15898 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 55 / Tuesday, March 22, 2011 / Proposed Rules 

1See Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, December 

5, 1991 (56 FR 63774), and the preamble to the final 

rule promulgated September 4, 1992 (57 FR 40792) 

for further background and information on the OCS 

regulations. 

• Does not have Federalism 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999); 

• Is not an economically significant 

regulatory action based on health or 

safety risks subject to Executive Order 

13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); 

• Is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 

28355, May 22, 2001); 

• 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; and 

• 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, this proposed 1997 annual 

average PM2.5 NAAQS data 

determination for the Chattanooga Area 

does not have tribal implications as 

specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 

FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because 

the SIP is not approved to apply in 

Indian country located in the state, and 

EPA notes that it will not impose 

substantial direct costs on tribal 

governments or preempt tribal law. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Particulate matter, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Dated: March 10, 2011. 

A. Stanley Meiburg, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4. 

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AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 55 

[OAR–2004–0091; FRL–9284–6] 

Outer Continental Shelf Air 

Regulations; Consistency Update for 

California 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (‘‘EPA’’). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to update a 

portion of the Outer Continental Shelf 

(‘‘OCS’’) Air Regulations. Requirements 

applying to OCS sources located within 

25 miles of States’ seaward boundaries 

must be updated periodically to remain 

consistent with the requirements of the 

corresponding onshore area (‘‘COA’’), as 

mandated by section 328(a)(1) of the 

Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990 (‘‘the 

Act’’). The portion of the OCS air 

regulations that is being updated 

pertains to the requirements for OCS 

sources for which the Santa Barbara 

County Air Pollution Control District 

(‘‘Santa Barbara APCD’’ or ‘‘District’’) is 

the designated COA. The intended effect 

of approving the OCS requirements for 

the Santa Barbara APCD is to regulate 

emissions from OCS sources in 

accordance with the requirements 

onshore. The changes to the existing 

requirements discussed below are 

proposed to be incorporated by 

reference into the Code of Federal 

Regulations and listed in the appendix 

to the OCS air regulations. 

DATES: Any comments must arrive by 

April 21, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, 

identified by docket number OAR– 

2004–0091, by one of the following 

methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions. 

2. E-mail: steckel.andrew@epa.gov. 

3. Mail or deliver: Andrew Steckel 

(Air–4), U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, 

San Francisco, CA 94105–3901. 

Instructions: All comments will be 

included in the public docket without 

change and may be made available 

online at http://www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided, unless the comment includes 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Information that 

you consider CBI or otherwise protected 

should be clearly identified as such and 

should not be submitted through http:// 

www.regulations.gov or e-mail. http:// 

www.regulations.gov is an ‘‘anonymous 

access’’ system, and EPA will not know 

your identity or contact information 

unless you provide it in the body of 

your comment. If you send e-mail 

directly to EPA, your e-mail address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the public comment. 

If EPA cannot read your comment due 

to technical difficulties and cannot 

contact you for clarification, EPA may 

not be able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. 

Docket: The index to the docket for 

this action is available electronically at 

http://www.regulations.gov and in hard 

copy at EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne 

Street, San Francisco, California. While 

all documents in the docket are listed in 

the index, some information may be 

publicly available only at the hard copy 

location (e.g., copyrighted material), and 

some may not be publicly available in 

either location (e.g., CBI). To inspect the 

hard copy materials, please schedule an 

appointment during normal business 

hours with the contact listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cynthia G. Allen, Air Division (Air–4), 

U.S. EPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne 

Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, (415) 

947–4120, allen.cynthia@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Background and Purpose 

II. EPA’s Evaluation 

III. Proposed Action 

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. Background and Purpose 

On September 4, 1992, EPA 

promulgated 40 CFR part 55,1 which 

established requirements to control air 

pollution from OCS sources in order to 

attain and maintain Federal and State 

ambient air quality standards and to 

comply with the provisions of part C of 

title I of the Act. Part 55 applies to all 

OCS sources offshore of the States 

except those located in the Gulf of 

Mexico west of 87.5 degrees longitude. 

Section 328 of the Act requires that for 

such sources located within 25 miles of 

a State’s seaward boundary, the 

requirements shall be the same as would 

be applicable if the sources were located 

in the COA. Because the OCS 

requirements are based on onshore 

requirements, and onshore requirements 

may change, section 328(a)(1) requires 

that EPA update the OCS requirements 

as necessary to maintain consistency 

with onshore requirements. 

Pursuant to section 55.12 of the OCS 

rule, consistency reviews will occur (1) 

at least annually; (2) upon receipt of a 

Notice of Intent under section 55.4; or 

(3) when a State or local agency submits 

a rule to EPA to be considered for 

incorporation by reference in part 55. 

This proposed action is being taken in 

response to the submittal of 

requirements by the Santa Barbara 

County APCD. Public comments 

received in writing within 30 days of 


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publication of this document will be 

considered by EPA before publishing a 

final rule. 

Section 328(a) of the Act requires that 

EPA establish requirements to control 

air pollution from OCS sources located 

within 25 miles of States’ seaward 

boundaries that are the same as onshore 

requirements. To comply with this 

statutory mandate, EPA must 

incorporate applicable onshore rules 

into part 55 as they exist onshore. This 

limits EPA’s flexibility in deciding 

which requirements will be 

incorporated into part 55 and prevents 

EPA from making substantive changes 

to the requirements it incorporates. As 

a result, EPA may be incorporating rules 

into part 55 that do not conform to all 

of EPA’s State implementation plan 

(SIP) guidance or certain requirements 

of the Act. Consistency updates may 

result in the inclusion of State or local 

rules or regulations into part 55, even 

though the same rules may ultimately be 

disapproved for inclusion as part of the 

SIP. Inclusion in the OCS rule does not 

imply that a rule meets the requirements 

of the Act for SIP approval, nor does it 

imply that the rule will be approved by 

EPA for inclusion in the SIP. 

II. EPA’s Evaluation 

In updating 40 CFR part 55, EPA 

reviewed the rules submitted for 

inclusion in part 55 to ensure that they 

are rationally related to the attainment 

or maintenance of Federal or State 

ambient air quality standards or part C 

of title I of the Act, that they are not 

designed expressly to prevent 

exploration and development of the 

OCS and that they are applicable to OCS 

sources. 40 CFR 55.1. EPA has also 

evaluated the rules to ensure they are 

not arbitrary or capricious. 40 CFR 

55.12(e). EPA has excluded rules that 

regulate toxics, which are not related to 

the attainment and maintenance of 

Federal and State ambient air quality 

standards. 

EPA is soliciting public comments on 

the issues discussed in this document or 

on other relevant matters. EPA will 

consider these comments before taking 

final action. Interested parties may 

participate in the Federal rulemaking 

procedure by submitting written 

comments to the EPA Region IX Office 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

Federal Register. 

III. Proposed Action 

1. After review of the requirements 

submitted by the Santa Barbara County 

APCD against the criteria set forth above 

and in 40 CFR part 55, EPA is proposing 

to make the following District 

requirements applicable to OCS sources. 

Earlier versions of these District rules 

are currently implemented on the OCS: 

Rule No. Name Adoption or 

amended date 

102 ............... Definitions ........................................................................................................................................................... 1/20/11 

202 ............... Exemptions to Rule 201 ..................................................................................................................................... 1/20/11 

370 ............... Potential to Emit—Limitations for Part 70 Sources ............................................................................................ 1/20/11 

810 ............... Federal Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) ....................................................................................... 1/20/11 

1301 ............. Part 70 Operating Permits—General Information .............................................................................................. 1/20/11 

IV. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory 

Planning and Review 

Under the Clean Air Act, the 

Administrator is required to establish 

requirements to control air pollution 

from OCS sources located within 25 

miles of States’ seaward boundaries that 

are the same as onshore air control 

requirements. To comply with this 

statutory mandate, EPA must 

incorporate applicable onshore rules 

into part 55 as they exist onshore. 42 

U.S.C. 7627(a)(1); 40 CFR 55.12. Thus, 

in promulgating OCS consistency 

updates, EPA’s role is to maintain 

consistency between OCS regulations 

and the regulations of onshore areas, 

provided that they meet the criteria of 

the Clean Air Act. Accordingly, this 

action simply proposes to update the 

existing OCS requirements to make 

them consistent with requirements 

onshore, without the exercise of any 

policy discretion by EPA. For that 

reason, this proposed action: 

• 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); 

• 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.); 

• 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); 

• Does not have Federalism 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999); 

• Is not an economically significant 

regulatory action based on health or 

safety risks subject to Executive Order 

13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); 

• Is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 

28355, May 22, 2001); 

• 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 

• 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, this proposed rule does 

not have Tribal implications as 

specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 

FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because 

it does not have a substantial direct 

effect on one or more Indian Tribes, on 

the relationship between the Federal 

Government and Indian Tribes, or on 

the distribution of power and 

responsibilities between the Federal 

Government and Indian Tribes, nor does 

it impose substantial direct compliance 

costs on Tribal governments, nor 

preempt Tribal law. 

Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq., an agency may not conduct 

or sponsor, and a person is not required 

to respond to, a collection of 

information unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

OMB has approved the information 

collection requirements contained in 40 

CFR part 55 and, by extension, this 

update to the rules, and has assigned 

OMB control number 2060–0249. Notice 

of OMB’s approval of EPA Information 

Collection Request (‘‘ICR’’) No. 1601.07 

was published in the Federal Register 

on February 17, 2009 (74 FR 7432). The 

approval expires January 31, 2012. As 

EPA previously indicated (70 FR 65897– 


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65898 (November 1, 2005)), the annual 

public reporting and recordkeeping 

burden for collection of information 

under 40 CFR part 55 is estimated to 

average 549 hours per response, using 

the definition of burden provided in 44 

U.S.C. 3502(2). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 55 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Air pollution control, Hydrocarbons, 

Incorporation by reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen 

dioxide, Nitrogen oxides, Outer 

Continental Shelf, Ozone, Particulate 

matter, Permits, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur 

oxides. 

Dated: March 9, 2011. 

Jared Blumenfeld, 

Regional Administrator, Region IX. 

Title 40 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, Part 55, is proposed to be 

amended as follows: 

PART 55—[AMENDED] 

1. The authority citation for part 55 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Section 328 of the Clean Air Act 

(42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) as amended by Public 

Law 101–549. 

2. Section 55.14 is amended by 

revising paragraph (e)(3)(ii)(F) to read as 

follows: 

§ 55.14 Requirements that apply to OCS 

sources located within 25 miles of States’ 

seaward boundaries, by State. 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * 

(3) * * * 

(ii) * * * 

(F) Santa Barbara County Air 

Pollution Control District Requirements 

Applicable to OCS Sources. 

* * * * * 

3. Appendix A to Part 55 is amended 

by revising paragraph (b)(6) under the 

heading ‘‘California’’ to read as follows: 

Appendix A to Part 55—Listing of State 

and Local Requirements Incorporated 

by Reference Into Part 55, by State 

* * * * * 

California 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(6) The following requirements are 

contained in Santa Barbara County Air 

Pollution Control District Requirements 

Applicable to OCS Sources: 

Rule 102 Definitions (Adopted 01/20/11) 

Rule 103 Severability (Adopted 10/23/78) 

Rule 106 Notice to Comply for Minor 

Violations (Repealed 01/01/2001) 

Rule 107 Emergencies (Adopted 04/19/01) 

Rule 201 Permits Required (Adopted 06/19/ 

08) 

Rule 202 Exemptions to Rule 201 (Adopted 

01/20/11) 

Rule 203 Transfer (Adopted 04/17/97) 

Rule 204 Applications (Adopted 04/17/97) 

Rule 205 Standards for Granting Permits 

(Adopted 04/17/97) 

Rule 206 Conditional Approval of 

Authority to Construct or Permit to Operate 

(Adopted 10/15/91) 

Rule 207 Denial of Application (Adopted 

10/23/78) 

Rule 210 Fees (Adopted 03/17/05) 

Rule 212 Emission Statements (Adopted 10/ 

20/92) 

Rule 301 Circumvention (Adopted 10/23/ 

78) 

Rule 302 Visible Emissions (Adopted 10/ 

23/78) 

Rule 304 Particulate Matter-Northern Zone 

(Adopted 10/23/78) 

Rule 305 Particulate Matter ConcentrationSouthern Zone (Adopted 10/23/78) 

Rule 306 Dust and Fumes-Northern Zone 

(Adopted 10/23/78) 

Rule 307 Particulate Matter Emission 

Weight Rate-Southern Zone (Adopted 10/ 

23/78) 

Rule 308 Incinerator Burning (Adopted 10/ 

23/78) 

Rule 309 Specific Contaminants (Adopted 

10/23/78) 

Rule 310 Odorous Organic Sulfides 

(Adopted 10/23/78) 

Rule 311 Sulfur Content of Fuels (Adopted 

10/23/78) 

Rule 312 Open Fires (Adopted 10/02/90) 

Rule 316 Storage and Transfer of Gasoline 

(Adopted 01/15/09) 

Rule 317 Organic Solvents (Adopted 10/23/ 

78) 

Rule 318 Vacuum Producing Devices or 

Systems-Southern Zone (Adopted 10/23/ 

78) 

Rule 321 Solvent Cleaning Operations 

(Adopted 09/20/10) 

Rule 322 Metal Surface Coating Thinner 

and Reducer (Adopted 10/23/78) 

Rule 323 Architectural Coatings (Adopted 

11/15/01) 

Rule 324 Disposal and Evaporation of 

Solvents (Adopted 10/23/78) 

Rule 325 Crude Oil Production and 

Separation (Adopted 07/19/01) 

Rule 326 Storage of Reactive Organic 

Compound Liquids (Adopted 01/18/01) 

Rule 327 Organic Liquid Cargo Tank Vessel 

Loading (Adopted 12/16/85) 

Rule 328 Continuous Emission Monitoring 

(Adopted 10/23/78) 

Rule 330 Surface Coating of Metal Parts and 

Products (Adopted 01/20/00) 

Rule 331 Fugitive Emissions Inspection and 

Maintenance (Adopted 12/10/91) 

Rule 332 Petroleum Refinery Vacuum 

Producing Systems, Wastewater Separators 

and Process Turnarounds (Adopted 06/11/ 

79) 

Rule 333 Control of Emissions from 

Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines 

(Adopted 06/19/08) 

Rule 342 Control of Oxides of Nitrogen 

(NOX) from Boilers, Steam Generators and 

Process Heaters) (Adopted 04/17/97) 

Rule 343 Petroleum Storage Tank Degassing 

(Adopted 12/14/93) 

Rule 344 Petroleum Sumps, Pits, and Well 

Cellars (Adopted 11/10/94) 

Rule 346 Loading of Organic Liquid Cargo 

Vessels (Adopted 01/18/01) 

Rule 352 Natural Gas-Fired Fan-Type 

Central Furnaces and Residential Water 

Heaters (Adopted 09/16/99) 

Rule 353 Adhesives and Sealants (Adopted 

08/19/99) 

Rule 359 Flares and Thermal Oxidizers 

(Adopted 06/28/94) 

Rule 360 Emissions of Oxides of Nitrogen 

from Large Water Heaters and Small 

Boilers (Adopted 10/17/02) 

Rule 361 Small Boilers, Steam Generators, 

and Process Heaters (Adopted 01/17/08) 

Rule 370 Potential to Emit—Limitations for 

Part 70 Sources (Adopted 01/20/11) 

Rule 505 Breakdown Conditions Sections 

A.,B.1,. and D. only (Adopted 10/23/78) 

Rule 603 Emergency Episode Plans 

(Adopted 06/15/81) 

Rule 702 General Conformity (Adopted 10/ 

20/94) 

Rule 801 New Source Review (Adopted 04/ 

17/97) 

Rule 802 Nonattainment Review (Adopted 

04/17/97) 

Rule 803 Prevention of Significant 

Deterioration (Adopted 04/17/97) 

Rule 804 Emission Offsets (Adopted 04/17/ 

97) 

Rule 805 Air Quality Impact Analysis and 

Modeling (Adopted 04/17/97) 

Rule 808 New Source Review for Major 

Sources of Hazardous Air Pollutants 

(Adopted 05/20/99) 

Rule 810 Federal Prevention of Significant 

Deterioration (Adopted 01/20/11) 

Rule 1301 Part 70 Operating Permits— 

General Information (Adopted 01/20/11) 

Rule 1302 Part 70 Operating Permits— 

Permit Application (Adopted 11/09/93) 

Rule 1303 Part 70 Operating Permits— 

Permits (Adopted 11/09/93) 

Rule 1304 Part 70 Operating Permits— 

Issuance, Renewal, Modification and 

Reopening (Adopted 11/09/93) 

Rule 1305 Part 70 Operating Permits— 

Enforcement (Adopted 11/09/93) 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

44 CFR Part 67 

[Docket ID FEMA–2010–0003; Internal 

Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–1158] 

Proposed Flood Elevation 

Determinations 

Correction 

In proposed rule document 2010— 

31545 beginning on page 78654 in the 

issue of Thursday, December 16, 2010, 

make the following correction: 


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