[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 98 (Friday, May 20, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30821-30828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10820]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 52 and 81
[EPA-R05-OAR-2020-0743; EPA-R05-OAR-2021-0886; EPA-R05-OAR-2022-0123;
FRL-9567-01-R5]
Air Plan Approval; Indiana; Redesignation of the Indiana Portion
of the Chicago-Naperville Area to Attainment of the 2008 Ozone
Standard, NOX RACT Waiver, and Serious Plan Elements
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finds that the
Indiana portion of the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI area (Chicago area)
is attaining the 2008 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard
(NAAQS or standard). In addition, in response to a December 6, 2021,
request from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management
(Indiana or the State), EPA is redesignating the Indiana portion of the
Chicago area to attainment for the 2008 ozone NAAQS, because the State
has met the statutory requirements for redesignation under the Clean
Air Act (CAA). EPA is approving, as a revision to the Indiana State
Implementation Plan (SIP), the State's plan for maintaining the 2008
ozone NAAQS through 2035 for the Indiana portion of the Chicago area.
EPA is also approving a waiver, for the Indiana portion of the Chicago
area, from the oxides of nitrogen (NOX) requirements of the
CAA. EPA finds adequate and is approving Indiana's 2030 and 2035
volatile organic compound (VOC) and NOX motor vehicle
emission budgets (budgets) for the Indiana portion of the Chicago area.
Finally, EPA is approving the VOC reasonably available control
technology (RACT), clean-fuel vehicle programs (CFVP), enhanced
monitoring of ozone and ozone precursors (EMP), and enhanced motor
vehicle Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) SIP revisions. These SIP revisions
satisfy the above requirements for a nonattainment area that is
classified as a ``Serious area'' for the Indiana portion of the Chicago
area under the 2008 ozone NAAQS. EPA proposed to approve this action on
March 3, 2022, and received adverse comments from one commentor.
DATES: This final rule is effective on May 20, 2022.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established dockets for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-R05-OAR-2020-0743 (regarding the serious area elements), EPA-
R05-
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OAR-2021-0886 (regarding the redesignation), or EPA-R05-OAR-2022-0123
(regarding the NOX RACT waiver). 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 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 and facility closures due to COVID-19. We recommend
that you telephone Katie Mullen, Environmental Engineer, at (312) 312-
353-3490 before visiting the Region 5 office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie Mullen, Environmental Engineer,
Attainment Planning and Maintenance Section, Air Programs Branch
(AR18J), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353-3490,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA.
I. Background Information
On March 3, 2022 (87 FR 12033), EPA proposed to determine that the
Indiana portion of the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI area is attaining
the 2008 ozone NAAQS, and that the State has met the statutory
requirements for redesignation under the CAA. EPA proposed to approve,
as a revision to the Indiana SIP, the State's plan for maintaining the
2008 ozone NAAQS through 2035 for the Indiana portion. EPA also
proposed to approve a waiver, for the Indiana portion of the Chicago
area, from the NOX requirements of section 182(f) of the
CAA. EPA proposed to approve and find adequate Indiana's 2030 and 2035
VOC and NOX motor vehicle emissions budgets for the Indiana
portion of the Chicago area. EPA proposed to approve the VOC RACT, the
CFVP, and the EMP. Finally, EPA proposed to approve the State's
enhanced I/M certification, because it satisfies the enhanced I/M
requirements for ``serious areas'' for the Indiana portion of the
Chicago area. The public comment period for this proposed rule ended on
April 4, 2022. EPA received one supportive comment on the proposed
redesignation. EPA also received adverse comments on the proposal from
the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR). These comments
will be addressed below.
On April 8, 2022, Indiana submitted new on-road emissions inventory
information, which the State generated using EPA's MOVES3 model.
Indiana requested that the new MOVES3 inventory information should
replace the MOVES2014 emissions inventory, motor vehicle emissions
budgets, and I/M performance standard modeling analysis that were
included in the State's December 6, 2021 submission. MOVES3 is the
latest MOVES version and is EPA's state-of-the-art model for estimating
emissions from on-road mobile sources.\1\ Consistent with our proposal
based on the MOVES2014 modeling, the projected emissions inventory for
2035 incorporating the updated MOVES3 budgets demonstrates maintenance
of the 2008 ozone NAAQS through the 2035 maintenance period. The MOVES3
I/M performance standard demonstration is consistent with the findings
in EPA's proposal and supports Indiana's certification that its current
I/M program in Lake and Porter counties meets the applicable Enhanced
I/M performance standard requirements in 40 CFR part 51, subpart S for
the 2008 ozone NAAQS. With this additional MOVES3 information, EPA has
determined that the Indiana portion of the Chicago area has met the
requirements for redesignation under section 107(d)(3)(E) of the CAA.
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Below are the revised emissions data tables that contain the new
on-road emissions inventory information from MOVES3. Tables 1 and 2
contain emissions with changes in VOC and NOX emissions from
2011 to 2019 for the Indiana portion of the Chicago area.
Table 1--Emissions Reduction of NOX Emissions for the Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin Portions of the Chicago
Nonattainment Area 2011-2019
[Tons/day]
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2011 2019
Sector nonattainment Attainment Emissions
year year reduction
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Illinois:
EGU Point................................................... 67.41 35.23 32.18
Non-EGU..................................................... 52.58 47.55 5.03
Area........................................................ 32.03 34.63 -2.6
On-Road..................................................... 285.34 134.38 150.96
Non-road.................................................... 176.60 121.63 54.97
Total....................................................... 613.96 373.42 240.54
Indiana:
EGU Point................................................... 24.04 4.29 19.75
Non-EGU..................................................... 70.77 59.91 10.86
Area........................................................ 9.39 0.91 8.48
On-road..................................................... 31.55 9.48 22.07
Non-road.................................................... 15.84 13.43 2.41
Total....................................................... 151.59 88.02 63.57
Wisconsin:
EGU Point................................................... 8.71 0.00 8.71
Non-EGU..................................................... 0.09 0.08 0.01
Area........................................................ 1.20 1.13 0.07
On-Road..................................................... 4.82 1.81 3.01
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Non-road.................................................... 2.25 1.64 0.61
Total....................................................... 17.07 4.66 12.41
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI 2008 ozone area:
Illinois.................................................... 613.96 373.42 240.54
Indiana..................................................... 151.59 88.02 63.57
Wisconsin................................................... 17.07 4.66 12.41
Total....................................................... 782.62 466.1 316.52
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Table 2--Emissions Reduction of VOC Emissions for the Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin Portions of the Chicago
Nonattainment Area 2011-2019
[Tons/day]
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Emissions
Sector 2011 2019 reduction
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Illinois:
EGU Point................................................... 0.62 0.97 -0.35
Non-EGU..................................................... 47.63 45.35 2.28
Area........................................................ 215.14 232.00 -16.86
On-Road..................................................... 72.43 66.45 5.98
Non-road.................................................... 101.83 67.67 34.16
Total....................................................... 437.65 412.44 25.21
Indiana:
EGU Point................................................... 0.54 0.47 0.07
Non-EGU..................................................... 17.22 10.83 6.39
Area........................................................ 18.26 17.00 1.26
On-road..................................................... 7.60 3.51 4.09
Non-road.................................................... 21.43 5.53 15.90
Total....................................................... 65.05 37.34 27.71
Wisconsin:
EGU Point................................................... 0.38 0.00 0.38
Non-EGU..................................................... 0.24 0.19 0.05
Area........................................................ 4.10 3.58 0.52
On-Road..................................................... 1.90 0.89 1.01
Non-road.................................................... 1.14 0.70 0.44
Total....................................................... 7.76 5.36 2.40
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI 2008 ozone area:
Illinois.................................................... 437.65 412.44 25.21
Indiana..................................................... 65.05 37.34 27.71
Wisconsin................................................... 7.76 5.36 2.40
Total....................................................... 510.46 455.14 55.32
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As shown in Tables 1 and 2, NOX and VOC emissions in the
Indiana portion of the Chicago area declined by 63.57 tons/day and
27.71 tons/day, respectively, between 2011 and 2019. NOX and
VOC emissions throughout the entire Chicago area declined by 316.52
tons/day and 55.32 tons/day, respectively, between 2011 and 2019.
Projected emissions data are shown in Tables 3 and 4 below.
Table 3--Projected Emissions of NOX Emissions for the Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin Portions of the Chicago
Nonattainment Area 2030 and 2035
[Tons/day]
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2019 2035 Emissions
Sector Attainment 2030 Interim Maintenance reduction 2019-
year year year 2035
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Illinois:
EGU Point................................... 35.23 43.59 40.97 -5.74
Non-EGU..................................... 47.55 48.56 49.28 -1.73
Area........................................ 34.63 34.97 35.04 -0.41
On-Road..................................... 134.38 55.94 48.81 85.57
Non-road.................................... 121.63 106.80 108.27 13.36
Total....................................... 373.42 289.86 282.37 91.05
Indiana:
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EGU Point................................... 4.29 1.44 0.42 3.87
Non-EGU..................................... 59.91 60.79 61.51 -1.60
Area........................................ 0.91 0.88 0.87 0.04
On-road..................................... 9.48 4.55 4.77 4.71
Non-road.................................... 13.43 10.25 8.49 4.94
Total....................................... 88.02 77.91 76.06 11.96
Wisconsin:
EGU Point................................... 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Non-EGU..................................... 0.08 0.12 0.12 -0.04
Area........................................ 1.13 0.95 0.96 0.17
On-Road..................................... 1.81 0.85 0.75 1.06
Non-road.................................... 1.64 1.21 1.21 0.43
Total....................................... 4.66 3.13 3.04 1.62
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI 2008 ozone area:
Illinois.................................... 373.42 289.86 282.37 91.05
Indiana..................................... 88.02 77.91 76.06 11.96
Wisconsin................................... 4.66 3.13 3.04 1.62
Total....................................... 466.1 370.9 361.47 104.63
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Table 4--Projected Emissions of VOC Emissions for the Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin Portions of the Chicago
Nonattainment Area 2030 and 2035
[Tons/day]
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2019 2035 Emissions
Sector Attainment 2030 Interim Maintenance reduction 2019-
year year year 2035
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Illinois:
EGU Point................................... 0.97 2.52 2.80 -1.83
Non-EGU..................................... 45.35 44.71 44.54 0.81
Area........................................ 232.00 225.11 225.11 6.89
On-Road..................................... 66.45 37.42 34.27 32.18
Non-road.................................... 67.67 66.41 67.37 0.30
Total....................................... 412.44 376.17 374.09 38.35
Indiana:
EGU Point................................... 0.47 0.56 0.67 -0.20
Non-EGU..................................... 10.83 10.84 10.90 -0.07
Area........................................ 17.00 17.58 17.85 -0.85
On-road..................................... 3.51 2.03 1.82 1.69
Non-road.................................... 5.53 4.80 4.35 1.18
Total....................................... 37.34 35.81 35.59 1.75
Wisconsin:
EGU Point................................... 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Non-EGU..................................... 0.19 0.26 0.26 -0.07
Area........................................ 3.58 3.49 3.56 0.02
On-Road..................................... 0.89 0.54 0.47 0.42
Non-road.................................... 0.70 0.63 0.62 0.08
Total....................................... 5.36 4.92 4.91 0.45
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI 2008 ozone area:
Illinois.................................... 412.44 376.17 374.09 38.35
Indiana..................................... 37.34 35.81 35.59 1.75
Wisconsin................................... 5.36 4.92 4.91 0.45
Total....................................... 455.14 416.9 414.59 40.55
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Table 5 contains the NOx and VOC motor vehicle budgets for the
Indiana portion of the Chicago area for 2030 and 2035. The budgets
include a 15% margin of safety applied to NOX and VOC
emission estimates for both years.
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Table 5--Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for the Indiana Portion of the
Chicago Area 2008 Ozone Maintenance Plan
[Tons/day]
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Pollutant 2030 Budget 2035 Budget
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NOX..................................... 5.23 5.49
VOC..................................... 2.33 2.09
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III. Public Comments
EPA provided a 30-day review and comment period for the March 3,
2022, proposed rule. The comment period ended on April 4, 2022. We
received one supportive comment on the proposed redesignation. We also
received adverse comments from WDNR requesting that EPA not approve the
NOX RACT waiver. These comments are summarized and addressed
below.
Comment 1: A NOX RACT program was required for the
three-state Chicago-Naperville 2008 ozone nonattainment area by January
1, 2017, after the area was reclassified to moderate. In response to
this requirement, Indiana submitted several NOX RACT waiver
requests: The first in February 2017, the second in January 2020, and
the third in January 2022. The Chicago nonattainment area did not
attain the 2008 ozone standard in the 2019 ozone season and was
reclassified to serious in August 2019. The Chicago nonattainment area
briefly attained after the 2019 ozone season, but then violated the
standard in 2020. The commenter states that this action is in response
to Indiana's third NOX waiver request, which was submitted
in January 2022. The commenter argues that EPA's delayed decision-
making means Indiana is now 5 years overdue in implementing the CAA
required NOX RACT program.
Response: CAA section 182(f)(1)(A) provides that the plan
provisions to address RACT for major stationary sources of
NOX for nonattainment areas not within an ozone transport
region do not apply if EPA determines ``that additional reductions of
[NOX] would not contribute to attainment of the national
ambient air quality standard for ozone in the area.'' The Chicago area
is attaining the 2008 ozone NAAQS, based on the most recent certified
monitoring data from the 2019-2021 period. It is EPA's longstanding
interpretation, as stated in EPA's January 2005 document, ``Guidance on
Limiting Nitrogen Oxides Requirements Related to 8-Hour Ozone
Implementation,'' that when an ozone nonattainment area is attaining
the ozone standard, as demonstrated by three consecutive years of
adequate monitoring data, ``it is clear that the section 182(f)[(1)(A)]
language is met since `additional reductions of oxides of nitrogen
would not contribute to attainment.' That is, since attainment has
already occurred, additional NOX reductions could not
improve the area's attainment status and, therefore, the NOX
exemption request could be approved.''
EPA never acted on the waiver request submitted in February 2017
and, the waiver was withdrawn by IDEM in January 2020. Also, EPA never
acted on the waiver request submitted in January 2020 and, that waiver
was withdrawn by IDEM in November 2021. The NOX RACT waiver
under consideration in this action was submitted by IDEM in January
2022 and is based on CAA section 182(f)(1)(A). This waiver can be
approved because the area qualifies for the NOX RACT waiver
due to the achievement of three years of clean monitoring data.
Comment 2: The implementation of NOX RACT is a cost-
effective way to address ozone-forming compounds from stationary
sources and NOX RACT technologies are widely available.
Wisconsin has a fully approved NOX RACT program and Illinois
implements a NOX emissions control program. Given this
information, the commenter argues that there are no barriers in
preventing the implementation of a NOX RACT program in
Indiana.
Response: The Chicago area is attaining the 2008 ozone NAAQS, based
on the most recent certified monitoring data from the 2019-2021 period.
EPA is finalizing our approval of the NOX RACT waiver
because as per the discussion above regarding the CAA section
182(f)(1)(A) the area qualifies for the NOX RACT waiver due
to the achievement of three years of clean monitoring data. The fact
that other states (Wisconsin and Illinois) have implemented
NOX controls on stationary sources has no bearing on the
availability of this waiver under the CAA.
Comment 3: The Chicago nonattainment area continues to struggle to
meet Federal ozone standards. The Chicago area has failed to meet its
August 3, 2021, marginal attainment date for the more stringent 2015
ozone standard. The commenter further states that EPA is overdue in
meeting its statutory obligation to reclassify this area to moderate
for the 2015 standard, which was due within 6 months of that attainment
date. When this reclassification to moderate under the 2015 ozone
standard is finalized, Indiana will be required to submit a
NOX RACT program under the CAA. Given this forthcoming
NOX RACT requirement, the commenter argues EPA's proposed
approval to waive an emissions control requirement that will soon be
reinstated by statute should not be granted.
Response: In this action, EPA is granting a NOX RACT
waiver only for the 2008 ozone standard based on three years of clean
monitoring data for that standard. A CAA section 182(f) NOX
exemption granted for the 2008 ozone standard does not relieve the area
from any CAA section 182(f) NOX obligations under the 2015
ozone NAAQS (see 40 CFR 51.1313(c)). Therefore, a potential future
reclassification of the Chicago area under the 2015 ozone standard does
not prevent EPA from approving the NOX RACT waiver for the
2008 ozone standard.
Comment 4: The CAA does not compel EPA to grant this waiver request
and that the approval of the NOX waiver relies on EPA's 2005
guidance. In EPA's 2005 guidance, EPA cautions that actions relying on
the guidance might not be approvable in every situation. The commenter
requests that EPA explain how it is appropriate to apply that guidance
when the Chicago area remains in nonattainment for ozone and needs
additional NOX emissions reductions in the area to meet all
of the ozone standards.
Response: The Chicago area is attaining the 2008 ozone NAAQS, based
on the most recent certified monitoring data from the 2019-2021 period.
In this action, EPA is granting a NOX RACT waiver only for
the 2008 ozone standard because, as per the discussion above regarding
the CAA section 182(f)(1)(A) and EPA's January 2005 document, the area
qualifies for the NOX RACT waiver due to the achievement of
three years of clean monitoring data. A CAA section 182(f)
NOX exemption granted for the 2008 standard does not relieve
the area
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from any CAA section 182(f) NOX obligations under the 2015
ozone NAAQS (see 40 CFR 51.1313(c)). Therefore, approval of a
NOX RACT waiver only as it applies to the 2008 ozone NAAQS
is appropriate.
Comment 5: EPA's recently released ozone transport modeling for the
2015 standard shows that Indiana significantly contributes to downwind
nonattainment at several monitors along Wisconsin's Lake Michigan
shoreline. Also, both the Sheboygan and Chicago nonattainment areas
will continue to be nonattainment for the 2015 ozone standard in 2032
based on EPA's ozone transport modeling. Given these modeling results,
the commenter states that additional, timely reductions in ozone
precursor emissions, including NOX, are needed to ensure
attainment of the 2015 ozone standard throughout the region.
Response: The Chicago area is attaining the 2008 ozone NAAQS, based
on the most recent certified monitoring data from the 2019-2021 period.
In this action, EPA is finalizing our approval of the NOX
RACT waiver only for the 2008 ozone standard because, as discussed
above regarding the CAA section 182(f)(1)(A), the area qualifies for
the NOX RACT waiver based on three years of clean monitoring
data and EPA's modeling indicates that the Chicago area will continue
to attain the 2008 NAAQS in the future. In this regard, further
NOX reductions will not improve the area's ability to attain
the 2008 ozone standard. In contrast, EPA's ozone transport modeling
indicates that, barring further emissions reductions, this area will
continue to have difficulty attaining or maintaining the 2015 NAAQS in
2024 (the Moderate Area attainment date for the 2015 NAAQS) and beyond.
CAA section 182(f) NOX exemption granted for a prior ozone
standard (in this case the 2008 standard) does not relieve the area
from any CAA section 182(f) NOX obligations under the 2015
ozone NAAQS (see 40 CFR 51.1313(c)). If finalized, EPA's determination
that the Chicago area failed to attain the 2015 ozone NAAQS by the
attainment date and accompanying reclassification to Moderate would
impose the CAA's NOX RACT requirements for the 2015 ozone
standard.
IV. Final Action
EPA is determining that the Chicago area is attaining the 2008
ozone NAAQS, based on quality-assured and certified monitoring data for
2019-2021. EPA is approving Indiana's January 18, 2022, NOX
exemption request as meeting section 182(f) requirements of the CAA.
EPA is approving the VOC RACT, CFVP, EMP, and Enhanced I/M program SIP
revisions included in Indiana's December 29, 2020, and January 18,
2022, submittals, because they satisfy the Serious requirements of the
CAA for the Indiana portion of the Chicago area. EPA has determined
that the Indiana portion of the Chicago area has met the requirements
for redesignation under section 107(d)(3)(E) of the CAA. EPA is thus
changing the legal designation of the Indiana portion of the Chicago-
Naperville, IL-IN-WI area from nonattainment to attainment for the 2008
ozone NAAQS. EPA is also approving, as a revision to the Indiana SIP,
the state's maintenance plan for the area. The maintenance plan is
designed to keep the Indiana portion of the Chicago area in attainment
of the 2008 ozone NAAQS through 2035. Finally, EPA is finding adequate
and is approving the newly established 2030 and 2035 motor vehicle
emissions budgets for transportation conformity purposes in the Indiana
portion of the Chicago area.
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(d) of the Administrative Procedure
Act (APA), EPA finds there is good cause for this action to become
effective immediately upon publication. The immediate effective date
for this action is authorized under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(1).
Section 553(d)(1) of the APA provides that final rules shall not
become effective until 30 days after publication in the Federal
Register ``except . . . a substantive rule which grants or recognizes
an exemption or relieves a restriction.'' The purpose of this provision
is to ``give affected parties a reasonable time to adjust their
behavior before the final rule takes effect.'' Omnipoint Corp. v. Fed.
Commc'n Comm'n, 78 F.3d 620, 630 (D.C. Cir. 1996); see also United
States v. Gavrilovic, 551 F.2d 1099, 1104 (8th Cir. 1977) (quoting
legislative history). However, when the agency grants or recognizes an
exemption or relieves a restriction, affected parties do not need a
reasonable time to adjust because the effect is not adverse. EPA has
determined that this rule relieves a restriction because this rule
relieves sources in the area of Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR)
permitting requirements; instead, upon the effective date of this
action, sources will be subject to less restrictive Prevention of
Significant Deterioration (PSD) permitting requirements. For this
reason, EPA finds good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(1) for this action
to become effective on the date of publication of this action.
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the CAA, redesignation of an area to attainment and the
accompanying approval of a maintenance plan under section 107(d)(3)(E)
are actions that affect the status of a geographical area and do not
impose any additional regulatory requirements on sources beyond those
imposed by state law. A redesignation to attainment does not in and of
itself create any new requirements, but rather results in the
applicability of requirements contained in the CAA for areas that have
been redesignated to attainment. Moreover, 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 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 these reasons, 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 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
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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 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 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 July 19, 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
40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Oxides of nitrogen, Ozone,
Volatile organic compounds.
40 CFR Part 81
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, National parks,
Wilderness areas.
Dated: May 16, 2022.
Debra Shore,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, 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.
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2. In Sec. 52.770, the table in paragraph (e) is amended by adding
entries for ``Lake and Porter Counties 2008 8-hour Ozone Serious
Planning Elements'', ``Lake and Porter Counties 2008 8-hour Ozone
NOX RACT Waiver'', and ``Lake and Porter Counties 2008 8-
hour Ozone Maintenance Plan'' immediately following the entry for
``Lake and Porter Counties 2008 8-hour Ozone Negative Declarations'' to
read as follows:
Sec. 52.770 Identification of plan.
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EPA-Approved Indiana Nonregulatory and Quasi-Regulatory Provisions
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Indiana
Title date EPA approval Explanation
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Lake and Porter Counties 2008 8-hour 12/29/2020 5/20/22, [INSERT FEDERAL 2030 and 2035 VOC and NOX
Ozone Serious Planning Elements. REGISTER CITATION]. motor vehicle emissions
budgets, VOC RACT
certification, Enhanced Motor
Vehicle Inspection and
Maintenance Program
certification, clean-fuel
vehicle programs
certification, enhanced
monitoring of ozone and ozone
precursors certification.
Lake and Porter Counties 2008 8-hour 1/18/2022 5/20/22, [INSERT FEDERAL
Ozone NOX RACT Waiver. REGISTER CITATION].
Lake and Porter Counties 2008 8-hour 12/06/2021 5/20/22, [INSERT FEDERAL
Ozone Maintenance Plan. REGISTER CITATION].
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PART 81--DESIGNATION OF AREAS FOR AIR QUALITY PLANNING PURPOSES
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3. The authority citation for part 81 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
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4. Section 81.315 is amended by revising the entry ``Chicago-
Naperville, IL-IN-WI'' in the table entitled ``Indiana--2008 Ozone
NAAQS [Primary and secondary]'' to read as follows:
Sec. 81.315 Indiana
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Indiana--2008 Ozone NAAQS
[Primary and secondary]
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Designation Classification
Designation area ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI \2\. 5/20/22 Attainment............... 9/23/2019 Serious.
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Lake County.
Porter County.
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\1\ This date is July 20, 2012, unless otherwise noted.
\2\ Excludes Indian country located in each area, unless otherwise noted.
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[FR Doc. 2022-10820 Filed 5-19-22; 8:45 am]
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