66 FR 249 pgs. 67096-67098 - Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for DesignatedFacilities and Pollutants: Negative Declarations; Municipal Waste Combustion; Arizona; California; Hawaii; Nevada
Type: RULEVolume: 66Number: 249Pages: 67096 - 67098
Docket number: [AZ, CA, HI, NV-066-MSWa; FRL-7122-9]
FR document: [FR Doc. 01-31943 Filed 12-27-01; 8:45 am]
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 62
[AZ, CA, HI, NV-066-MSWa; FRL-7122-9]
Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for DesignatedFacilities and Pollutants: Negative Declarations; Municipal Waste Combustion; Arizona; California; Hawaii; Nevada
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION:
Direct final rule.
SUMMARY:
EPA is amending certain regulations to reflect the receipt of negative declarations from Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada. These negative declarations certify that there are no small municipal waste combustion units in these States that would be subject to the control requirements of the federal emission guidelines.
DATES:
This direct final rule is effective on February 26, 2002 without further notice, unless EPA receives relevant adverse comments by January 28, 2002. If EPA receives such comments, then it will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that this rule will not take effect.
ADDRESSES:
Comments must be submitted to Andrew Steckel at the Region IX office listed below. Copies of the letters of negative declaration are available for public inspection at EPA's Region IX office during normal business hours. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, Rulemaking Office (AIR-4), Air Division, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mae Wang, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street (AIR-4), San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, Telephone: (415) 947-4124.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), EPA has established procedures whereby States submit plans to control certain existing sources of "designated pollutants." Designated pollutants are defined as pollutants for which a standard of performance for new sources applies under section 111 but which are not "criteria pollutants" (i.e., pollutants for which National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) are set pursuant to sections 108 and 109 of the CAA) or hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) regulated under section 112 of the CAA. As required by CAA section 111(d), EPA established a process at 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart B, which States must follow in adopting and submitting a section 111(d) plan. Whenever EPA promulgates new source performance standards (NSPS) that control a designated pollutant, EPA establishes emission guidelines (EG) applicable to existing sources in accordance with 40 CFR 60.22 which contain information pertinent to the control of the designated pollutant from that NSPS source category (i.e., the "designated facility" as defined at 40 CFR 60.21(b)). Thus, a State's section 111(d) plan for a designated facility must comply with the EG for that source category as well as 40 CFR part 60, subpart B (40 CFR 60.23 through 60.26).
On December 6, 2000, EPA promulgated EG for existing small municipal waste combustion units (MWCs) at 40 CFR part 60, Subpart BBBB, (Emission Guidelines and Compliance Times for Small Municipal Waste Combustion Units Constructed On or Before August 30, 1999) (see 65 FR 76378). States are required to submit either a plan to implement and enforce the EG or, if there are no existing small MWCs subject to the EG in the State, a negative declaration letter. A negative declaration letter is a letter from a State authority certifying that there are no designated facilities (MWC units with a capacity to combust at least 35 tons per day but no more than 250 tons per day of municipal solid waste) in that State. The negative declaration letter is submitted in lieu of a State plan.
II. EPA Action
The States of Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada have each submitted negative declaration letters certifying that there are no existing small MWCs that are subject to the control requirements of the emission guidelines within their State. The dates that these letters were submitted are identified in the table below.
| State agency that submitted the negative declaration | Date of letter to EPA |
|---|---|
| Arizona Department of Environmental Quality | March 15, 2001. |
| California Environmental Protection Agency, Air Resources Board | July 20, 2001. |
| State of Hawaii, Department of Health | March 13, 2001. |
| State of Nevada, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Protection | March 26, 1997. |
EPA is amending part 62 to reflect the receipt of negative declaration letters from these States. Amendments are being made to 40 CFR part 62, subparts D (Arizona), F (California), M (Hawaii), and DD (Nevada).
III. Administrative Requirements
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this action is not a "significant regulatory action" and therefore is not subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget. For this reason, this action is also not subject to Executive Order 13211, "Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use" (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001). This action merely approves State negative declarations as meeting federal requirements and imposes no additional requirements. Accordingly, the Administrator certifies that this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because this rule approves State negative declarations and does not impose any additional enforceable duty, it does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-4). This rule also does not have tribal implications because it will not have a substantial direct effect on one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the federal government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the federal government and Indian tribes, as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This action also does not have Federalism implications because it does not have substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship between the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government, as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999). This action merely approves negative declarations submitted by States, and does not alter the relationship or the distribution of power and responsibilities established in the Clean Air Act. This rule also is not subject to Executive Order 13045, "Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks" (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), because it is not economically significant.
In reviewing State plan submissions, our role is to approve State choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. In this context, in the absence of a prior existing requirement for the State to use voluntary consensus standards (VCS), we have no authority to disapprove State submissions for failure to use VCS. It would thus be inconsistent with applicable law for EPA, when it reviews State submissions, to use VCS in place of State submissions that otherwise satisfy the provisions of the CAA. Thus, the requirements of section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not apply. This rule does not impose an information collection burden under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
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. We will submit a report containing this rule and other required information to the United States Senate, the United States 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 CAA, petitions for judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by February 26, 2002. Filing a petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect the finality of this rule 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 62
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Air pollution control, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: December 6, 2001.
Wayne Nastri,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
Title 40, chapter I, part 62 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows:
PART 62-[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 62 continues to read as follows:
Authority:
42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.
Subpart D-Arizona
2. Subpart D is amended by adding an undesignated center heading and § 62.640 to read as follows:
Emissions From Small Existing Municipal Waste Combustion Units
§ 62.640 Identification of plan-negative declaration.
Letter from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, submitted on March 15, 2001, certifying that there are no small municipal waste combustion units subject to part 60, subpart BBBB, of this chapter.
Subpart F-California
3. Subpart F is amended by adding an undesignated center heading and § 62.1125 to read as follows:
Emissions From Small Existing Municipal Waste Combustion Units
§ 62.1125 Identification of plan-negative declaration.
Letter from the California Air Resources Board, submitted on July 20, 2001, certifying that there are no small municipal waste combustion units subject to part 60, subpart BBBB, of this chapter.
4. Part 62 is amended by adding Subpart M to read as follows:
Subpart M-Hawaii
Emissions From Small Existing Municipal Waste Combustion Units
§ 62.2850 Identification of plan-negative declaration.
Letter from the State of Hawaii Department of Health, submitted on March 13, 2001, certifying that there are no small municipal waste combustion units subject to part 60, subpart BBBB, of this chapter.
Subpart DD-Nevada
5. Subpart DD is amended by adding an undesignated center heading and § 62.7125 to read as follows:
Emissions From Small Existing Municipal Waste Combustion Units
§ 62.7125 Identification of plan-negative declaration.
Letter from the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, submitted on March 26, 1997, certifying that there are no existing municipal waste combustion units subject to part 60, subpart BBBB, of this chapter.
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