Proposed Rule2024-26171

Air Plan Approval; Washington; Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency, General Air Quality Regulations

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November 14, 2024

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Environmental Protection Agency

Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to the Washington State Implementation Plan (SIP) that were submitted by the Department of Ecology (Ecology) in coordination with the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency (SRCAA). In 2021, the EPA approved a comprehensive update to the SRCAA general air quality regulations in the SIP, which include new source review permitting requirements as well as other general requirements for sources regulated under SRCAA's jurisdiction. In this action, the EPA proposes to approve additional updates to the SRCAA general air quality regulations promulgated since our comprehensive approval in 2021.

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 220 (Thursday, November 14, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 89942-89946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26171]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R10-OAR-2024-0433: FRL-12248-01-R10]


Air Plan Approval; Washington; Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency, 
General Air Quality Regulations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve revisions to the Washington State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
that were submitted by the Department of Ecology (Ecology) in 
coordination with the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency (SRCAA). In 
2021, the EPA approved a comprehensive update to the SRCAA general air 
quality regulations in the SIP, which include new source review 
permitting requirements as well as other general requirements for 
sources regulated under SRCAA's jurisdiction. In this action, the EPA 
proposes to approve additional updates to the SRCAA general air quality 
regulations promulgated since our comprehensive approval in 2021.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 16, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R10-
OAR-2024-0433 at https://

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www.regulations.gov. 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, 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>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Hunt, EPA Region 10, 1200 Sixth 
Avenue--Suite 155, Seattle, WA 98101, at (206) 553-0256, or 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#68001d061c46020d0e0e280d1809460f071e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="147c617a603a7e717272547164753a737b62">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents

I. Background for Proposed Action
    A. Recodification of the Washington Clean Air Act and Other 
Miscellaneous Revisions
    B. Revision to the Source Categories Subject to Registration
    C. Revision to Minor New Source Review Permitting Applicability 
Thresholds
    D. Use of Woodstoves During Emergency Power Outages
II. The EPA's Proposed Action
    A. Proposed Revisions to the Incorporation by Reference Section 
of the SIP
    B. Approved But Not Incorporated by Reference Regulations
III. Incorporation by Reference
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Background for Proposed Action

    On May 10, 2021, the EPA approved a comprehensive update of the 
general air quality regulations, codified in SRCAA Regulation I, into 
the SIP (86 FR 24718). Under the Washington Clean Air Act, local clean 
air agencies may adopt equally stringent or more stringent requirements 
to apply in lieu of Ecology's Statewide general air quality regulations 
for sources regulated under the local agency's jurisdiction, if they so 
choose.\1\ SRCAA's jurisdiction covers the geographic area of Spokane 
County, with certain exceptions. By statute, SRCAA does not have 
authority for sources under the jurisdiction of the Energy Facility 
Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC). See Revised Code of Washington Chapter 
80.50. Under the applicability provisions of Washington Administrative 
Code (WAC) 173-405-012, 173-410-012, and 173-415-012, SRCAA does not 
have jurisdiction for kraft pulp mills, sulfite pulping mills, and 
primary aluminum plants. For these sources, Ecology retains Statewide, 
direct jurisdiction. Ecology and EFSEC also retain Statewide, direct 
jurisdiction for issuing permits under the Prevention of Significant 
Deterioration (PSD) program for major stationary sources in attainment 
areas. Lastly, SRCAA does not have jurisdiction on Indian reservations 
and any other area where the EPA or an Indian tribe has demonstrated 
that a tribe has jurisdiction. The regulations approved and 
incorporated by reference into the SIP for SRCAA's specific 
jurisdiction can be found at 40 CFR 52.2470(c), Table 9--Additional 
Regulations Approved for the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency (SRCAA) 
Jurisdiction. The version of Regulation I approved in the SIP includes 
updates promulgated by SRCAA effective as of September 1, 2020. SRCAA 
subsequently promulgated an update to Regulation I effective July 15, 
2023 (Washington State Register 23-12-060 included in the docket for 
this action).
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    \1\ See our February 24, 2021 proposed rulemaking (86 FR 11204).
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A. Recodification of the Washington Clean Air Act and Other 
Miscellaneous Revisions

    Effective June 11, 2020, the State legislature recodified the 
Washington Clean Air Act from Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 70.94 to 
RCW 70A.15. Local air agencies were encouraged to update affected rules 
to reflect new statutory references by July 1, 2025. This change 
affected SRCAA sections 1.01, 1.04, 2.01, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.08, 2.11, 
2.12, 4.04, 5.02, 5.04, 5.05, 5.07, 5.08, 5.10, 5.13, 6.04, 8.03, 8.07, 
8.08, 8.09, and 8.10, which were submitted for reapproval in the SIP. 
In addition to the recodification, SRCAA made other generally minor 
typographical and formatting changes. Comprehensive redline/strikeout 
versions of each updated section of Regulation I are included in the 
docket for this action, as well as the EPA's analysis of the revisions 
proposed for approval in this action. Therefore, the relatively minor 
citation updates, formatting changes, and typographical revisions are 
not restated here.
    The most substantive proposed change, other than the changes 
described in sections I.B. and I.C. of this preamble, relates to 
Regulation I, section 2.08 Falsification of Statements or Documents, 
and Treatment of Documents. Previously, as part of the 2021 
comprehensive update, SRCAA submitted only subsections (E) and (F) 
because they had direct corollaries in the WAC. In this update, SRCAA 
submitted, and the EPA is proposing to approve subsections (A) through 
(D) which contain additional provisions regarding the treatment of 
documents, the prevention of falsifying documents, and the prohibition 
against making false or misleading statements to an authorized 
representative of the SRCAA Board of Directors.

B. Revision to the Source Categories Subject to Registration

    Effective March 9, 2023, as part of Washington State Register 23-
05-21 included in the docket for this action, SRCAA removed marijuana 
producers and processors from the list of source categories subject to 
regulation under SRCAA section 4.04. We note that in our prior approval 
of SRCAA Regulation I, the EPA did not include the marijuana provisions 
in subsections (A)(3)(u), (A)(3)(v), and (A)(5)(e)(9) formerly 
contained in SRCAA section 4.04, because provisions related to odor and 
nuisance are outside the scope of the SIP (86 FR 24718, May 10, 2021). 
However, removal of these provisions affected the codification of 
citations for other provisions approved in the SIP. Therefore, the EPA 
is proposing to approve the updated version of section 4.04, including 
the minor typographical and statutory citation revisions discussed 
above in section I.A. of this preamble, to reflect the recodification 
of citations for the remaining SIP-approved provisions in section 4.04. 
SRCAA also made a minor revision to section 5.02 New Source Review 
Applicability and When Required to reflect the removal of marijuana 
producers and processors in subsection (I)(1)(b). While this provision 
is also outside the scope of the SIP, removal of subsection (I)(1)(b) 
resulted in recodification of the former subsection (I)(1)(c), 
discussed below in section I.C. of this preamble, to (I)(1)(b).

C. Revision to Minor New Source Review Permitting Applicability 
Thresholds

    As discussed in the proposed rulemaking for our 2021 update of 
Regulation I in the SIP, SRCAA uses a registration-based, source 
category approach in section 4.04 Stationary Sources and Source 
Categories Subject to Registration for determining minor new source 
review (NSR) applicability under Regulation I, Article V New

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Source Review for Stationary Sources and Portable Sources (see 86 FR 
11204, February 24, 2021, at page 11206). Under subsection 5.02(I), not 
all source categories subject to registration require NSR permits. In 
our 2021 update, SRCAA did not submit, and the EPA did not approve, 
subsection 5.02(I) Stationary Sources Exempt from Article V because the 
source categories at the time related primarily to the regulation of 
odor and air toxics which are not criteria pollutants and which are 
outside the scope of the SIP.
    As part of SRCAA's update to Regulation I, SRCAA added a new 
provision (c) under subsection 5.02(I)(1) related to surface coating, 
which could impact criteria pollutants or precursors to criteria 
pollutants. Subsection 5.02(I)(1)(c) continues to require surface 
coating operations with the potential to emit (PTE) emissions above 100 
pounds per year to register as a source category listed under section 
4.04. However, for sources that only use non-spray application methods 
(e.g., roller coat, brush coat, flow coat, or pre-packaged aerosol can) 
a minor NSR permit is not required unless PTE emissions are above 1,000 
pounds per year for any single criteria pollutant or its precursors 
under subsection 4.04(A)(5)(a) or a combination of air contaminants 
under subsections 4.04(A)(5)(c) and (d).\2\ As discussed in the 
analysis of section 5.02 included in the docket for this action, SRCAA 
explained that for a non-spray operation there are few substantive 
permit requirements that could be put in place. For example, with roll 
or dip coating there is no overspray and therefore, no need for a 
filtered booth to control particulate matter emissions. For larger 
operations above the thresholds in subsections 4.04(A)(5)(a), (c), and 
(d), SRCAA explained that there could be some technology or air quality 
requirements that should be reviewed in the context of a minor NSR 
permit. Similarly, subsection 5.02(I)(1)(b), not previously submitted 
as part of the SIP, contains a minor NSR permitting exemption for small 
motor vehicle or motor vehicle component surface coating operations 
with PTE below 100 pounds per year. To the extent that these small-
scale operations may have criteria pollutant impacts, SRCAA explained 
that if there are overspray emissions, or other impacts outside the 
scope of the SIP such as odors or toxic air pollutant emissions above 
the small quantity emission rates listed in Chapter 173-460 WAC, the 
source will no longer qualify for the exemption and must obtain a minor 
NSR permit for a paint booth.
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    \2\ Subsection 4.04(A)(5)(b) relates solely to thresholds for 
toxic air pollutants regulated under Chapter 173-460 Washington 
Administrative Code which is not part of the SIP. See 88 FR 24718 
(May 10, 2021).
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    We are proposing to determine that the minor NSR applicability 
thresholds in subsections 5.02(I)(1)(b) and (c) are reasonable because 
emissions at these low thresholds are highly unlikely to impact 
continued attainment and maintenance of the national ambient air 
quality standards (NAAQS) for criteria pollutants in the Spokane 
area.\3\ Therefore, we are proposing to approve the revised subsection 
5.02(I) into the SIP as it relates to the regulation of criteria 
pollutants under Clean Air Act section 110. We note that SRCAA did not 
submit, and the EPA is not proposing to approve, subsection 
5.02(I)(1)(a) because this provision regulates nuisance and odor which 
are outside the scope of the SIP. We are also not proposing to approve 
the application of any provision in 5.02(I)(1), or elsewhere in 
Regulation I, to toxic air pollutants regulated under Chapter 173-460 
WAC, because regulation of toxic air pollutants is also outside the 
scope of the SIP.
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    \3\ The EPA designated the Spokane area as nonattainment for the 
1971 carbon monoxide NAAQS and the 1987 particulate matter 
(PM<INF>10</INF>) NAAQS. The EPA redesignated the Spokane area to 
``attainment'' for both pollutants in August 2005 and has designated 
the Spokane area as ``unclassifiable/attainment'' for all subsequent 
NAAQS revisions.
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D. Use of Woodstoves During Emergency Power Outages

    On September 28, 2015, the EPA approved Regulation I, Article VIII 
Solid Fuel Burning Device Standards (80 FR 58216). There were no 
changes to Article VIII as part of our 2021 update to the SIP because 
these provisions remained unchanged since last adopted in 2014. 
However, in the rule update, focused primarily on the recodification of 
the Washington Clean Air Act, SRCAA also incorporated another recent 
revision to the Washington Clean Air Act. Effective June 9, 2016, the 
Washington State Legislature voted unanimously to approve House Bill 
2785 included in the docket for this action. This bill modified the 
Washington Clean Air Act, among other changes, to clarify that 
``Nothing in this section restricts a person from burning wood in a 
solid fuel burning device, regardless of whether a burn ban has been 
called, if there is an emergency power outage.'' SRCAA modified 
Regulation I, section 8.08 Exemptions, which the EPA previously 
approved in the SIP, to reflect this statutory change in subsection 
8.08(A)(4) and requested removal of subsection 8.08(A)(4) from the SIP. 
We are proposing to remove subsection 8.08(A)(4) from the SIP because 
removal of this exemption from otherwise-applicable SIP requirements 
will strengthen the SIP. Therefore, we believe this change meets the 
requirements of CAA section 110(l). SRCAA also added a definition for 
``Emergency Power Outage'' in subsection 8.03(A)(6), which SRCAA did 
not submit as part of the SIP.
    The remainder of the changes to Article VIII are syntax, 
formatting, and citation updates. These changes, along with the EPA's 
analyses of the Article VIII sections submitted for approval, are 
included in the docket for this action and are not restated here. With 
the exceptions noted above, we are proposing to approve the revisions 
to Article VIII consistent with the same exclusions as our 2015 
approval.

II. The EPA's Proposed Action

A. Proposed Revisions to the Incorporation by Reference Section of the 
SIP

    The EPA is proposing to approve and incorporate by reference into 
the Washington SIP at 40 CFR 52.2470(c)--Table 9--Additional 
Regulations Approved for the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency (SRCAA) 
Jurisdiction, the updated SRCAA regulations listed in the following 
table for sources within SRCAA's jurisdiction. Approval of the revised 
version of SRCAA Regulation I section 8.08 would have the effect of 
removing subsection 8.08(A)(4), as described in section I.C. of this 
preamble. Unless otherwise noted in section I of this preamble, the EPA 
is approving revisions to the regulations in the following table 
consistent with the same conditions and exceptions as our prior 2015 
and 2021 approvals.

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                              Updated Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency Regulations
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                                                                     State/local
          State/local citation                  Title/subject         effective             Explanation
                                                                         date
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                                 Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency Regulation I
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1.01...................................  Policy....................      7/15/23  Subsections (A) and (B)
                                                                                   replace WAC 173-400-010.
1.04...................................  General Definitions.......      7/15/23  Except subsections (17), (41),
                                                                                   (52), (60), (74), (101),
                                                                                   (112), (119), and (122).
                                                                                   Section 1.04 replaces WAC 173-
                                                                                   400-030 except the following
                                                                                   WAC 173-400-030 definitions
                                                                                   adopted by reference in
                                                                                   subsection 2.14(A)(1):
                                                                                   Adverse Impact on Visibility;
                                                                                   Capacity Factor; Class I
                                                                                   Area; Dispersion Technique;
                                                                                   Emission Threshold; Excess
                                                                                   Stack Height; Existing
                                                                                   Stationary Facility; Federal
                                                                                   Class I Area; Federal Land
                                                                                   Manager; Fossil Fuel-fired
                                                                                   Steam Generator; General
                                                                                   Process Unit; Greenhouse
                                                                                   Gases; Industrial Furnace;
                                                                                   Mandatory Class I Federal
                                                                                   Area; Natural Conditions;
                                                                                   Projected Width; Reasonably
                                                                                   Attributable; Sulfuric Acid
                                                                                   Plant; and Wood Waste.
2.08...................................  Falsification of                7/15/23  Subsection (E) replaces WAC
                                          Statements or Documents,                 173-400-105(6). Subsection
                                          and Treatment of                         (F) replaces WAC 173-400-
                                          Documents.                               105(8).
2.13...................................  Federal and State               7/15/23  Subsection (A) replaces WAC
                                          Regulation Reference Date.               173-400-025.
4.04...................................  Stationary Sources and          7/15/23  Except subsection (A)(5)(b) or
                                          Source Categories Subject                any other provision as it
                                          to Registration.                         relates to the regulation of
                                                                                   toxic air pollutants or
                                                                                   odors.
5.02...................................  New Source Review--             7/15/23  Except subsections (C)(5),
                                          Applicability and when                   (I)(1)(a), or any other
                                          Required.                                provision as it relates to
                                                                                   the regulation of toxic air
                                                                                   pollutants or odors. Section
                                                                                   5.02 replaces WAC 173-400-
                                                                                   110. Subsection (F) replaces
                                                                                   WAC 173-400-111(2).
5.04...................................  Information Required......      7/15/23  Except subsection (A)(8).
                                                                                   Collectively, sections 5.04,
                                                                                   5.06, 5.07, 5.10, 5.13, and
                                                                                   5.14 replace the permitting
                                                                                   procedures in WAC 173-400-
                                                                                   111.
5.05...................................  Public Involvement........      7/15/23  Except subsection (C)(15).
                                                                                   Section 5.05 replaces WAC 173-
                                                                                   400-171.
5.07...................................  Processing NOC                  7/15/23  Except subsections (A)(1)(g)
                                          Applications for                         and (B). Collectively,
                                          Stationary Sources.                      sections 5.04, 5.06, 5.07,
                                                                                   5.10, 5.13, and 5.14 replace
                                                                                   the permitting procedures in
                                                                                   WAC 173-400-111, and
                                                                                   subsection 5.07(A)(7)
                                                                                   replaces WAC 173-400-
                                                                                   110(2)(a).
5.08...................................  Portable Sources..........      7/15/23  Except subsection (A)(6).
                                                                                   Section 5.08 replaces WAC 173-
                                                                                   400-036.
5.10...................................  Changes to an Order of          7/15/23  Collectively, sections 5.04,
                                          Approval or Permission to                5.06, 5.07, 5.10, 5.13, and
                                          Operate.                                 5.14 replace the permitting
                                                                                   procedures in WAC 173-400-
                                                                                   111.
5.13...................................  Order of Approval               7/15/23  Collectively, sections 5.04,
                                          Construction Time Limits.                5.06, 5.07, 5.10, 5.13, and
                                                                                   5.14 replace the permitting
                                                                                   procedures in WAC 173-400-
                                                                                   111.
6.04...................................  Emission of Air                 7/15/23  Subsections (A), (B), (C), and
                                          Contaminant: Detriment to                (H) only and excepting
                                          Person or Property.                      provisions in RCW 70A.15.4530
                                                                                   (incorporated by reference)
                                                                                   that relate to odor.
                                                                                   Subsection (C) replaces WAC
                                                                                   173-400-040(6).
8.01...................................  Purpose...................      7/15/23
8.02...................................  Applicability.............      7/15/23
8.03...................................  Definitions...............      7/15/23  Except subsection (A)(6).
8.04...................................  Emission Performance            7/15/23  Except the incorporation by
                                          Standards.                               reference of WAC 173-433-130,
                                                                                   173-433-170, and 173-433-200.
8.05...................................  Opacity Standards.........      7/15/23
8.06...................................  Prohibited Fuel Types.....      7/15/23
8.07...................................  Curtailment...............      7/15/23
8.08...................................  Exemptions................      7/15/23  Except subsection (A)(4).
8.09...................................  Procedure to                    7/15/23
                                          Geographically Limit
                                          Solid Fuel Burning
                                          Devices.
8.10...................................  Restrictions on                 7/15/23
                                          Installation of Solid
                                          Fuel Burning Devices.
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B. Approved But Not Incorporated by Reference Regulations

    In addition to the regulations proposed for approval and 
incorporation by reference in section II.A. of this preamble, the EPA 
reviews and approves State and local clean air agency submissions to 
ensure they provide adequate enforcement authority and other general 
authority to implement and enforce the SIP. However, regulations 
describing such agency enforcement and other general authority are 
generally not incorporated by reference so as to avoid potential 
conflict with the EPA's independent authorities. Therefore, we are 
proposing to approve but not incorporate by reference revisions, 
effective July 15, 2023, to SRCAA sections 2.01, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 
2.11, 2.12, and 8.11 in 40 CFR 52.2470(e), EPA Approved Nonregulatory 
Provisions and Quasi-Regulatory Measures.

III. Incorporation by Reference

    In this document, the EPA is proposing to include in a final rule 
regulatory text that includes

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incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 
51.5, the EPA is proposing to incorporate by reference the updated 
regulations shown in the table in section II.A. and discussed in 
section I of this document. The EPA has made, and will continue to 
make, these documents generally available through <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and at the EPA Region 10 Office (please contact the 
person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this preamble for more information).

IV. 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 Clean Air 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 approves 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 14094 (88 FR 21879, April 11, 2023);
    <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 subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, 
April 23, 1997) because it approves a State program;
    <bullet> Is not a significant regulatory action subject to 
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001); and
    <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.
    Executive Order 12898 (Federal Actions to Address Environmental 
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations, 59 FR 7629, 
February 16, 1994) directs Federal agencies to identify and address 
``disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental 
effects'' of their actions on communities with environmental justice 
(EJ) concerns to the greatest extent practicable and permitted by law. 
The EPA defines EJ as ``the fair treatment and meaningful involvement 
of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income 
with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of 
environmental laws, regulations, and policies.'' The EPA further 
defines the term fair treatment to mean that ``no group of people 
should bear a disproportionate burden of environmental harms and risks, 
including those resulting from the negative environmental consequences 
of industrial, governmental, and commercial operations or programs and 
policies.''
    The air agency did not evaluate environmental justice 
considerations as part of its SIP submittal; the Clean Air Act and 
applicable implementing regulations neither prohibit nor require such 
an evaluation. The EPA did not perform an EJ analysis and did not 
consider EJ in this action. Due to the nature of this action, it is 
expected to have a neutral to positive impact on the air quality of the 
affected area. Consideration of EJ is not required as part of this 
action, and there is no information in the record inconsistent with the 
stated goal of Executive Order 12898 of achieving environmental justice 
for communities with EJ concerns.
    In addition, this proposed action would not 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 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, Carbon monoxide, 
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen 
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: November 1, 2024.
Casey Sixkiller,
Regional Administrator, Region 10.
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