Rule2022-19831
Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; New York; Consumer Products
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Published
September 16, 2022
Effective
October 17, 2022
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a revision to the New York State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the purposes of implementing control of air pollution for volatile organic compounds (VOC). The SIP revision consists of amendments to New York's Codes, Rules and Regulations (NYCRR) that implement control measures for Consumer Products. The intended effect of this action is to approve control strategies which will result in VOC emission reductions that will help attain and maintain the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone. These actions are being taken in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 179 (Friday, September 16, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 56893-56895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19831]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R02-OAR-2021-0553; FRL-9736-02-R2]
Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; New York; Consumer
Products
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a
revision to the New York State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the
purposes of implementing control of air pollution for volatile organic
compounds (VOC). The SIP revision consists of amendments to New York's
Codes, Rules and Regulations (NYCRR) that implement control measures
for Consumer Products. The intended effect of this action is to approve
control strategies which will result in VOC emission reductions that
will help attain and maintain the national ambient air quality
standards (NAAQS) for ozone. These actions are being taken in
accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act.
DATES: This final rule is effective on October 17, 2022.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID Number EPA-R02-OAR-2021-0553. All documents in the docket are
listed on the <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> website. Although listed in
the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g.,
Confidential Business Information (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 electronically through <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Longo, Air Programs Branch,
Environmental Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, New York, New York
10007-1866, at (212) 637-3565, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#264a49484149084a4f4842476643564708414950"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="55393a3b323a7b393c3b3134153025347b323a23">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. What is the background for this action?
II. What comments were received in response to the EPA's proposed
action?
III. What action is the EPA taking?
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IV. Incorporation by Reference
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. What is the background for this action?
On June 3, 2022 (87 FR 33699), the EPA published a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking that proposed to approve a State Implementation
Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of New York on March 2,
2021, for purposes of revising Title 6 NYCRR part 235, ``Consumer
Products.'' The SIP revision applies to a group of household and
commonly used products, referred to as ``consumer products,'' with the
goal of limiting and reducing Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)
emissions statewide.
The EPA's June 3, 2022, evaluation recognizes that the SIP revision
is consistent with the Ozone Transport Commission Model Rule for
consumer products and will help the State attain the NAAQS by improving
air quality through reduced VOC emissions and promoting regional
consumer product consistency. The revisions to 6 NYCRR part 235 are
expected to reduce VOC released to the air by 5.3 tons per day
statewide. Since the use of consumer products is highest in population
centers, the VOC reductions in the New York City metro area alone,
where the 2008 ozone standard is exceeded, is expected to be 3.4 tons
per day. To achieve these emission reductions, new product categories
were added with new VOC limits and existing product categories were
revised to reduce their VOC limits. In addition, revisions were made in
the definitions section at 6 NYCRR section 235-2.1 to provide
transitional language and to cite which emission standards apply before
or after the January 1, 2022, compliance date.
The specific details of New York's SIP revision submittal and the
rationale for the EPA's approval action are explained in the EPA's
proposed rulemaking and are not restated in this final action. For this
detailed information, the reader is referred to the EPA's June 3, 2022,
proposed rulemaking (87 FR 33699).
II. What comments were received in response to the EPA's proposed
action?
In response to the EPA's June 3, 2022, proposed rulemaking on New
York's SIP revision submittal, the EPA received one comment during the
30-day public comment period. After reviewing the comment, the EPA has
determined that the comment is outside the scope of our proposed action
or fails to identify any material issue necessitating a response. The
comment does not raise issues germane to the EPA's proposed action. For
this reason, the EPA will not provide a specific response to the
comment. The specific comment may be viewed under Docket ID Number EPA-
R02-OAR-2021-0553 on the <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> website.
III. What action is the EPA taking?
The EPA is approving New York's revisions to the New York SIP and
amendment to 6 NYCRR part 235, ``Consumer Products'' with a State
effective date of February 11, 2021. Specifically, this rulemaking will
add nine new product categories and two new subcategories with new VOC
emission limits and reduced VOC emission limits in ten existing product
categories. The revisions will help the State to comply with federal
requirements pertaining to attainment and maintenance of the ozone
NAAQS. The attendant revisions to 6 NYCRR section 200, ``General
Provisions,'' section 200.9, Table 1, ``Referenced material'', for 6
NYCRR part 235 has been addressed under a separate rulemaking at 87 FR
52337, effective September 26, 2022.
IV. 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 the
6 NYCRR part 235, ``Consumer Products,'' regulations described in the
amendments to 40 CFR part 52 as discussed in sections I. and III. of
this preamble. The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these
materials generally available through <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> and at the
EPA Region 2 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.\1\
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VI. 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, EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
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:
<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
<bullet> 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).
This action is subject to the Congressional Review Act, and the EPA
will submit a rule report to each House of the Congress and the
Comptroller General of the United States. This action
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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 November 15, 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, Incorporation by
reference, Ozone, Volatile organic compounds.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Lisa Garcia,
Regional Administrator, Region 2.
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 40 CFR part 52 is
amended as follows:
PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart HH--New York
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2. In Sec. 52.1670, paragraph (c) is amended in the table by revising
the entry for ``Title 6, Part 235'' to read as follows:
Sec. 52.1670 Identification of plan.
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EPA-Approved New York State Regulations and Laws
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State citation Title/subject effective EPA approval Comments
date date
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Title 6, Part 235................ Consumer Products.. 2/11/2021 9/16/2022 <bullet> EPA approval
finalized at [insert
Federal Register
citation].
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[FR Doc. 2022-19831 Filed 9-15-22; 8:45 am]
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