70 FR 122 pgs. 36849-36850 - Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants: Bernalillo County, NM; Negative Declaration; Correction
Type: RULEVolume: 70Number: 122Pages: 36849 - 36850
Docket number: [R06-OAR-2005-NM-0003; FRL-7928-4]
FR document: [FR Doc. 05-12657 Filed 6-24-05; 8:45 am]
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 62
[R06-OAR-2005-NM-0003; FRL-7928-4]
Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants: Bernalillo County, NM; Negative Declaration; Correction
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION:
Final rule; correction.
SUMMARY:
The EPA published in the Federal Register on January 10, 2005, a document concerning approving a negative declaration submitted by the City of Albuquerque (Bernalillo County), New Mexico, which certified that there are no existing commercial and industrial solid waste incineration units in Bernalillo County. This document corrects an error which may prove to be misleading in the regulation.
DATES:
This correction is effective on June 27, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kenneth Boyce, (214) 665-7259 or by e-mail at boyce.kenneth@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document wherever "we," or "our" are used we mean EPA.
This document corrects an error which may prove to be misleading in title 40 CFR, part 62, chapter I, subpart GG. In 70 FR 1668-1670 (January 10, 2005), we added a new § 62.7881 with the same designated center heading as § 62.7890. By renaming § 62.7890 to "Identification of sources-negative declarations''; redesignating the existing paragraph to paragraph (a); and adding a new paragraph (b), will correct the added undesignated center heading to subpart GG and remove the added § 62.7881 with the same designated center heading as § 62.7890.
Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under Executive Order (E.O.) 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this action is not a "significant regulatory action" and is therefore 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)). Because the agency has made a "good cause" finding that this action is not subject to notice-and-comment requirements under the Administrative Procedures Act or any other statute as indicated in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section above, it is not subject to the regulatory flexibility provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ), or to sections 202 and 205 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) (Pub. L. 104-4). In addition, this action does not significantly or uniquely affect small governments or impose a significant intergovernmental mandate, as described in sections 203 and 204 of UMRA. This rule also does 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 (59 FR 22951, November 9, 2000), nor will it 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 governments, as specified by Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999). This rule also is not subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), because it is not economically significant. This technical correction action does not involve technical standards; thus [[Page 31890]] 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. The rule also does not involve special consideration of environmental justice related issues as required by Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). In issuing this rule, EPA has taken the necessary steps to eliminate drafting errors and ambiguity, minimize potential litigation, and provide a clear legal standard for affected conduct, as required by section 3 of Executive Order 12988 (61 FR 4729, February 7, 1996). EPA has complied with Executive Order 12630 (53 FR 8859, March 15, 1998) by examining the takings implications of the rule in accordance with the "Attorney General's Supplemental Guidelines for the Evaluation of Risk and Avoidance of Unanticipated Takings" issued under the executive order. This rule does not impose an information collection burden under 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. Section 808 allows the issuing agency to make a rule effective sooner than otherwise provided by the CRA if the agency makes a good cause finding that notice and public procedure is impracticable, unnecessary or contrary to the public interest. This determination must be supported by a brief statement. 5 U.S.C. 808(2). As stated previously, EPA had made such a good cause finding, including the reasons therefore, and established an effective date of May 14, 2004. EPA will submit a report containing this rule 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 . This correction to 40 CFR 62.7890 for Bernalillo County is not a "major rule" as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 62
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Air pollution control, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: June 20, 2005.
Richard E. Greene,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
40 CFR part 62 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 et seq.
Subpart GG-New Mexico
2. Section 62.7890, "Identification of sources-negative declaration," under the centered heading "Emissions from Existing Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) Units," is revised (including the section heading) to read as follows:
§ 62.7890 Identification of sources-negative declarations.
(a) Letter from the New Mexico Environment Department dated November 13, 2001 certifying that there are no existing commercial and industrial solid waste incinerators subject to 40 CFR part 60, subpart DDDD under its jurisdiction in the State of New Mexico (excluding tribal lands and Bernalillo County).
(b) Letter from the City of Albuquerque Environmental Health Department dated September 10, 2002, certifying that there are no existing commercial and industrial solid waste incinerators subject to 40 CFR part 60, subparts CCCC and DDDD under its jurisdiction in Bernalillo County on lands under the jurisdiction of the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board.
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