[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 63 (Friday, April 1, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 19042-19046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06907]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 70 and 71
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0186; FRL-8961-01-OAR]
RIN 2060-AV39
Removal of Title V Emergency Affirmative Defense Provisions From
State Operating Permit Programs and the Federal Operating Permit
Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is re-proposing a
document, first proposed in 2016, which would remove the emergency
affirmative defense provisions found in the regulations for state and
federal operating permit programs under the Clean Air Act (CAA). The
purpose of these provisions has been to establish an affirmative
defense that sources can assert in civil enforcement cases when
noncompliance with certain emission limitations in operating permits
occurs because of qualifying ``emergency'' circumstances. These
provisions, which have never been required elements of state operating
permit programs, are being removed because they are inconsistent with
the enforcement structure of the CAA and court decisions from the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The removal of these provisions
is consistent with other EPA actions involving affirmative defenses and
would harmonize the enforcement and implementation of emission
limitations across different CAA programs.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 16, 2022.
Public hearing: If anyone contacts EPA requesting a public hearing
by April 6, 2022, the EPA will hold a virtual public hearing. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for information on requesting and registering
for a public hearing.
ADDRESSES: Comments: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0186, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/
(our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Email: [email protected]. Include Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OAR-2016-0186 in the subject line of the message.
Fax: (202) 566-9744. Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2016-0186.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0186 for this rulemaking. Comments received may be
posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov/, including any
personal information provided. For detailed instructions on sending
comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. Out of an abundance
of caution for members of the public and our staff, the EPA Docket
Center and Reading Room are open to the public by appointment only to
reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. Our Docket Center staff also
continues to provide remote customer service via email, phone, and
webform. Hand deliveries and couriers may be received by scheduled
appointment only. For further information on EPA Docket Center services
and the current status, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this proposed
rule, contact Corey Sugerik, Air Quality Policy Division, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards (C504-05), Environmental Protection
Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC; telephone number: 919-541-3223;
email address:[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information presented in this document
is organized as follows:
I. General Information
II. Background
III. Proposed Action
IV. Implementation
V. Environmental Justice Considerations
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
VII. Statutory Authority
I. General Information
A. Entities Potentially Affected by This Action
Entities potentially affected by this proposed rulemaking include
federal, state, local and tribal air pollution control agencies that
administer title V operating permit programs, and owners and operators
of emissions sources in all industry groups who hold or apply for title
V operating permits.
B. Obtaining a Copy of This Document and Other Related Information
The EPA has established a docket for this rulemaking under Docket
ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0186. All documents in the dockets are listed in
https://www.regulations.gov/. Although listed, 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. Publicly
available docket materials are available either in the docket for this
action, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0186, or electronically at
https://www.regulations.gov/.
In addition to being available in the docket, an electronic copy of
this Federal Register document will be posted at https://www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/current-regulations-and-regulatory-actions.
C. Preparing Comments for the EPA
Instructions. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0186, at https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), or the other methods identified in the ADDRESSES section. Once
submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from the docket. The
EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not
submit to EPA's docket at https://www.regulations.gov any information
you consider to be CBI or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. This type of information should be submitted by
mail as discussed below.
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Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by
a written comment. The written comment is considered the official
comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make.
The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents
located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or
other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full
EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia
submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please
visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
Due to public health concerns related to COVID-19, the EPA Docket
Center and Reading Room are open to the public by appointment only. Our
Docket Center staff also continues to provide remote customer service
via email, phone, and webform. Hand deliveries or couriers will be
received by scheduled appointment only. For further information and
updates on EPA Docket Center services, please visit us online at
https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
The EPA continues to carefully and continuously monitor information
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), local area
health departments, and our Federal partners so that the Agency can
respond rapidly as conditions change regarding COVID-19.
Submitting CBI. Do not submit information containing CBI to the EPA
through https://www.regulations.gov/. Clearly mark the part or all of
the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information on any
digital storage media that you mail to the EPA, mark the outside of the
digital storage media as CBI and then identify electronically within
the digital storage media the specific information that is claimed as
CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comments that includes
information claimed as CBI, you must submit a copy of the comments that
does not contain the information claimed as CBI directly to the public
docket through the procedures outlined in Instructions. If you submit
any digital storage media that does not contain CBI, mark the outside
of the digital storage media clearly that it does not contain CBI.
Information not marked as CBI will be included in the public docket and
the EPA's electronic public docket without prior notice. Information
marked as CBI will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 2.
Our preferred method to receive CBI is for it to be transmitted
electronically using email attachments, File Transfer Protocol (FTP),
or other online file sharing services (e.g., Dropbox, OneDrive, Google
Drive). Electronic submissions must be transmitted directly to the
OAQPS CBI Office using the email address, [email protected], and should
include clear CBI markings as described later. If assistance is needed
with submitting large electronic files that exceed the file size limit
for email attachments, and if you do not have your own file sharing
service, please email [email protected] to request a file transfer link.
If sending CBI information through the postal service, please send it
to the following address: OAQPS Document Control Officer (C404-02),
OAQPS, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park,
North Carolina 27711, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0186. The
mailed CBI material should be double wrapped and clearly marked. Any
CBI markings should not show through the outer envelope.
D. Participation in Virtual Public Hearing
Please note that because of the current CDC recommendations, as
well as state and local orders for social distancing to limit the
spread of COVID-19, the EPA cannot hold in-person public meetings at
this time.
To request a virtual public hearing, contact Ms. Pamela Long at
(919) 541-0641 or by email at [email protected]. If requested, the
virtual hearing will be held on April 18, 2022. The hearing will
convene at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) and will conclude at 3:00 p.m.
ET. The EPA may close a session 15 minutes after the last pre-
registered speaker has testified if there are no additional speakers.
The EPA will announce further details at https://www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/current-regulations-and-regulatory-actions.
Upon publication of this document in the Federal Register, the EPA
will begin pre-registering speakers for the hearing, if a hearing is
requested. To register to speak at the virtual hearing, please use the
online registration form available at https://www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/current-regulations-and-regulatory-actions or contact
Ms. Pamela Long at (919) 541-0641 or by email at [email protected]. The
last day to pre-register to speak at the hearing will be April 13,
2022. Prior to the hearing, the EPA will post a general agenda that
will list pre-registered speakers in approximate order at: https://www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/current-regulations-and-regulatory-actions.
The EPA will make every effort to follow the schedule as closely as
possible on the day of the hearing; however, please plan for the
hearings to run either ahead of schedule or behind schedule.
Each commenter will have five minutes to provide oral testimony.
The EPA encourages commenters to provide the EPA with a copy of their
oral testimony electronically (via email) by emailing it to
[email protected]. The EPA also recommends submitting the text of your
oral testimony as written comments to the rulemaking docket.
The EPA may ask clarifying questions during the oral presentations
but will not respond to the presentations at that time. Written
statements and supporting information submitted during the comment
period will be considered with the same weight as oral testimony and
supporting information presented at the public hearing.
Please note that any updates made to any aspect of the hearing will
be posted online at https://www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/current-regulations-and-regulatory-actions. While the EPA expects the
hearing to go forward as set forth above, please monitor our website or
contact Ms. Pamela Long at (919) 541-0641 or by email at
[email protected] to determine if there are any updates. The EPA does
not intend to publish a document in the Federal Register announcing
updates.
If you require the services of a translator or special
accommodations such as audio description, please pre-register for the
hearing with Ms. Pamela Long and describe your needs by April 8, 2022.
The EPA may not be able to arrange accommodations without advanced
notice.
II. Background
The EPA has promulgated permitting regulations for the operation of
major and certain other sources of air pollutants under title V of the
CAA. These regulations, codified in 40 CFR parts 70 and 71, contain the
requirements for state operating permit programs and the federal
operating permit program, respectively. These regulations currently
contain identical provisions describing an affirmative defense that
sources may be able to assert in enforcement actions brought for
noncompliance with technology-based emission limitations caused by
specific emergency circumstances. These ``emergency'' affirmative
defense provisions are located at 40 CFR 70.6(g) and 71.6(g).
In 2016, the EPA proposed a rule to remove these affirmative
defense provisions from the title V regulations.
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81 FR 38645 (June 14, 2016), also available online at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-06-14/pdf/2016-14104.pdf (the 2016
Proposal). The 2016 Proposal contains a detailed discussion of the
background for this proposal, as well as the purpose, basis, rationale,
and legal justification for this proposal. The EPA directs readers to
the 2016 Proposal for further information. In summary, the EPA based
the 2016 Proposal on the interpretation that the enforcement structure
of the CAA, embodied in sections 113 and 304, precludes affirmative
defense provisions that would operate to limit a court's authority or
discretion to determine the appropriate remedy in an enforcement
action. 81 FR 38650. This interpretation is informed by the 2014 NRDC
v. EPA decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.\1\
The EPA believes that the reasoning and logic of that decision extend
to regulations concerning operating permit programs under title V. This
view aligns the EPA's position on affirmative defenses in title V with
positions taken in other CAA program areas, including EPA policy
relating to the treatment of startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM)
periods in state implementation plans (SIPs). (The EPA's policy with
respect to SIPs is discussed in an action taken in 2015, see 80 FR
33839 (June 12, 2015) (the 2015 SSM SIP Policy), and in the Agency's
September 30, 2021, memorandum reinstating the 2015 SSM SIP Policy.\2\)
This title V interpretation also aligns with EPA's position on
affirmative defenses in New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) under
CAA section 111 and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants (NESHAP) under CAA section 112.\3\
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\1\ 749 F.3d 1055 (D.C. Cir. 2014).
\2\ See Memorandum, Withdrawal of the October 9, 2020,
Memorandum Addressing Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunctions in State
Implementation Plans and Implementation of the Prior Policy, 3-4
(September 30, 2021), available at https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2021-09/oar-21-000-6324.pdf (September 2021 SSM SIP Memo).
\3\ E.g., 85 FR 71490 (November 9, 2020) (proposed rule removing
affirmative defense from the NESHAP for polyvinyl chloride and
copolymers production); 81 FR 40955 (June 23, 2016) (final rule
removing affirmative defense from the NSPS and emission guidelines
for commercial and institutional solid waste incineration units);
see also 81 FR 38649 n.21 (June 14, 2016) (discussion of other NSPS
and NESHAP rules in 2016 Proposal).
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The EPA did not finalize the 2016 Proposal. Instead, in a notation
accompanying the Spring 2018 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and
Deregulatory Actions, the EPA stated: ``The EPA is withdrawing this
action via the reg agenda because the agency does not plan to move
forward with this rulemaking due to other pending priorities.'' \4\
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\4\ A copy of the entry on the Regulatory Agenda is available at
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201804&RIN=2060-AS96. See also https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0186/unified-agenda
(indicating that the proposed rule was withdrawn on February 23,
2018).
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Although the EPA did not move forward at that time with the
proposal to remove the emergency affirmative defense provisions from
the Title V regulations, the EPA continued to evaluate SSM provisions,
including affirmative defenses, in SIPs. In October 2020, the EPA
issued a guidance memorandum that, among other things, expressly
superseded a portion of the EPA's interpretation of affirmative
defenses presented in the 2015 SSM SIP Policy.\5\ However, on September
30, 2021, the EPA issued a guidance memorandum that withdrew the
October 2020 memorandum in its entirety and reinstated the legal and
policy positions expressed in the 2015 SSM SIP Policy in their
entirety.\6\ Thus, the EPA's current interpretation of affirmative
defenses in the context of SIPs is the interpretation set out in the
2015 SSM SIP Policy. As noted in a preceding paragraph, this
interpretation in the context of SIPs is similar to the interpretation
expressed in the 2016 Proposal for the title V rules.
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\5\ Memorandum, Inclusion of Provisions Governing Periods of
Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunctions in State Implementation Plans, 6
(October 9, 2020), available at https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2021-09/2020-ssm-in-sips-guidance-memo.pdf. In 2020, EPA
also took action relating to an SSM-related affirmative defense in a
SIP for Texas, withdrawing a SSM ``SIP call'' in part because the
SIP-based affirmative defense was deemed to not be inconsistent with
the CAA. See 85 FR 7232 (February 7, 2020); see also 85 FR 23,700
(April 28, 2020) (SIP call withdrawal relating to North Carolina)
and 85 FR 73,218 (November 17, 2020) (SIP call withdrawal relating
to Iowa). Petitions for review of these withdrawal actions were
filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
See Sierra Club v. EPA, No. 20-1115.
\6\ September 2021 SSM SIP Memo, supra note 2. This memorandum
also announced an intent to revisit, among other things, the 2020
action withdrawing the SSM affirmative defense-related SIP call for
Texas. Id. at 5. On December 17, 2021, the United States Court of
Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted the EPA's request for a
voluntary remand of that 2020 Texas SIP call withdrawal action, as
well as the similar SIP call withdrawal actions relating to North
Carolina and Iowa, in light of EPA's stated intent to reconsider
those actions. Sierra Club v. EPA, No. 20-1115.
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III. Proposed Action
In this action, the EPA is again proposing to remove the title V
emergency affirmative defense provisions, 40 CFR 70.6(g) and 71.6(g).
These provisions are inconsistent with the EPA's interpretation of the
CAA's enforcement structure and court decisions from the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the D.C. Circuit--primarily the 2014 NRDC v. EPA decision.
In summary, the EPA interprets the enforcement structure of the CAA,
embodied in sections 113 and 304, to preclude affirmative defense
provisions that would operate to limit a court's authority or
discretion to determine the appropriate remedy in an enforcement
action. The title V affirmative defense provisions the EPA proposes to
remove, 40 CFR 70.6(g) and 71.6(g), set forth just such limitations
and, consequently, are inconsistent with the rationale of NRDC and the
enforcement structure of the CAA. The Agency's view that these title V
affirmative defense provisions are inconsistent with the CAA and D.C.
Circuit precedent is consistent with the EPA's current interpretation
of affirmative defenses in the context of other CAA programs, including
SIPs and regulations under CAA sections 111 and 112.\7\
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\7\ See September 2021 SSM SIP Memo. The EPA's interpretation
with respect to affirmative defenses in regulations under CAA
sections 111 or 112 has not changed since the 2016 Proposal. See
supra note 3 and accompanying text.
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Except as modified or updated herein, the EPA is re-proposing the
2016 Proposal. The EPA previously received comments on the 2016
Proposal, including the legal interpretation upon which that former
proposal--and the current proposal--are based. The EPA will consider
all comments received on the 2016 Proposal as the Agency moves forward
with the current rulemaking. Accordingly, commenters need not submit
duplicate comments on the current proposal.\8\ However, the EPA
welcomes comments providing additional information not previously
submitted to the Agency.
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\8\ Comments received on the 2016 Proposal are contained in the
same docket as the current proposal: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-
0186.
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IV. Implementation
The nature and focus of the proposed action are to remove the
affirmative defense provisions from the EPA's regulations at 40 CFR
70.6(g) and 71.6(g). The EPA is not proposing any specific finding with
respect to individual state programs or state-issued title V permits
that may contain similar provisions. However, if the EPA finalizes this
rule as proposed and removes the affirmative defense provisions at 40
CFR 70.6 and 71.6, the Agency expects that some state, local, and
tribal permitting authorities will need to remove similar provisions
from their EPA-approved part 70 program regulations and submit program
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revisions to the EPA. The EPA also expects that these permitting
authorities will need to remove such provisions from individual title V
permits. This process will proceed consistent with the existing
regulations concerning program and permit revisions. See, e.g., 40 CFR
70.4(a), 70.4(i), 70.7. The EPA's expectations regarding this process
are discussed in the 2016 Proposal.
V. Environmental Justice Considerations
The Agency proposes to remove affirmative defense provisions from
the EPA's operating permit program regulations. If the rule is
finalized, it may also be necessary for state, local and tribal
permitting authorities to remove similar affirmative defense provisions
from program regulations and from individual title V operating permits.
None of these changes would alter the obligations of sources to comply
with the underlying emission limits and other standards contained
within title V operating permits.
Based on these considerations, the EPA expects that, if this action
becomes final as proposed, the effects on minority populations, low-
income populations and/or indigenous peoples would not be
disproportionately high and adverse.
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and Executive
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
This action is not a significant regulatory action and was
therefore not submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
This action does not impose an information collection burden under
the PRA. OMB has previously approved the information collection
activities contained in the existing regulations and has assigned OMB
control numbers 2060-0243 (for part 70 state operating permit programs)
and 2060-0336 (for part 71 federal operating permit program). In this
action, the EPA is proposing to remove certain provisions from the
EPA's regulations, which, if finalized, could result in the removal of
similar provisions from state, local, and tribal operating permit
programs and individual permits. Consequently, states could eventually
be required to submit program revisions to the EPA outlining any
necessary changes to their regulations and their plans to remove
provisions from individual permits. However, this action does not
involve any requests for information, recordkeeping or reporting
requirements, or other requirements that would constitute an
information collection under the PRA.
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
I certify that this action would not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities under the RFA. This
action would not impose any requirements on small entities. Entities
potentially affected directly by this proposal include state, local,
and tribal governments, and none of these governments would qualify as
a small entity. Other types of small entities, including stationary
sources of air pollution, would not be directly subjected to the
requirements of this action.
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)
This action would not contain an unfunded mandate of $100 million
or more as described in UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538, and would not
significantly or uniquely affect small governments. The action would
impose no enforceable duty on any state, local or tribal governments or
the private sector.
E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
This action does not have federalism implications. It would not
have substantial direct effects on the states, on the relationship
between the national government and the states, or on the distribution
of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian
Tribal Governments
This action has tribal implications. However, it would neither
impose substantial direct compliance costs on federally recognized
tribal governments, nor preempt tribal law. One tribal government (the
Southern Ute Indian Tribe) currently administers an approved part 70
operating permit program, and one tribal government (the Navajo Nation)
currently administers a part 71 operating permit program pursuant to a
delegation agreement with the EPA. These tribal governments may be
required to take actions if this rule is finalized, including program
revisions (for part 70 programs) and eventual permit revisions (for
both part 70 and delegated part 71 programs), but these actions will
not require substantial compliance costs. The EPA previously consulted
with tribal officials when developing the 2016 Proposal and is planning
to offer a similar consultation for the current proposal. The EPA also
solicits comment from affected tribal governments on the implications
of this rulemaking.
G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental
Health and Safety Risks
The EPA interprets Executive Order 13045 as applying only to those
regulatory actions that concern environmental health or safety risks
that the EPA has reason to believe may disproportionately affect
children, per the definition of ``covered regulatory action'' in
section 2-202 of the Executive Order. This action is not subject to
Executive Order 13045 because it does not concern an environmental
health risk or safety risk.
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
This action is not subject to Executive Order 13211, because it is
not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.
I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTA)
This rulemaking does not involve technical standards.
J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations
The EPA believes that this action would not have disproportionately
high and adverse human health or environmental effects on minority
populations, low-income populations and/or indigenous peoples, as
specified in Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). The
documentation for this decision is contained in section V of this
action preamble titled, ``Environmental Justice Considerations''.
VII. Statutory Authority
The statutory authority for this action is provided in CAA sections
502(b) and 502(d)(3), 42 U.S.C. 7661a(b) & (d)(3), which direct the
Administrator of the EPA to promulgate regulations establishing state
operating permit programs and give the Administrator the authority to
establish a federal operating permit program. Additionally, the
Administrator determines that this proposed action is subject to the
provisions of CAA section 307(d), which establish procedural
requirements specific to rulemaking under the CAA. CAA section
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307(d)(1)(V) provides that the provisions of CAA section 307(d) apply
to ``such other actions as the Administrator may determine.'' 42 U.S.C.
7607(d)(1)(V).
List of Subjects
40 CFR Part 70
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Air pollution control, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
40 CFR Part 71
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Air pollution control, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Michael Regan,
Administrator.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, the EPA proposes to amend
title 40 CFR parts 70 and 71 as follows:
PART 70--STATE OPERATING PERMIT PROGRAMS
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1. The authority citation for part 70 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.
Sec. 70.6 [Amended]
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2. In Sec. 70.6, remove and reserve paragraph (g).
PART 71--FEDERAL OPERATING PERMIT PROGRAMS
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3. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.
Sec. 71.6 [Amended]
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4. In Sec. 71.6, remove and reserve paragraph (g).
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