Rule2025-06604
Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Volatile Organic Compounds
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Published
April 17, 2025
Effective
May 19, 2025
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a September 28, 2023, State Implementation Plan (SIP) submittal from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA). The SIP submittal consists of a source-specific volatile organic compound (VOC) limitation for a flexographic printing line cold cleaner at the Valgroup company's plastic extrusion plant in Findlay, Ohio. The source-specific limitation reflects the technological differences between the facility's new control unit and cold cleaner requirements currently established in Ohio's SIP. Ohio EPA has determined that the source-specific VOC limitation for the cold cleaner is more stringent than existing cold cleaner limits in the Ohio SIP. EPA proposed to approve this action on October 7, 2024, and received no adverse comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 73 (Thursday, April 17, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16088-16090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-06604]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R05-OAR-2023-0493; FRL-12089-02-R5]
Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Volatile Organic Compounds
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a
September 28, 2023, State Implementation Plan (SIP) submittal from the
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA). The SIP submittal
consists of a source-specific volatile organic compound (VOC)
limitation for a flexographic printing line cold cleaner at the
Valgroup company's plastic extrusion plant in Findlay, Ohio. The
source-specific limitation reflects the technological differences
between the facility's new control unit and cold cleaner requirements
currently established in Ohio's SIP. Ohio EPA has determined that the
source-specific VOC limitation for the cold cleaner is more stringent
than existing cold cleaner limits in the Ohio SIP. EPA proposed to
approve this action on October 7, 2024, and received no adverse
comments.
DATES: This final rule is effective on May 19, 2025.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-R05-OAR-2023-0493. 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
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available, i.e., Confidential Business Information (CBI), Proprietary
Business Information (PBI), 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 either through <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> or at the
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Air and Radiation Division,
77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. This facility is
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
Federal holidays. We recommend that you telephone Anthony Maietta at
(312) 353-8777 before visiting the Region 5 office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony Maietta, Air and Radiation
Division (AR-18J), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353-8777,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#513c3038342525307f303f25393e3f28113421307f363e27"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6c010d050918180d420d0218040302152c091c0d420b031a">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA.
I. Background Information
On October 7, 2024 (89 FR 81036), EPA proposed to approve a source-
specific VOC limitation consisting of the addition of paragraphs
C.2.b)(1), C.2.b)(1)d., C.2.b)(2), C.2.b)(2)d., C.2.d), C.2.d)(1),
C.2.e), and C.2.e)(2) as listed in the July 18, 2023, permit-to-install
for the Valgroup company into the Ohio SIP. An explanation of the Clean
Air Act (CAA) requirements, a detailed analysis of the revisions, and
EPA's reasons for proposing approval were provided in the notice of
proposed rulemaking and will not be restated here. The public comment
period for this proposed rule ended on November 6, 2024. EPA received
one supportive comment from a citizen. The comment is included in the
docket for this action. Therefore, we are finalizing our action as
proposed.
II. What action is EPA taking?
EPA is approving into the Ohio SIP the addition of paragraphs
C.2.b)(1), C.2.b)(1)d., C.2.b)(2), C.2.b)(2)d., C.2.d), C.2.d)(1),
C.2.e), and C.2.e)(2) of the final permit-to-install, permit number
P0133504, issued on July 18, 2023, to the Valgroup company.
III. Incorporation by Reference
In this rule, EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR
51.5, EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of the Ohio
Regulations described in section II of this preamble and set forth in
the amendments to 40 CFR part 52 below. 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 5 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 EPA for inclusion in the SIP, have been incorporated
by reference by 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 EPA's approval, and will be incorporated by
reference in the next update to the SIP compilation.\1\
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\1\ 62 FR 27968 (May 22, 1997).
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IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA 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 CAA. 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 Order 12866 (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
<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 CAA.
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 EPA
will submit a rule report to each House of the Congress and to the
Comptroller General of the United States. 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 June 16, 2025. 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, Intergovernmental relations, Ozone, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: April 7, 2025.
Cheryl Newton,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, title 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.
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2. In Sec. 52.1870, the table in paragraph (d) is amended by adding an
entry for ``Valgroup'' after the entry for ``United Ready Mix'' to read
as follows:
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Sec. 52.1870 Identification of plan.
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EPA-Approved Ohio Source-Specific Provisions
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Ohio effective
Name of source No. date EPA aproval date Comments
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Valgroup...................... P0133504 7/18/2023 4/17/2025, 90 FR [Insert Only paragraphs
Federal Register page C.2.b)(1), C.2.b)(1)d.,
where the document C.2.b)(2), C.2.b)(2)d.,
begins]. C.2.d), C.2.d)(1),
C.2.e), and C.2.e)(2).
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[FR Doc. 2025-06604 Filed 4-16-25; 8:45 am]
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