[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 161 (Monday, August 22, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 51262-51265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17867]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

[EPA-R10-OAR-2022-0124; FRL-9488-02-R10]


Air Plan Approval; OR; Oakridge PM2.5 Redesignation to Attainment 
and Maintenance Plan

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is redesignating the 
Oakridge, Oregon nonattainment area to attainment for the 2006 24-hour 
fine particulate matter (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality 
Standard (NAAQS). The EPA is also approving a maintenance plan for the 
area that demonstrates continued compliance with the PM2.5 
NAAQS through the year 2035, which Oregon submitted along with the 
redesignation request for inclusion into the Oregon State 
Implementation Plan (SIP). Additionally, the EPA finds adequate and is 
approving the PM2.5 motor vehicle emission budgets for the 
area. Finally, the EPA is approving additional control measures, 
because incorporation of these measures will strengthen the Oregon SIP 
and ensure PM2.5 emissions reductions in the Oakridge area. 
The EPA is taking these actions pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA or 
the Act).

DATES: This action is effective on September 21, 2022.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under 
Docket ID No. EPA-R10-OAR-2022-0124. All documents in the docket are 
listed on the https://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in 
the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., 
Confidential Business Information or other information the disclosure 
of which 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 at https://www.regulations.gov, or please 
contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section for additional availability information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christi Duboiski (15-H13), EPA Region 
10, 1200 Sixth Avenue (Suite 155), Seattle, WA 98101, at (360) 753-
9081, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,'' or 
``our'' is used, it refers to the EPA.

I. Background

    On January 13, 2022, Oregon submitted a request for the EPA to 
redesignate the Oakridge nonattainment area to attainment for the 2006 
24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS under section 107(d)(3)(E) of the CAA. 
On May 5, 2022, the EPA proposed to determine that the Oakridge, Oregon 
nonattainment area met the statutory requirements for redesignation 
under the CAA and proposed to approve, as a revision to the Oregon SIP, 
the State's plan for maintaining the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 
NAAQS through the year 2035 (87 FR 26710). The EPA's proposed approval 
was based upon the EPA's determination that the area continues to 
attain the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS \1\ and that all other 
redesignation criteria have been met for the area. In addition, in 
accordance with 40 CFR 93.118(f)(2), the EPA proposed to find adequate 
and approve the Oakridge 2015, 2025, 2030 and 2035 PM2.5 
motor vehicle emission budgets for use in transportation conformity 
determinations.
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    \1\ The EPA, 2020 Air Quality System (AQS) Design Value Report, 
AMP480, accessed July 26, 2022. The Design Value Report excludes 
measurements with regionally concurred exceptional event flags.
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    An explanation of the CAA requirements, a detailed analysis of the 
submittal, and the EPA's reasons for approval were provided in the 
notice of proposed rulemaking and will not be restated here. The public 
comment period closed on June 6, 2022. We received no public comments, 
therefore, we are finalizing the action as proposed.

II. Final Action

    The EPA is redesignating the Oakridge, Oregon PM2.5 area 
to attainment and we are approving the associated maintenance plan as a 
revision to the Oregon SIP. The designation status of the Oakridge, 
Oregon PM2.5 area under 40 CFR part 81 will be revised to 
attainment upon the effective date of this final action. We are also 
finding adequate and approving the PM2.5 motor vehicle 
emission budgets included in the Oakridge maintenance plan.
    In addition, the EPA is approving and incorporating by reference 
into the Oregon SIP, the submitted revisions to LRAPA Title 29 to 
reflect the Oakridge area's revised air quality designations, updated 
area names, and shift from the list of nonattainment areas to the list 
of maintenance areas; specifically, sections 29-0010, 29-0020, 29-0030, 
29-0040, 29-0050, 29-0060, 29-0070, 29-0080, 29-0090, 29-0300, 29-0310 
and 29-0320 (regulations governing the designation of air quality areas 
in Lane County, Oregon and their legal descriptions), State effective 
November 18, 2021.
    Finally, the EPA is approving and incorporating into the SIP the 
Lane County Code Chapter 9--Restriction on Use of Solid Fuel Space 
Heating Devices, Sections 9.120-9.140 (regulating the use of solid fuel 
heating devices to reduce particulate emissions and improve air 
quality), and the City of Oakridge Ordinance No. 920--An Ordinance 
Amending Section 7 of Ordinance 914 and Adopting New Standards for the 
Oakridge Air Pollution Control Program; Section Two (3)--Solid Fuel 
Burning Devices--Prohibitions (prohibiting emissions from solid-fuel 
heating devices with an opacity greater than 20%). Upon the effective 
date of this action the SIP will contain the Oakridge Ordinance No. 
920, city approved October 20, 2016 (except section 6) and the Lane 
County Code Chapter 9, county approved February 9, 2017 (except 9.145 
and 9.150). Incorporation of these measures will strengthen the Oregon 
SIP and ensure PM2.5 emission reductions in the Oakridge 
area.
    We note, the EPA is taking separate and final action on the 
Oakridge PM10 redesignation request, and maintenance plan, 
which were also included in the January 13, 2022 submission.

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III. Incorporation by Reference

    In this document, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that 
includes incorporation by reference. In accordance with the 
requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, we are finalizing the incorporation by 
reference of the LRAPA regulatory provisions described in section II of 
this preamble. The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these 
materials generally available through https://www.regulations.gov and 
at the EPA Region 10 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 SIP, have been incorporated by reference by the 
EPA into that plan, are fully federally enforceable under sections 110 
and 113 of the Clean Air Act as of the effective date of the EPA's 
approval of the final rule, and will be incorporated by reference in 
the next update to the SIP compilation.\2\
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    \2\ 62 FR 27968 (May 22, 1997).
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IV. Statutory and Executive Order Review

    Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a 
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Clean Air 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);
     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 Clean Air Act; 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).
    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 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 October 21, 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, Carbon monoxide, 
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen 
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

40 CFR Part 81

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, National parks, 
Wilderness areas.

    Dated: August 12, 2022.
Casey Sixkiller,
Regional Administrator, Region 10.

    For the reasons set forth 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.

Subpart MM--Oregon

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2. Amend Sec.  52.1970:
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a. In paragraph (c):
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i. Amend Table 3 by:
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A. Revising the entry for ``City of Oakridge Ordinance No. 920''; and
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B. Adding an entry for ``Lane County Code Chapter 9'' at the end of the 
table; and
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ii. Amend Table 4 by revising the sections entitled ``Title 29--
Designation of Air Quality Areas'' and ``Designation of Areas'' and 
footnote 1; and
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b. In paragraph (e), amend Table 5 by adding, under the undesignated 
heading, ``Attainment and Maintenance Planning--Particulate Matter 
(PM2.5)'' an entry for ``Oakridge PM2.5 
Maintenance Plan'' immediately after the entry for ``Updated 
PM2.5 Attainment Plan''.
    The revisions and additions read as follows:


Sec.  52.1970  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *

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                                Table 3--EPA Approved City and County Ordinances
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      Agency and ordinance         Title or subject          Date          EPA approval date     Explanations
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City of Oakridge Ordinance No.    An Ordinance        10/20/2016 (city    8/22/2022, [INSERT  Except section 6.
 920.                              Amending Section    approved).          Federal Register
                                   7 of Ordinance                          CITATION].
                                   914 and Adopting
                                   New Standards for
                                   the Oakridge Air
                                   Pollution Control
                                   Program.
Lane County Code Chapter 9......  Restriction on Use  2/09/2017 (county   8/22/2022, [INSERT  Except sections
                                   of Solid Fuel       approved).          Federal Register    9.145 and 9.150.
                                   Space Heating                           CITATION].
                                   Devices.
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       Table 4--EPA Approved Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) Rules for Lane County, Oregon \1\
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                                                            State
         LRAPA citation              Title/subject     effective date   EPA approval date       Explanations
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                                   Title 29--Designation of Air Quality Areas
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29-0010.........................  Definitions........      11/18/2021  8/22/2022, [INSERT
                                                                        Federal Register
                                                                        CITATION].
29-0020.........................  Designation of Air       11/18/2021  8/22/2022, [INSERT
                                   Quality Control                      Federal Register
                                   Regions.                             CITATION].
29-0030.........................  Designation of           11/18/2021  8/22/2022, [INSERT
                                   Nonattainment                        Federal Register
                                   Areas.                               CITATION].
29-0040.........................  Designation of           11/18/2021  8/22/2022, [INSERT
                                   Maintenance Areas.                   Federal Register
                                                                        CITATION].
29-0050.........................  Designation of           11/18/2021  8/22/2022, [INSERT
                                   Prevention of                        Federal Register
                                   Significant                          CITATION].
                                   Deterioration
                                   Areas.
29-0060.........................  Redesignation of         11/18/2021  8/22/2022, [INSERT
                                   Prevention of                        Federal Register
                                   Significant                          CITATION].
                                   Deterioration
                                   Areas.
29-0070.........................  Special Control          11/18/2021  8/22/2022, [INSERT
                                   Areas.                               Federal Register
                                                                        CITATION].
29-0080.........................  Motor Vehicle            11/18/2021  8/22/2022, [INSERT
                                   Inspection                           Federal Register
                                   Boundary                             CITATION].
                                   Designations.
29-0090.........................  Oxygenated Gasoline      11/18/2021  8/22/2022, [INSERT
                                   Control Areas.                       Federal Register
                                                                        CITATION].
                                              Designation of Areas
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29-0300.........................  Designation of           11/18/2021  8/22/2022, [INSERT
                                   Sustainment Areas.                   Federal Register
                                                                        CITATION].
29-0310.........................  Designation of           11/18/2021  8/22/2022, [INSERT
                                   Reattainment Areas.                  Federal Register
                                                                        CITATION].
29-0320.........................  Priority Sources...      11/18/2021  8/22/2022, [INSERT
                                                                        Federal Register
                                                                        CITATION].
 
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\1\ The EPA approves the requirements in Table 4 of this paragraph (c) only to the extent they apply to (1)
  pollutants for which NAAQS have been established (criteria pollutants) and precursors to those criteria
  pollutants as determined by the EPA for the applicable geographic area; and (2) any additional pollutants that
  are required to be regulated under Part C of Title I of the CAA, but only for the purposes of meeting or
  avoiding the requirements of Part C of Titles I of the CAA.

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    (e) * * *

         Table 5--State of Oregon Air Quality Control Program Approved But Not Incorporated By Reference
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                                       Applicable
      Name of SIP provision          geographic or          State       EPA approval date       Explanations
                                   nonattainment area  submittal date
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                          Attainment and Maintenance Planning--Particulate Matter (PM)
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Oakridge PM2.5 Maintenance Plan.  Oakridge-Westfir...       1/13/2022  8/22/2022, [INSERT
                                                                        Federal 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. In Sec.  81.338, amend the table entitled ``Oregon--2006 24-Hour 
PM2.5 NAAQS'' by revising the entry for ``Lane County 
(part)'' immediately after ``Oakridge, OR:'' to read as follows:


Sec.  81.338  Oregon.

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                                        Oregon--2006 24-Hour PM2.5 NAAQS
                                             [Primary and secondary]
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                                            Designation \a\                           Classification
       Designated area        ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     Date \1\               Type               Date \2\              Type
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Oakridge, OR:
    Lane County (part).......  8/22/2022..........  Attainment.........
        Boundary is defined
         as a line from
         Township 21 South,
         Range 2 East,
         Section 11
         (northwest corner)
         east to Township 21
         South, Range 3 East,
         Section 11
         (northeast corner),
         south to Township 21
         South, Range 3 East,
         Section 23
         (southeast corner),
         west to Township 21
         South, Range 2 East,
         Section 23
         (southwest corner)
         connecting back to
         Township 21 South,
         Range 2 East,
         Section 11
         (northwest corner).
 
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\a\ Includes Indian Country located in each county or area, except as otherwise specified.
\1\ This date is 30 days after November 13, 2009, unless otherwise noted.
\2\ This date is July 2, 2014, unless otherwise noted.

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