2022-08697. Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Utah; Emissions Statement Rule and Nonattainment New Source Review Requirements for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard for the Uinta Basin, Northern Wasatch ...

AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:

Final rule.

SUMMARY:

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving state implementation plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Utah. The revisions fulfill the emissions statement rule and nonattainment new source review (NNSR) requirements for the 2015 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for the Uinta Basin, Northern Wasatch Front, and Southern Wasatch Front Marginal nonattainment areas. Utah submitted an emissions statement rule revision and a separate NNSR certification to meet, in part, the nonattainment requirements for Marginal ozone nonattainment areas under the 2015 8-hour ozone NAAQS. The State's submission of the emissions statement rule revision also included revisions to emissions reporting requirements for stationary sources, which are being approved in this final rule as well. The EPA is taking this action pursuant to sections 110, 172, and 182 of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES:

This rule is effective on May 25, 2022.

ADDRESSES:

The EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA-R08-OAR-2021-0775. All documents in the docket are listed on the http://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., 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 http://www.regulations.gov, or please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section for additional availability information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Matthew Lang, Air and Radiation Division, EPA, Region 8, Mailcode 8ARD-IO, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202-1129, telephone number: [phone], email address: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Throughout this document “we”, “us”, and “our” means the EPA.

I. Background

The background for this action is discussed in detail in our February 1, 2022 proposal.^[1] In that document we proposed to approve the SIP revision submitted by Utah which included changes to Rule R307-150 concerning the level of detail of inventory data reported by certain sources as well as implementation of an annual ozone emissions statement rule for stationary sources in ozone nonattainment areas. Additionally, we proposed to approve the SIP revision submitted by Utah certifying that the state's previously approved NNSR permit program meets the requirement stemming from the Marginal ozone nonattainment designations of the Uinta Basin, Northern Wasatch Front, and Southern Wasatch Front areas. We proposed to approve the revisions because they were prepared in accordance with the requirements in sections 182(a)(3)(B), 172(c)(5) and 172(b) of the CAA.

EPA held a 30-day comment period on the proposed rulemaking beginning on February 1, 2022 and closing on March 3, 2022. We did not receive any comments on the proposed rulemaking during the comment period.

II. Final Action

The EPA is finalizing approval of revisions to Rule R307-150 submitted by the State of Utah on November 3, 2020, including a revision to implement an emissions statement rule which was prepared in accordance with section 182(a)(3)(B) of the CAA. The EPA is also finalizing approval of the NNSR permit program certification submitted by the State of Utah on August 2, 2021, because the certified NNSR Permit Program was prepared in accordance with requirements of sections 172(c)(5) and 173 of the CAA and fulfills the specific minimum SIP requirements of 40 CFR 51.165.

III. Incorporation by Reference

In this document, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, the EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of Rule R307-150 described in the amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set forth below. The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these materials generally available through www.regulations.gov and at the EPA Region 8 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 State Implementation Plan, have been incorporated by reference by the EPA into that plan, are fully federally enforceable under sections 110 and 113 of the CAA as of the effective date of the final rulemaking of the EPA's approval, and will be incorporated by reference in the next update to the SIP compilation.^[2]

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

Under the 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, the 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, 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 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).

The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior to publication of the rule in the Federal Register . A major rule cannot take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal Register . 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 June 24, 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
• Carbon monoxide
• Greenhouse gases
• Incorporation by reference
• Intergovernmental relations
• Lead
• Nitrogen dioxide
• Ozone
• Particulate matter
• Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
• Sulfur oxides
• Volatile organic compounds

Dated: April 11, 2022.

K.C. Becker,

Regional Administrator, Region 8.

40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:

PART 52—APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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

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

Subpart TT—Utah

2. Amend § 52.2320 by:

a. In the table in paragraph (c):

i. Revising the entries “R307-150-01”, “R307-150-02”, “R307-150-03”, “R307-150-04”, “R307-150-05”, “R307-150-06”, and “R307-150-07” under the heading entitled “R307-150. Emission Inventories”.

ii. Adding the entry “R307-150-09”.

b. In the table in paragraph (e), adding the entry “Ozone (8-hour, 2015) NNSR Certification” under the heading entitled “Summary of Criteria Pollutant Attainment Plans” at the end of the table.

The revisions and additions read as follows:

§ 52.2320

Identification of plan.

* * * * *

(c) * * *

Rule No.	Rule title	State effective date	Final rule citation, date	Comments
*         *         *         *         *         *         *
R307-150. Emission Inventories
R307-150-01	Purpose and General Requirements	9/3/2020	[insert Federal Register citation], 4/25/2022
R307-150-02	Definitions	9/3/2020	[insert Federal Register citation], 4/25/2022
R307-150-03	Applicability	9/3/2020	[insert Federal Register citation], 4/25/2022
R307-150-04	Sulfur Dioxide Milestone Inventory Requirements	9/3/2020	[insert Federal Register citation], 4/25/2022
R307-150-05	Sources Identified in R307-150-3(2), Large Major Source Inventory Requirements	9/3/2020	[insert Federal Register citation], 4/25/2022
R307-150-06	Sources Identified in R307-150-3(3)	9/3/2020	[insert Federal Register citation], 4/25/2022
R307-150-07	Exempted Hazardous Air Pollutants	9/3/2020	[insert Federal Register citation], 4/25/2022
*         *         *         *         *         *         *
R307-150-09	Annual Ozone Emission Statement	9/3/2020	[insert Federal Register citation], 4/25/2022
*         *         *         *         *         *         *

* * * * *

(e) * * *

Rule title	State effective date	Final rule citation, date	Comments
*         *         *         *         *         *         *
Summary of Criteria Pollutant Attainment Plans
*         *         *         *         *         *         *
Ozone (8-hour, 2015) NNSR Certification	7/29/2021	[insert Federal Register citation], 4/25/2022

Footnotes

1.  Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Utah; Emissions Statement Rule and Nonattainment New Source Review Requirements for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards for the Uinta Basin, Northern Wasatch Front and Southern Wasatch Front Nonattainment Areas, 87 FR 5435 (February 1, 2022).

2.  62 FR 27968 (May 22, 1997).