[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2022)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 22463-22464] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2022-08028] [[Page 22463]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA-R07-OAR-2021-0870; EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0663; FRL-9468-02-R7] Air Plan Approval; Iowa; 2015 Ozone NAAQS Interstate Transport Requirements AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Iowa as meeting the Clean Air Act (CAA) requirement that each State's SIP contain adequate provisions to prohibit emissions that will significantly contribute to nonattainment or interfere with maintenance of the 2015 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) in any other state. This action is being taken in accordance with the CAA. DATES: This final rule is effective on May 16, 2022. ADDRESSES: The EPA has established dockets for this action under Docket ID No. EPA-R07-OAR-2021-0870 with additional supporting documentation included in Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0663. All documents in the dockets are listed on the https://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 through https://www.regulations.gov or please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section for additional information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Stone, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 Office, Air Quality Planning Branch, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219; telephone number: (913) 551- 7714; email address: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document ``we,'' ``us,'' and ``our'' refer to EPA. Table of Contents I. Background and Purpose II. Final Action III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews I. Background and Purpose On February 22, 2022, EPA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for the State of Iowa. See 87 FR 9477. The NPRM proposed approval of an Iowa SIP revision that addresses the CAA requirement prohibiting emissions from the State that significantly contribute to nonattainment or interfere with maintenance of the 2015 8-hour ozone NAAQS in other states. See CAA section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) (the ``good neighbor provision''). The SIP revision was submitted to EPA by Iowa on November 30, 2018. The rationale for EPA's proposed action is given in the NPRM and will not be repeated here. The EPA solicited comments on the proposed revision to Iowa's SIP and received no comments. II. Final Action EPA is approving an Iowa SIP revision, which was submitted on November 30, 2018. This submission is approved as meeting CAA section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) requirements that Iowa's SIP includes adequate provisions prohibiting any source or other type of emissions activity within the State from emitting any air pollutant in amounts that will contribute significantly to nonattainment or interfere with maintenance of the 2015 ozone NAAQS in any other state. III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews Under the Clean Air Act (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, EPA's role is to approve state choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this action merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state law. For that reason, this action:Is not a significant regulatory action subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011); Does not impose an information collection burden under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); Is certified as not having a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4); Does not have federalism implications as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999); Is not an economically significant regulatory action based on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); Is not a significant regulatory action subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001); Is not subject to requirements of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTA) because this rulemaking does not involve technical standards; and Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian reservation land or in any other area where 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). This action is subject to the Congressional Review Act, and the EPA will submit a rule report to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the United States. 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 June 14, 2022. Filing a petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect the finality of this action for the purposes of judicial review nor does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review may be filed and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or action. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to enforce its requirements (see section 307(b)(2)). List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds. [[Page 22464]] Dated: April 11, 2022. Meghan A. McCollister, Regional Administrator, Region 7. For the reasons stated in the preamble, the EPA amends 40 CFR part 52 as set forth below: PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 0 1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows: Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. Subpart Q--Iowa 0 2. In Sec. 52.820, the table in paragraph (e) is amended by adding the entry ``(55)'' in numerical order to read as follows: Sec. 52.820 Identification of plan. * * * * * (e) * * * EPA-Approved Iowa Nonregulatory Provisions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Applicable Name of non regulatory SIP geographic or State provision nonattainment submittal EPA approval date Explanation area date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * * * * * * (55) Transport SIP for the 2015 Statewide......... 11/30/2018 April 15, 2022, [EPA-R07-OAR-2021-0870; Ozone Standard. [insert Federal EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0663; Register FRL-9468-02-R7]. This citation]. transport SIP shows that Iowa does not significantly contribute to ozone nonattainment or maintenance in any other state. This submittal is approved as meeting the requirements of Clean Air Act section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [FR Doc. 2022-08028 Filed 4-14-22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P