Proposed Rule2022-02772
Air Plan Approval; California; Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District; Reasonably Available Control Technology
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February 10, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a revision to the Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District (NSAQMD or "District") portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns the District's demonstration regarding reasonably available control technology (RACT) requirements for the 2015 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS or "standards") in the Western Nevada County ("Western Nevada") ozone nonattainment area (NAA), which is under the jurisdiction of the NSAQMD. We are taking comments on this proposal and plan to follow with a final action.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 28 (Thursday, February 10, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 7779-7784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02772]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R09-OAR-2021-0818; FRL-9264-01-R9]
Air Plan Approval; California; Northern Sierra Air Quality
Management District; Reasonably Available Control Technology
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
approve a revision to the Northern Sierra Air Quality Management
District (NSAQMD or ``District'') portion of the California State
Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns the District's
demonstration regarding reasonably available control technology (RACT)
requirements for the 2015 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality
standard (NAAQS or ``standards'') in the Western Nevada County
(``Western Nevada'') ozone nonattainment area (NAA), which is under the
jurisdiction of the NSAQMD. We are taking comments on this proposal and
plan to follow with a final action.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 14, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R09-
OAR-2021-0818 at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. For comments submitted at
<a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>, follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from
<a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public
docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio,
video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written
comment is considered the official comment and should include
discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not
consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary
submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For
additional submission methods, please contact the person identified in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the full EPA public
comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and
general guidance on making effective comments, please visit <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets</a>. If you need assistance in a
language other than English or if you are a person with disabilities
who needs a reasonable accommodation at no cost to you, please contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Levin, EPA Region IX, 75
Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA 94105. By phone: (415) 972-3848 or by
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2c40495a454202424d424f556c495c4d024b435a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="523e37243b3c7c3c333c312b123722337c353d24">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us'' and
``our'' refer to the EPA.
Table of Contents
I. The State's Submittal
A. What document did the State submit?
B. Are there other versions of this document?
C. What is the purpose of the submitted document?
II. The EPA's Evaluation and Proposed Action
A. How is the EPA evaluating the submitted document?
B. Does the document meet the evaluation criteria?
C. The EPA's Recommendations To Further Improve the RACT SIP
D. Public Comment and Proposed Action
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. The State's Submittal
A. What document did the State submit?
On January 25, 2021, the NSAQMD adopted the ``Reasonably Available
Control Technology (RACT) State Implementation Plan (SIP) Revision for
Western Nevada County 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area'' (``2015 ozone
RACT SIP''), and on March 23, 2021, the California Air Resources Board
(CARB) submitted it to the EPA for approval as a revision to the
California SIP.
On September 23, 2021, the submittal for the NSAQMD 2015 ozone RACT
SIP was deemed by operation of law to meet the completeness criteria in
40 CFR part 51 Appendix V, which must be met before formal EPA review.
B. Are there other versions of this document?
There are no previous versions of this document in the NSAQMD
portion of the California SIP for the 2015 8-hour ozone NAAQS.
C. What is the purpose of the submitted document?
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and oxides of nitrogen
(NO<INF>X</INF>) contribute to the production of ground-level ozone,
smog, and particulate matter, which harm human health and the
environment. Section 110(a) of the CAA requires states to submit
regulations that control VOCs and NO<INF>X</INF> emissions. CAA
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sections 182(b)(2) and (f) require that SIPs for areas designated
nonattainment for the ozone NAAQS and classified as Moderate or above
implement RACT for any source covered by a Control Techniques
Guidelines (CTG) document and for any major source of VOCs or
NO<INF>X</INF>.\1\
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\1\ Any stationary source that emits or has the potential to
emit at least 100 tpy of VOCs or NO<INF>X</INF> is a major
stationary source in a Moderate ozone nonattainment area (CAA
section 182(b)(2), (f), and 302(j)).
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The NSAQMD is subject to this RACT SIP requirement, as the District
regulates the Western Nevada NAA, which was classified as Moderate for
the 2015 8-hour ozone NAAQS on June 4, 2018.\2\ Therefore, to satisfy
sections 182(b)(2) and (f) of the Act, the NSAQMD must, at a minimum,
adopt RACT-level controls for all sources covered by a CTG document and
for all major non-CTG sources of VOCs or NO<INF>X</INF> within the
ozone nonattainment area that it regulates.
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\2\ 83 FR 25776.
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We note that the EPA issued a final rule on October 28, 2021, in
which it reclassified Western Nevada County as ``Serious''
nonattainment for the 2015 8-hour ozone NAAQS (``2015 ozone
NAAQS'').\3\ This final rule established a Serious area RACT SIP
deadline and implementation schedule. NSAQMD adopted its Moderate area
2015 ozone RACT SIP in January 2021, when it was classified as a
Moderate ozone NAA. We are addressing the Moderate area requirements in
this notice.
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\3\ 86 FR 59648.
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Section III.F of the preamble to the EPA's final rule to implement
the 2015 ozone NAAQS (``2015 State Requirements Rule'') finalized the
proposal ``to retain our existing RACT requirements codified in 40 CFR
51.1112 and to add new deadline requirements for certain RACT SIP
submissions . . .''.\4\ It states ``[F]or reference, the final 2008
Ozone NAAQS SIP Requirements Rule provides an extensive discussion of
the EPA's rationale and approach for how air agencies can provide for
RACT in their nonattainment SIPs (80 FR 12278; March 6, 2015).'' The
2008 ozone SIP Requirements Rule states, in part, that RACT SIPs must
contain adopted RACT regulations, certifications (where appropriate)
that existing provisions are RACT, and/or negative declarations that no
sources in the nonattainment area are covered by a specific CTG.\5\ It
also provides that states must submit appropriate supporting
information for their RACT submissions as described in the EPA's
implementation rule for the 1997 ozone NAAQS.\6\
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\4\ 83 FR 62998, 63007.
\5\ 80 FR 12264, 12278.
\6\ Id.; 70 FR 71612, 71652 (November 29, 2005).
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The 2015 ozone RACT SIP, including its negative declarations,
provide the NSAQMD's analysis of its compliance with CAA section 182
RACT requirements for the 2015 8-hour ozone NAAQS. The EPA's technical
support document (TSD) for this action has more information about the
District's submittal and the EPA's evaluation thereof.
II. The EPA's Evaluation and Proposed Action
A. How is the EPA evaluating the submitted document?
Generally, SIP rules must require RACT for each category of sources
covered by a CTG document and for each major source of VOCs or
NO<INF>X</INF> in ozone nonattainment areas classified as Moderate or
above (see CAA sections 182(b)(2) and (f), and 40 CFR 51.1312(a) and
(b)). At the time of submittal, NSAQMD regulated an ozone nonattainment
area classified as Moderate for the 2015 ozone standard (40 CFR
81.305). Therefore, NSAQMD rules must implement RACT.\7\
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\7\ On October 28, 2021, the EPA reclassified the Western Nevada
2015 ozone nonattainment area from ``Moderate'' to ``Serious,'' and
established a Serious area RACT SIP deadline of November 29, 2023
(86 FR 59648).
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States should also submit for SIP approval negative declarations
for those source categories for which they have not adopted RACT-level
regulations (because they have no sources above the CTG-recommended
applicability threshold), regardless of whether such negative
declarations were made for an earlier SIP.\8\ To do so, the submittal
should provide reasonable assurance that no sources subject to the CTG
requirements currently exist in the portion of the ozone nonattainment
area that is regulated by the District.
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\8\ 57 FR 13498, 13512 (April 16, 1992).
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With respect to NSAQMD, the District's analysis must demonstrate
that each major source of VOCs or NO<INF>X</INF> in the Western Nevada
NAA is covered by a RACT-level rule. In addition, for each CTG source
category, the District must either demonstrate that a RACT-level rule
is in place, or submit a negative declaration. Guidance and policy
documents that we use to evaluate CAA section 182 RACT requirements
include the following:
1. ``State Implementation Plans; General Preamble for the
Implementation of Title I of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990,''
57 FR 13498 (April 16, 1992); 57 FR 18070 (April 28, 1992).
2. EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, ``Issues
Relating to VOC Regulation Cutpoints, Deficiencies, and
Deviations,'' May 25, 1988 (``the Bluebook,'' revised January 11,
1990).
3. ``Guidance Document for Correcting Common VOC & Other Rule
Deficiencies,'' EPA Region 9, August 21, 2001 (the Little Bluebook).
4. ``State Implementation Plans; Nitrogen Oxides Supplement to
the General Preamble; Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
Implementation of Title I; Proposed Rule,'' (``the NO<INF>X</INF>
Supplement''), 57 FR 55620, (November 25, 1992).
5. Memorandum dated May 18, 2006, from William T. Harnett,
Director, Air Quality Policy Division, to Regional Air Division
Directors, Subject: ``RACT Qs & As--Reasonably Available Control
Technology (RACT): Questions and Answers.''
6. ``Final Rule to Implement the 8-hour Ozone National Ambient
Air Quality Standard--Phase 2,'' 70 FR 71612 (November 29, 2005).
7. ``Implementation of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for Ozone: State Implementation Plan Requirements,'' 80 FR
12264 (March 6, 2015).
8. ``Implementation of the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for Ozone: Nonattainment Area State Implementation Plan
Requirements,'' 83 FR 62998 (December 6, 2018).
B. Does the document meet the evaluation criteria?
NSAQMD's 2015 ozone RACT SIP provides the District's demonstration
that the applicable SIP for the Western Nevada NAA, which is under the
jurisdiction of the NSAQMD, satisfies CAA section 182 RACT requirements
for the 2015 ozone NAAQS. The District's conclusion is based on its
analysis of SIP-approved requirements that apply to the following: (1)
Source categories for which a CTG has been issued, and (2) major non-
CTG stationary sources of VOC or NO<INF>X</INF> emissions.
With respect to CTG source categories, the NSAQMD determined that
it only had sources subject to the CTGs covering gasoline service
stations and vapor recovery operations, gasoline tank truck vapor
tightness, and cutback asphalt. For each of these CTG source
categories, the District's submittal provided an analysis to support
the District's finding that a District rule previously approved by the
EPA into the SIP as RACT for Western Nevada remains RACT for the 2015
ozone NAAQS. Specifically, the ``Staff Report analyzing RACT for the
2015 Ozone NAAQS SIP'' provides a discussion of the following District
rules and why they continue to implement RACT: Rule 214, ``Phase I
Vapor Recovery Requirements;'' and Rule 227, ``Cutback and Emulsified
Asphalt Paving
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Materials.'' \9\ We reviewed the NSAQMD's evaluation of its rules
addressing the CTG source categories that are subject to RACT in
Western Nevada, which are as follows: ``Design Criteria for Stage I
Vapor Control Systems--Gasoline Service Stations'' (EPA-450/R-75-
102),''Control of Volatile Organic Compound Leaks from Gasoline Tank
Trucks and Vapor Collection Systems'' (EPA-450/2-78-051), and ``Control
of Volatile Organic Compounds from Use of Cutback Asphalt'' (EPA-450/2-
77-37).\10\ We agree that the District's rules are generally consistent
with the CTGs and with recently adopted rules in other air districts,
and therefore satisfy CAA RACT requirements for the 2015 ozone NAAQS.
In this rulemaking, we propose to find that NSAQMD Rules 214 and 227
establish RACT-level controls for the sources within the applicable CTG
categories. Our TSD has additional information about our evaluation of
these rules.
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\9\ The Staff Report also includes a discussion of two rules
that the NSAQMD states are not needed for the 2015 ozone RACT SIP:
Rule 215, ``Phase II Vapor Recovery System Requirements;'' and Rule
228, ``Surface Coating of Metal Parts and Products.'' While NSAQMD
reviewed Rule 215, ``Phase II Vapor Recovery System Requirements,''
as meeting RACT, and the EPA has approved the rule as meeting RACT
for the 2008 ozone NAAQS, the EPA has not published a CTG for
vehicle refueling operations. District Rule 228, corresponds to the
CTG entitled ``Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing
Stationary Sources, Volume VI: Surface Coating of Miscellaneous
Metal Parts and Products, and Control Techniques Guidelines for
Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts Coatings'' (EPA-453/R-08-003).
\10\ District Rule 214 corresponds to the CTGs entitled ``Design
Criteria for Stage I Vapor Control Systems--Gasoline Service
Stations'' (EPA-450/R-75-102) and ``Control of Volatile Organic
Compound Leaks from Gasoline Tank Trucks and Vapor Collection
Systems'' (EPA-450/2-78-051). District Rule 227 corresponds to the
CTG entitled, ``Cutback and Emulsified Asphalt Paving Materials,''
corresponds to the CTG entitled ``Control of Volatile Organic
Compounds from Use of Cutback Asphalt'' (EPA-450/2-77-37).
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Where there are no existing sources covered by a particular CTG
document, or no major non-CTG sources of NO<INF>X</INF> or VOC, states
may, in lieu of adopting RACT requirements for those sources, adopt
negative declarations certifying that there are no such sources in the
relevant nonattainment area.
The submittal contains a table listing the EPA's CTGs and annotates
those CTGs for which the District is adopting a negative declaration,
indicating that the District has no sources subject to the applicable
CTG for the 2015 ozone NAAQS. These negative declarations are listed in
Table 1 below. The District concludes that it has no sources subject to
the relevant CTGs, based on a review of its permit files, planning
documents, and the emissions inventory.
In addition, the NSAQMD determined ``there are no existing or
anticipated major sources'' of VOC or NO<INF>X</INF> located in the
Western Nevada NAA. The NSAQMD states ``the largest-emitting stationary
source of ozone precursors in the nonattainment area (an asphalt batch
plant) emitted 0.79 tons of NO<INF>X</INF> (4.3 pounds/day) and 0.02
tons of TOG [VOC] (0.1 pounds/day) in 2019.''
We reviewed the District's list of negative declarations in the
submittal and CARB Emissions Inventory data and performed a general
internet search to verify the District's conclusion that it has no
sources subject to the CTGs for which it has adopted negative
declarations, and has no non-CTG major sources of VOC or
NO<INF>X</INF>. Based on our review, we agree with the District's
negative declarations in the 2015 ozone RACT SIP, including negative
declarations for non-CTG major sources of VOC and NO<INF>X</INF>, and
propose to approve them into the SIP.
Table 1--CTG Negative Declarations for 2015 Ozone NAAQS--Western Nevada
NAA
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CTG No. CTG title
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EPA-450/2-77-008........................ Surface Coating of Cans.
EPA-450/2-77-008........................ Surface Coating of Coils.
EPA-450/2-77-008........................ Surface Coating of Paper.
EPA-450/2-77-008........................ Surface Coating of Fabric.
EPA-450/2-77-008........................ Surface Coating of Automobiles
and Light-Duty Trucks.
EPA-450/2-77-022........................ Solvent Metal Cleaning.
EPA-450/2-77-025........................ Refinery Vacuum Producing
Systems, Wastewater
Separators, and Process Unit
Turnarounds.
EPA-450/2-77-026........................ Tank Truck Gasoline Loading
Terminals.
EPA-450/2-77-032........................ Surface Coating of Metal
Furniture.
EPA-450/2-77-033........................ Surface Coating for Insulation
of Magnet Wire.
EPA-450/2-77-034........................ Surface Coating of Large
Appliances.
EPA-450/2-77-035........................ Bulk Gasoline Plants.
EPA-450/2-77-036........................ Storage of Petroleum Liquids
in Fixed-Roof Tanks.
EPA-450/2-78-015........................ Surface Coating of
Miscellaneous Metal Parts and
Products.
EPA-450/2-78-029........................ Manufacture of Synthesized
Pharmaceutical Products.
EPA-450/2-78-030........................ Manufacture of Pneumatic
Rubber Tires.
EPA-450/2-78-032........................ Factory Surface Coating of
Flat Wood Paneling.
EPA-450/2-78-033........................ Graphic Arts-Rotogravure and
Flexography.
EPA-450/2-78-036........................ Leaks from Petroleum Refinery
Equipment.
EPA-450/2-78-047........................ Petroleum Liquid Storage in
External Floating Roof Tanks.
EPA-450/3-82-009........................ Large Petroleum Dry Cleaners.
EPA-450/3-83-006........................ Leaks from Synthetic Organic
Chemical and Polymer
Manufacturing Equipment.
EPA-450/3-83-007........................ Equipment Leaks from Natural
Gas/Gasoline Processing
Plants.
EPA-450/3-83-008........................ Manufacture of High-Density
Polyethylene, Polypropylene,
and Polystyrene Resins.
EPA-450/3-84-015........................ Air Oxidation Processes in
Synthetic Organic Chemical
Manufacturing Industry.
EPA-450/4-91-031........................ Reactor Processes and
Distillation Operations
Processes in the Synthetic
Organic Chemical
Manufacturing Industry.
EPA-453/R-96-007........................ Wood Furniture Manufacturing
Operations.
EPA-453/R-94-032........................ ACT Surface Coating Operations
at Shipbuilding and Ship
Repair Facilities.
61 FR 44050; 8/27/96.................... Shipbuilding and Ship Repair
Operations (Surface Coating).
59 FR 29216; 6/06/94.................... NESHAPS Aerospace
Manufacturing and Rework.
EPA-453/R-97-004........................ Coating Operations at
Aerospace Manufacturing and
Rework Operations.
EPA-453/R-06-001........................ Industrial Cleaning Solvents.
EPA-453/R-06-002........................ Offset Lithographic Printing
and Letterpress Printing.
EPA-453/R-06-003........................ Flexible Package Printing.
EPA-453/R-06-004........................ Flat Wood Paneling Coatings.
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EPA 453/R-07-003........................ Paper, Film, and Foil
Coatings.
EPA 453/R-07-004........................ Large Appliance Coatings.
EPA 453/R-07-005........................ Metal Furniture Coatings.
EPA 453/R-08-003........................ Miscellaneous Metal and
Plastic Parts Coatings; Table
2--Metal Parts and Products.
EPA 453/R-08-003........................ Miscellaneous Metal and
Plastic Parts Coatings; Table
3--Plastic Parts and
Products.
EPA 453/R-08-003........................ Miscellaneous Metal and
Plastic Parts Coatings; Table
4--Automotive/Transportation
and Business Machine Plastic
Parts.
EPA 453/R-08-003........................ Miscellaneous Metal and
Plastic Parts Coatings; Table
5--Pleasure Craft Surface
Coating.
EPA 453/R-08-003........................ Miscellaneous Metal and
Plastic Parts Coatings; Table
6--Motor Vehicle Materials.
EPA 453/R-08-004........................ Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing
Materials.
EPA 453/R-08-005........................ Miscellaneous Industrial
Adhesives.
EPA 453/R-08-006........................ Automobile and Light-Duty
Truck Assembly Coatings.
EPA 453/B-16-001........................ Oil and Natural Gas Industry.
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C. The EPA's Recommendations To Further Improve the RACT SIP
Our TSD includes recommendations for future rule improvements.
D. Public Comment and Proposed Action
As authorized in section 110(k)(3) of the Act, the EPA proposes to
fully approve CARBs submittal of the NSAQMD RACT SIP for the 2015 ozone
NAAQS, as reflected in Tables 2 and 3, because the submittal fulfills
the RACT SIP requirements under CAA sections 182(b) and (f) and 40 CFR
51.1312(a) and (b) for the 2015 ozone NAAQS. We will accept comments
from the public on this proposal until March 14, 2022. If we take final
action to approve the submitted document, our final action will
incorporate this document into the federally enforceable SIP.
Table 2--CTGs for 2015 Ozone NAAQS--Western Nevada NAA
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Negative
CTG No. CTG title Rule claimed as current declaration
RACT adopted
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EPA-450/R-75-102....................... Design Criteria for Stage I Rule 214 (78 FR 897, 1/7/
Vapor Control--Gasoline 13).
Service Stations.
EPA-450/2-77-008....................... Surface Coating of Cans...... ........................ \a\ 1/25/2021
EPA-450/2-77-008....................... Surface Coating of Coils..... ........................ \a\ 1/25/2021
EPA-450/2-77-008....................... Surface Coating of Paper..... ........................ \a\ 1/25/2021
EPA-450/2-77-008....................... Surface Coating of Fabric.... ........................ \a\ 1/25/2021
EPA-450/2-77-008....................... Surface Coating of ........................ \a\ 1/25/2021
Automobiles and Light-Duty
Trucks.
EPA-450/2-77-022....................... Solvent Metal Cleaning....... ........................ \b\ 1/25/2021
EPA-450/2-77-025....................... Refinery Vacuum Producing ........................ \a\ 1/25/2021
Systems, Wastewater
Separators, and Process Unit
Turnarounds.
EPA-450/2-77-026....................... Tank Truck Gasoline Loading ........................ \a\ 1/25/2021
Terminals.
EPA-450/2-77-032....................... Surface Coating of Metal ........................ \c\ 1/25/2021
Furniture.
EPA-450/2-77-033....................... Surface Coating for ........................ \a\ 1/25/2021
Insulation of Magnet Wire.
EPA-450/2-77-034....................... Surface Coating of Large ........................ \a\ 1/25/2021
Appliances.
EPA-450/2-77-035....................... Bulk Gasoline Plants......... ........................ \d\ 1/25/2021
EPA-450/2-77-036....................... Storage of Petroleum Liquids ........................ \a\ 1/25/2021
in Fixed-Roof Tanks.
EPA-450/2-77-037....................... Cutback Asphalt.............. Rule 227, 74 FR 56120
(10/30/09).
EPA-450/2-78-015....................... Surface Coating of ........................ \a\ \j\ 1/25/
Miscellaneous Metal Parts 2021
and Products.
EPA-450/2-78-029....................... Manufacture of Synthesized ........................ \a\ 1/25/2021
Pharmaceutical Products.
EPA-450/2-78-030....................... Manufacture of Pneumatic ........................ \a\ 1/25/2021
Rubber Tires.
EPA-450/2-78-032....................... Factory Surface Coating of ........................ \a\ 1/25/2021
Flat Wood Paneling.
EPA-450/2-78-033....................... Graphic Arts-Rotogravure and ........................ \e\ 1/25/2021
Flexography.
EPA-450/2-78-036....................... Leaks from Petroleum Refinery ........................ \a\ 1/25/2021
Equipment.
EPA-450/2-78-047....................... Petroleum Liquid Storage in ........................ \a\ 1/25/2021
External Floating Roof Tanks.
EPA-450/2-78-051....................... Leaks from Gasoline Tank Rule 214 (78 FR 897, 1/7/
Trucks and Vapor Collection 13).
Systems.
EPA-450/3-82-009....................... Large Petroleum Dry Cleaners. ........................ \f\ 1/25/2021
EPA-450/3-83-006....................... Leaks from Synthetic Organic ........................ \a\ 1/25/2021
Chemical and Polymer
Manufacturing Equipment.
EPA-450/3-83-007....................... Equipment Leaks from Natural ........................ \a\ 1/25/2021
Gas/Gasoline Processing
Plants.
EPA-450/3-83-008....................... Manufacture of High-Density ........................ \a\ 1/25/2021
Polyethylene, Polypropylene,
and Polystyrene Resins.
EPA-450/3-84-015....................... Air Oxidation Processes in ........................ \f\ 1/25/2021
Synthetic Organic Chemical
Manufacturing Industry.
EPA-450/4-91-031....................... Reactor Processes and ........................ \a\ 1/25/2021
Distillation Operations
Processes in the Synthetic
Organic Chemical
Manufacturing Industry.
EPA-453/R-96-007....................... Wood Furniture Manufacturing ........................ \i\ 1/25/2021
Operations.
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EPA-453/R-94-032....................... ACT Surface Coating ........................ \a\ 1/25/2021
Operations at Shipbuilding
and Ship Repair Facilities.
61 FR 44050; 8/27/96................... Shipbuilding and Ship Repair
Operations (Surface Coating).
59 FR 29216; 6/06/94................... NESHAPS Aerospace ........................ \a\ 1/25/2021
Manufacturing and Rework.
EPA-453/R-97-004....................... Coating Operations at
Aerospace Manufacturing and
Rework Operations.
EPA-453/R-06-001....................... Industrial Cleaning Solvents. ........................ \c\ 1/25/2021
EPA-453/R-06-002....................... Offset Lithographic Printing ........................ \g\ 1/25/2021
and Letterpress Printing.
EPA-453/R-06-003....................... Flexible Package Printing.... ........................ \g\ 1/25/2021
EPA-453/R-06-004....................... Flat Wood Paneling Coatings.. ........................ \a\ 1/25/2021
EPA 453/R-07-003....................... Paper, Film, and Foil ........................ \a\ 1/25/2021
Coatings.
EPA 453/R-07-004....................... Large Appliance Coatings..... ........................ \a\ 1/25/2021
EPA 453/R-07-005....................... Metal Furniture Coatings..... ........................ \a\ 1/25/2021
EPA 453/R-08-003....................... Miscellaneous Metal and ........................ \h\ \j\ 1/25/
Plastic Parts Coatings; 2021
Table 2--Metal Parts and
Products.
EPA 453/R-08-003....................... Miscellaneous Metal and ........................ \h\ 1/25/2021
Plastic Parts Coatings;
Table 3--Plastic Parts and
Products.
EPA 453/R-08-003....................... Miscellaneous Metal and ........................ \h\ 1/25/2021
Plastic Parts Coatings;
Table 4--Automotive/
Transportation and Business
Machine Plastic Parts.
EPA 453/R-08-003....................... Miscellaneous Metal and ........................ \h\ 1/25/2021
Plastic Parts Coatings;
Table 5--Pleasure Craft
Surface Coating.
EPA 453/R-08-003....................... Miscellaneous Metal and ........................ \h\ 1/25/2021
Plastic Parts Coatings;
Table 6--Motor Vehicle
Materials.
EPA 453/R-08-004....................... Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing ........................ \h\ 1/25/2021
Materials.
EPA 453/R-08-005....................... Miscellaneous Industrial ........................ \g\ 1/25/2021
Adhesives.
EPA 453/R-08-006....................... Automobile and Light-Duty ........................ \c\ 1/25/2021
Truck Assembly Coatings.
EPA 453/B-16-001....................... Oil and Natural Gas Industry. ........................ \a\ 1/25/2021
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\a\ No existing or anticipated sources.
\b\ Exempt--rural (pop. <200,000).
\c\ No sources exceed actual emissions of 15 lbs/day.
\d\ No sources exceed 4,000 gallons per day throughput on a 30-day rolling average.
\e\ No sources that exceed 100 tpy.
\f\ No sources exceed 32,500 gallons/year.
\g\ No sources exceed actual emissions of 15 lbs./day or 3 tons per 12-month period.
\h\ No sources that exceed actual emissions of 15 lbs./day or 2.7 tons per 12-month period.
\i\ No sources exceed 25 tons per year of VOCs PTE.
\j\ 2021-11-23 email from S. Longmire, NSAQMD to N. Levin, EPA Re_RACT Submittal for 2015 Ozone NAAQS.
Table 3--Major Sources of NOX and Non-CTG VOC for 2015 Ozone NAAQS--Western Nevada NAA
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Negative
Category Major sources in NAA? Rule(s) claimed as current declaration
RACT adopted
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Major non-CTG sources of VOC......... No......................... N/A......................... \a\ 1/25/2021
Major sources of NOX................. No......................... N/A......................... \a\ 1/25/2021
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\a\ No existing or anticipated sources.
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the Clean Air Act, 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 Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this proposed action merely proposes to approve state law
as meeting federal requirements and does not impose additional
requirements beyond those imposed by state law. For that reason, this
proposed action:
<bullet> 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);
<bullet> Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
<bullet> 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.);
<bullet> 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);
<bullet> Does not have federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
<bullet> Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
<bullet> Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
<bullet> 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
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<bullet> Does not provide the EPA with the discretionary authority
to address disproportionate human health or environmental effects with
practical, appropriate, 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).
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, Volatile
organic compounds.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: February 3, 2022.
Martha Guzman Aceves,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 2022-02772 Filed 2-9-22; 8:45 am]
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