51766 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 169 / Thursday, August 31, 2006 / Rules and Regulations 

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AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R09–OAR–2006–0464; FRL–8210–2] 

Revisions to the Nevada State 

Implementation Plan 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is finalizing approval of 

revisions to the Nevada State 

Implementation Plan (SIP). These 

revisions were proposed in the Federal 

Register on June 9, 2006, and include 

the air pollution sections of the Nevada 

Revised Statutes (NRS). We are 

approving these statutes in order to 

regulate emission sources under the 

Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 (CAA 

or the Act). 

DATES: Effective Date: This rule is 

effective on October 2, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established docket 

number EPA–R09–OAR–2006–0464 for 

this action. The index to the docket is 

available electronically at http:// 

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: Julie 

A. Rose, EPA Region IX, (415) 947–

4126, rose.julie@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’

and ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA. 

I. Proposed Action 

On June 9, 2006, (71 FR 33413), EPA 

proposed to approve into the Nevada 

SIP those statutes that are listed in the 

table below. These statutes were 

submitted on January 12, 2006 and 

March 24, 2006. 

STATUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL

Nevada revised 

statutes 

(NRS) 

Title Submittal date 

445B.105 ..................... Definitions .................................................................................................................................................. 01/12/06 

445B.110 ..................... Air contaminant .......................................................................................................................................... 01/12/06 

445B.115 ..................... Air pollution ................................................................................................................................................ 01/12/06 

445B.120 ..................... Commission ............................................................................................................................................... 01/12/06 

445B.125 ..................... Department ................................................................................................................................................ 01/12/06 

445B.130 ..................... Director ...................................................................................................................................................... 01/12/06 

445B.135 ..................... Federal Act ................................................................................................................................................ 01/12/06 

445B.140 ..................... Hazardous air pollutant .............................................................................................................................. 01/12/06 

445B.145 ..................... Operating permit ........................................................................................................................................ 01/12/06 

445B.150 ..................... Person ........................................................................................................................................................ 01/12/06 

0.039 ........................... Person ........................................................................................................................................................ 03/24/06 

445B.155 ..................... Source and indirect source ........................................................................................................................ 01/12/06 

445B.210 ..................... Powers of Commission .............................................................................................................................. 01/12/06 

445B.220 ..................... Additional powers of Commission ............................................................................................................. 01/12/06 

445B.225 ..................... Power of Commission to require testing of sources ................................................................................. 01/12/06 

445B.235 ..................... Additional powers of Department .............................................................................................................. 01/12/06 

445B.245 ..................... Power of Department to perform or require test of emissions from stacks .............................................. 01/12/06 

445B.275 ..................... Creation; members; terms ......................................................................................................................... 01/12/06 

445B.280 ..................... Attendance of witnesses at hearing; contempt; compensation ................................................................. 01/12/06 

445B.300 ..................... Operating permit for source of air contaminant; notice and approval of proposed construction; administrative fees; failure of Commission or Department to act.01/12/06 

445B.320 ..................... Approval of plans and specifications required before construction or alteration of structure ................... 01/12/06 

445B.500 ..................... Establishment and administration of program; contents of program; designation of air pollution control 

agency of county for purposes of federal act; powers and duties of local air pollution control board; 

notice of public hearings; delegation of authority to determine violations and levy administrative 

penalties; cities and smaller counties; regulation of certain electric plants prohibited.

01/12/06 

445B.510 ..................... Commission may require program for designated area ............................................................................ 01/12/06 

445B.520 ..................... Commission may establish or supersede county program ....................................................................... 01/12/06 

445B.530 ..................... Commission may assume jurisdiction over specific classes of air contaminants ..................................... 01/12/06 

445B.540 ..................... Restoration of superseded local program; continuation of existing local program ................................... 01/12/06 

445B.560 ..................... Plan or procedure for emergency .............................................................................................................. 01/12/06 

445B.595 ..................... Governmental sources of air contaminants to comply with state and local provisions regarding air pollution; permit to set fire for training purposes; planning and zoning agencies to consider effects on 

quality of air.

01/12/06 

We proposed to approve these statutes 

because we determined that they 

complied with the relevant CAA 

requirements. Our proposed action 

contains more information on the 

statutes and our evaluation. 

II. Public Comments and EPA 

Responses 

EPA’s proposed action provided a 30- 

day public comment period. We did not 

receive any comments on the proposed 

action. 

III. EPA Action 

No comments were submitted that 

change our assessment that the 

submitted statutes comply with the 

relevant CAA requirements. Therefore, 

as authorized in section 110(k)(3) of the 


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1Final approval of the submitted statutes 

supersedes the following statutes in the applicable 

SIP (superseding statute or statutes are shown in 

parentheses): NRS 445.406 (NRS 445B.105); NRS 

445.411 (NRS 445B.110); NRS 445.416 (NRS 

445B.115); NRS 445.421 (NRS 445B.120); NRS 

445.424 (NRS 445B.125); NRS 445.427 (NRS 

445B.130); NRS 445.431 (NRS 445B.135); NRS 

445.441 (NRS 445B.150 and NRS 0.039); NRS 

445.446 (NRS 445B.155); NRS 445.461 (NRS 

445B.210); NRS 445.471 (NRS 445B.220); NRS 

445.472 (NRS 445B.225); NRS 445.474 (NRS 

445B.235); NRS 445.477 (NRS 445B.245); NRS 

445.481 (NRS 445B.275); NRS 445.486 (NRS 

445B.280); NRS 445.491 (NRS 445B.300); NRS 

445.496 (NRS 445B.320); NRS 445.546 (NRS 

445B.500); NRS 445.551 (NRS 445B.510); NRS 

445.556 (NRS 445B.520); NRS 445.561 (NRS 

445B.530); NRS 445.566 (NRS 445B.540); NRS 

445.571 (NRS 445B.560); and NRS 445.586 (NRS 

445B.595). NRS 445B.140 (‘‘Hazardous air 

pollutant’’) and NRS 445B.145 (‘‘Operating permit’’) 

are new to the SIP. 

Act, EPA is fully approving these 

statutes into the Nevada SIP.1

IV. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 

51735, October 4, 1993), this action is 

not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ and 

therefore is not subject to review by the 

Office of Management and Budget. For 

this reason, this action is also not 

subject to Executive Order 13211, 

‘‘Actions Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use’’ (66 FR 28355, May 

22, 2001). This action merely approves 

state law as meeting Federal 

requirements and imposes no additional 

requirements beyond those imposed by 

state law. Accordingly, the 

Administrator certifies that this rule 

will not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities under the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because this 

rule approves pre-existing requirements 

under state law and does not impose 

any additional enforceable duty beyond 

that required by state law, it 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). 

This rule also does not have tribal 

implications because it will 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, 

as specified by Executive Order 13175 

(65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This 

action also does not have federalism 

implications because it does not have 

substantial direct effects on the States, 

on the relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government, as specified in 

Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, 

August 10, 1999). This action merely 

approves state law implementing a 

Federal standard, and does not alter the 

relationship or the distribution of power 

and responsibilities established in the 

Clean Air Act. This rule also is not 

subject to Executive Order 13045 

‘‘Protection of Children from 

Environmental Health Risks and Safety 

Risks’’ (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), 

because it is not economically 

significant. 

In reviewing SIP submissions, EPA’s 

role is to approve state choices, 

provided that they meet the criteria of 

the Clean Air Act. In this context, in the 

absence of a prior existing requirement 

for the State to use voluntary consensus 

standards (VCS), EPA has no authority 

to disapprove a SIP submission for 

failure to use VCS. It would thus be 

inconsistent with applicable law for 

EPA, when it reviews a SIP submission; 

to use VCS in place of a SIP submission 

that otherwise satisfies the provisions of 

the Clean Air Act. Thus, the 

requirements of section 12(d) of the 

National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 

272 note) do not apply. This rule does 

not impose an information collection 

burden under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides 

that before a rule may take effect, the 

agency promulgating the rule must 

submit a rule report, which includes a 

copy of the rule, to each House of the 

Congress and to the Comptroller General 

of the United States. EPA will submit a 

report containing this rule and other 

required information to the U.S. Senate, 

the U.S. House of Representatives, and 

the Comptroller General of the United 

States prior to publication of the rule in 

the Federal Register. A major rule 

cannot take effect until 60 days after it 

is published in the Federal Register. 

This action 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 October 30, 2006. 

Filing a petition for reconsideration by 

the Administrator of this final rule does 

not affect the finality of this rule 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, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: August 2, 2006. 

Wayne Nastri, 

Regional Administrator, Region IX. 

■ Part 52, chapter I, title 40 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations is amended as 

follows: 

PART 52—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

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

Subpart DD—Nevada 

■ 2. Section 52.1470 is amended by 

adding paragraphs (c)(56)(i)(A)(4) and 

(c)(59) to read as follows: 

§ 52.1470 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(56) * * * 

(i) * * * 

(A) * * * 

(4) Title 40, Chapter 445B of Nevada 

Revised Statutes (2003): Sections 

445B.105, 445B.110, 445B.115, 

445B.120, 445B.125, 445B.130, 

445B.135, 445B.140, 445B.145, 

445B.150, 445B.155, 445B.210, 

445B.220, 445B.225, 445B.235, 

445B.245, 445B.275, 445B.280, 

445B.300, 445B.320, 445B.500, 

445B.510, 445B.520, 445B.530, 

445B.540, 445B.560, and 445B.595. 

* * * * * 

(59) The following statute was 

submitted on March 24, 2006, by the 

Governor’s designee. 

(i) Incorporation by reference. 

(A) Nevada Division of Environmental 

Protection. 

(1) Title 0, Preliminary ChapterGeneral Provisions, of Nevada Revised 

Statutes: Section 0.039, effective April 

29, 1985. 

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