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  2021-20072. Air Plan Approval; AL; NOX  

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    AGENCY:

    Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

    ACTION:

    Final rule; correction.

    SUMMARY:

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule in the Federal Register on July 7, 2021, entitled “Air Plan Approval; AL; NOX SIP Call and Removal of CAIR.” The July 7, 2021 rule, which became effective on August 6, 2021, contained an error in the amendatory instructions for the regulatory text. This correction does not change any final action taken by EPA in the July 7, 2021, final rule but makes a correction to final regulations.

    DATES:

    This action is effective October 1, 2021.

    ADDRESSES:

    EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket Identification No. EPA-R04-OAR-2020-0129, FRL-10025-80-Region 4. All documents in the docket are listed on the www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in the index, some information may not be publicly available, i.e., Confidential Business Information 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 electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air Regulatory Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air and Radiation Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. EPA requests that if at all possible, you contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to schedule your inspection. The Regional Office's official hours of business are Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding Federal holidays.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Andres Febres, Air Regulatory Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air and Radiation Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. The telephone number is (404) 562-8966. Mr. Febres can also be reached via electronic mail at febres-martinez.andres@epa.gov.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    On July 7, 2021 (86 FR 35610), EPA published a final rule in the Federal Register entitled “Air Plan Approval; AL; NOX SIP Call and Removal of CAIR” which became effective on August 6, 2021. The final rule approved the addition of regulations to Alabama's State Implementation Plan (SIP) to maintain compliance with their nitrogen oxides (NOX ) SIP Call obligations for large non-electricity generating units (non-EGUs), the repeal of the State's regulations previously sunsetted regarding the NOx Budget Trading Program, and the repeal of the State's Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) regulations.[1] Additionally, the Start Printed Page 54374 final rule conditionally approved state regulations into the SIP that establish monitoring and reporting requirements for units subject to the NOX SIP Call, including alternative monitoring options for certain sources.

    However, the rule contained two errors in the instructions regarding amendments to the table titled “EPA-Approved Alabama Regulations” found at 40 CFR 52.50(c). See 86 FR at 35614. Because of the errors in the amendatory instructions, the Office of the Federal Register was not able to incorporate some of the changes and placed an editorial note at the bottom of 40 CFR 52.50. Although the rational for incorporating these changes remains the same as presented in the July 7, 2021, rule, EPA is now correcting the CFR to appropriately display the approved rules in the South Carolina SIP.

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    List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    • Environmental protection
    • Air pollution control
    • Incorporation by reference
    • Intergovernmental relations
    • Nitrogen dioxide
    • Ozone
    • Particulate matter
    • Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
    • Sulfur oxides
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    Dated: September 9, 2021.

    John Blevins,

    Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.

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    For the reasons set out in the preamble, the EPA corrects 40 CFR part 52 by making the following correcting amendment:

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    PART 52—APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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    1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

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    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

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    2. In Section 52.50 amend the table in paragraph (c) by revising the entries for sections:

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    a. 335-3-5-.06 through 335-3-5-.08;

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    b. 335-3-5-.11 through 335-3-5-.14;

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    c. 335-3-8-.07 through 335-3-8-.14;

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    d. 335-3-8-.16 through 335-3-8-.18;

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    e. 335-3-8-.20 and 335-3-8-.21;

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    f. 335-3-8-.23 through 335-3-8-.27; and

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    g. 335-3-8-.29, 335-3-8-.30, and 335-3-8-.33.

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    The revisions read as follows:

    Identification of plan.
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    EPA-Approved Alabama Regulations

    State citationTitle/subjectState effective dateEPA approval dateExplanation
     
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    Chapter No. 335-3-5 Control of Sulfur Compound Emissions
     
    *         *         *         *         *         *         *
    Section 335-3-5-.06TR SO 2 Trading Program—Purpose and Definitions11/24/20158/31/2016, 81 FR 59869
    Section 335-3-5-.07TR SO 2 Trading Program—Applicability11/24/20158/31/2016, 81 FR 59869
    Section 335-3-5-.08TR SO 2 Trading Program—Retired Unit Exemption11/24/20158/31/2016, 81 FR 59869
     
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    Section 335-3-5-.11Administrative Appeal Procedures11/24/20158/31/2016, 81 FR 59869
    Section 335-3-5-.12SO 2 Trading Budgets and Variability Limits11/24/20158/31/2016, 81 FR 59869
    Section 335-3-5-.13TR SO 2 Allowance Allocations12/7/20183/12/2020, 85 FR 14418
    Section 335-3-5-.14Authorization of Designated Representative and Alternate Designated Representative11/24/20158/31/2016, 81 FR 59869
     
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    Chapter No. 335-3-8 Control of Nitrogen Oxides Emissions
     
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    Section 335-3-8-.07TR NO X Annual Trading Program—Purpose and Definitions11/24/20158/31/2016, 81 FR 59869
    Section 335-3-8-.08TR NO X Annual Trading Program—Applicability11/24/20158/31/2016, 81 FR 59869
    Section 335-3-8-.09TR NO X Annual Trading Program—Retired Unit Exemption11/24/20158/31/2016, 81 FR 59869
    Section 335-3-8-.10TR NO X Annual Trading Program—Standard Requirements11/24/20158/31/2016, 81 FR 59869
    Section 335-3-8-.11TR NO X Annual Trading Program—Computation of Time11/24/20158/31/2016, 81 FR 59869
    Section 335-3-8-.12Administrative Appeal Procedures11/24/20158/31/2016, 81 FR 59869
    Section 335-3-8-.13NO X Annual Trading Budgets and Variability Limits11/24/20158/31/2016, 81 FR 59869
    Section 335-3-8-.14TR NO X Annual Allowance Allocations12/7/20183/12/2020, 85 FR 14418
    Section 335-3-8-.16Authorization of Designated Representative and Alternate Designated Representative11/24/20158/31/2016, 81 FR 59869
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    Section 335-3-8-.17Responsibilities of Designated Representative and Alternate Designated Representative11/24/20158/31/2016, 81 FR 59869
    Section 335-3-8-.18Changing Designated Representative and Alternate Designated Representative; Changes in Owners and Operators; Changes in Units at the Source11/24/20158/31/2016, 81 FR 59869
     
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    Section 335-3-8-.20Objections Concerning Designated Representative and Alternate Designated Representative11/24/20158/31/2016, 81 FR 59869
    Section 335-3-8-.21Delegation by Designated Representative and Alternate Designated Representative11/24/20158/31/2016, 81 FR 59869
    Section 335-3-8-.23Establishment of Compliance Accounts, Assurance Accounts, and General Accounts11/24/20158/31/2016, 81 FR 59869
    Section 335-3-8-.24Recordation of TR NO X Annual Allowance Allocations and Auction Results11/24/20158/31/2016, 81 FR 59869
    Section 335-3-8-.25Submission of TR NO X Annual Allowance Transfers11/24/20158/31/2016, 81 FR 59869
    Section 335-3-8-.26Recordation of TR NO X Annual Allowance Transfers11/24/20158/31/2016, 81 FR 59869
    Section 335-3-8-.27Compliance with TR NO X Annual Emissions Limitation11/24/20158/31/2016, 81 FR 59869
     
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    Section 335-3-8-.29Banking11/24/20158/31/2016, 81 FR 59869
    Section 335-3-8-.30Account Error11/24/20158/31/2016, 81 FR 59869
     
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    Section 335-3-8-.33General Monitoring, Recordkeeping, and Reporting Requirements11/24/20158/31/2016, 81 FR 59869
     
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    Footnotes

    1.   See 86 FR 35610 (July 7, 2021) for information on the NOX SIP Call, NOX Budget Trading Program, and CAIR.

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Document Information

Effective Date:
10/1/2021
Published:
10/01/2021
Department:
Environmental Protection Agency
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Final rule; correction.
Document Number:
2021-20072
Dates:
This action is effective October 1, 2021.
Pages:
54373-54375 (3 pages)
Docket Numbers:
EPA-R04-OAR-2020-0129, FRL-8975-02-R4
Topics:
Air pollution control, Environmental protection, Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides
PDF File:
2021-20072.pdf
Supporting Documents:
» Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: Alabama; Nitrogen Oxide State Implementation Plan Call and Removal of Clean Air Interstate Rule; Correction
» Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: Alabama; Nitrogen Oxides State Implementation Plan Call and Removal of Clean Air Interstate Rule
» Conditional Approval Request
» Cover Letter to EPA Post-Adoption February 2020
» ADEM Post adoption submittal adopted February 14 2020
» Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: Alabama: NOX SIP Call and Removal of CAIR
CFR: (1)
40 CFR 52.50