and vicinity
including the following sections:'' to read as follows:
Sec. 81.327 Montana.
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Montana--PM-10
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Designated area -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Missoula County, Missoula and 6/24/2019 Attainment............
vicinity including the
following sections:.
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