# ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION

AGENCY 40 CFR

Part

52 [EPA-R03-OAR-2009-0957;

FRL Approval

and Promulgation

of Air Quality Implementation

Plans; Maryland;

Reasonable Further

Progress

Plan,

2002

Base

Year Emission Inventory, Contingency

Measures, Reasonably

Available

Control Measures,

and Transportation

Conformity

Budgets

for

the Baltimore

1997 8-Hour Moderate

Ozone Nonattainment

Area AGENCY:

Environmental

Protection

Agency

(EPA). ACTION:

Final

rule. SUMMARY:

EPA

is approving

a revision

to the Maryland

State Implementation

Plan

(SIP)

to meet

the 2002

base

year emissions

inventory,

the reasonable

further progress

(RFP)

plan,

RFP contingency

measure,

and reasonably

available

control measure

(RACM) requirements

of the Clean

Air

Act (CAA)

for

the Baltimore

moderate

1997 8-hour

ozone nonattainment

area.

EPA

is also approving

the transportation

conformity

motor vehicle emissions

budgets (MVEB5) associated

with

this revision.

EPA

is approving

the

SIP revision

because

it satisfies

the emission inventory,

RFP, RACM,

REP contingency

measures,

and transportation

conformity requirements for areas classified

as moderate nonattainment

for

the 1997 8-hour

ozone national

ambient

air quality standard (NAAQS)

and demonstrates

further progress

in reducing

ozone precursors.

EPA is approving

the

SIP revision

pursuant

to the CAA

and EPA’s regulations. EFFECTIVE

DATE:

This

final

rule

is effective

on [insert

date

30 days

from

date

of publication]. ADDRESSES:

EPA

has established

a docket

for this action

under Docket

ID Number

EPA-R03-OAR-2009-0957.Alldocumentsinthedocketarelistedinthewww.regulations.govwebsite.Althoughlistedintheelectronicdocket,someinformationisnotpubliclyavailable,i.e.,confidentialbusinessinformation(CBI)orotherinformationwhosedisclosureisrestrictedbystatute.Certainothermaterial,suchascopyrightedmaterial,isnotplacedontheInternetandwillbepubliclyavailableonlyinhardcopyform.Publiclyavailabledocketmaterialsareavailableeitherelectronicallythroughwww.regulations.govorinhardcopyforpublicinspectionduringnormalbusinesshoursattheAirProtectionDivision,U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency,RegionIII,1650ArchStreet,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania19103.CopiesoftheStatesubmittalareavailableattheMarylandDepartmentoftheEnvironment,1800WashingtonBoulevard,Suite705,Baltimore,Maryland,21230.FORFURTHERINFORMATIONCONTACT:MariaA.Pino,(215)814-2181,orbye-mailatpino.mariaepa.gov.SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION:I.BackgroundOnJanuary7,2010(75FR958),EPApublishedanoticeofproposedrulemaking(NPR)fortheStateofMaryland.TheNPRproposedapprovalofMaryland’s2002baseyearemissionsinventory,RFPplan,REPcontingencymeasures,RACM,andMVEBsfortheBaltimoremoderate19978-hourozonenonattainmentarea.EPAisapprovingtheSIPrevisionbecauseitsatisfiestheemissioninventory,REP,RACM,REPcontingencymeasure,andtransportationconformityrequirementsofthesection110andpartDoftheCAAandEPA’sregulations.TheformalSIPrevisionwassubmittedbytheStateofMarylandonJune4,2007.2II.SummaryofSIPRevisionTheSIPrevisionaddressesemissionsinventory,RACM,RFPandcontingencymeasuresrequirementsforthe19978-hourozoneNAAQSfortheBaltimore8-hourozonemoderatenonattainmentarea.TheSIPrevisionalsoestablishesMVEBsfor2008.OtherspecificrequirementsofMaryland’sJune4,2007SIPrevisionfortheBaltimore8-hourozonenonattainmentareaandtherationaleforEPA’sproposedactionareexplainedintheNPRandwillnotberestatedhere.NopubliccommentswerereceivedontheNPR.III.FinalActionEPAisapprovingthe2002baseyearemissionsinventory;the2008ozoneprojectedemissioninventory;the2008RFPplan;RFPcontingencymeasures;RACManalysis;and2008transportationconformitybudgetsfortheBaltimore8-hourozonenonattainmentarea,containedinMaryland’sJune4,2007SIPrevisionsubmittalfortheBaltimore8-hourozonenonattainmentarea.TheSIPrevisionsatisfiestherequirementsfor19978-hourozoneNAAQSnonattainmentareasclassifiedasmoderateanddemonstratesfurtherprogressinreducingozoneprecursors.IV.StatutoryandExecutiveOrderReviewsA.GeneralRequirementsUndertheCleanAirAct,theAdministratorisrequiredtoapproveaSIPsubmissionthatcomplieswiththeprovisionsoftheActandapplicableFederalregulations.42U.S.C.7410(k);40CFR52.02(a).Thus,inreviewingSIPsubmissions,EPA’sroleistoapprovestatechoices,providedthattheymeetthecriteriaoftheCleanAirAct.Accordingly,thisactionmerelyapprovesstatelawasmeetingFederalrequirementsanddoesnotimposeadditionalrequirements3beyondthoseimposedbystatelaw.Forthatreason,thisaction:•isnotasignificantregulatoryaction”subjecttoreviewbytheOfficeofManagementandBudgetunderExecutiveOrder12866(58FR51735,October4,1993);•doesnotimposeaninformationcollectionburdenundertheprovisionsofthePaperworkReductionAct(44U.SC.3501etseq.);•iscertifiedasnothavingasignificanteconomicimpactonasubstantialnumberofsmallentitiesundertheRegulatoryFlexibilityAct(5U.S.C.601etseq.);•doesnotcontainanyunfundedmandateorsignificantlyoruniquelyaffectsmallgovernments,asdescribedintheUnfundedMandatesReformActof1995(PublicLaw104-4);•doesnothaveFederalismimplicationsasspecifiedinExecutiveOrder13132(64FR43255,August10,1999);•isnotaneconomicallysignificantregulatoryactionbasedonhealthorsafetyriskssubjecttoExecutiveOrder13045(62FR19885,April23,1997);•isnotasignificantregulatoryactionsubjecttoExecutiveOrder13211(66FR28355,May22,2001);•isnotsubjecttorequirementsofSection12(d)oftheNationalTechnologyTransferandAdvancementActof1995(15u.s.c.272note)becauseapplicationofthoserequirementswouldbeinconsistentwiththecleanAirAct;and•doesnotprovideEPAwiththediscretionaryauthoritytoaddress,asappropriate,disproportionatehumanhealthorenvironmentaleffects,usingpracticableandlegallypermissiblemethods,underExecutiveOrder12898(59FR7629,February16,1994).4Inaddition,thisruledoesnothavetribalimplicationsasspecifiedbyExecutiveOrder13175(65FR67249,November9,2000),becausetheSIPisnotapprovedtoapplyinIndiancountrylocatedinthestate,andEPAnotesthatitwillnotimposesubstantialdirectcostsontribalgovernmentsorpreempttriballaw.B.SubmissiontoCongressandtheComptrollerGeneralTheCongressionalReviewAct,5U.S.C.801etseq.,asaddedbytheSmallBusinessRegulatoryEnforcementFairnessActof1996,generallyprovidesthatbeforearulemaytakeeffect,theagencypromulgatingtherulemustsubmitarulereport,whichincludesacopyoftherule,toeachHouseoftheCongressandtotheComptrollerGeneraloftheUnitedStates.EPAwillsubmitareportcontainingthisactionandotherrequiredinformationtotheU.S.Senate,theU.S.HouseofRepresentatives,andtheComptrollerGeneraloftheUnitedStatespriortopublicationoftheruleintheFederalRegister.Amajorrulecannottakeeffectuntil60daysafteritispublishedintheFederalRegister.Thisactionisnota“majorrule”asdefinedby5U.S.C.804(2).C.PetitionsforJudicialReviewUndersection307(b)(1)oftheCleanAirAct,petitionsforjudicialreviewofthisactionmustbefiledintheUnitedStatesCourtofAppealsfortheappropriatecircuitby[Insertdate60daysfromdateofpublicationofthisdocumentintheFederalRegister].FilingapetitionforreconsiderationbytheAdministratorofthisfinalruledoesnotaffectthefinalityofthisactionforthepurposesofjudicialreviewnordoesitextendthetimewithinwhichapetitionforjudicialreviewmaybefiled,andshallnotpostponetheeffectivenessofsuchruleoraction.Thisaction5pertainingtotheBaltimoremoderate19978-hourozonenonattainmentarea’s2002baseyearemissionsinventory;2008ozoneprojectedemissioninventory;2008RFPplan;RFPcontingencymeasures;RACManalysis;and2008transportationconformitybudgetsmaynotbechallengedlaterinproceedingstoenforceitsrequirements.(Seesection307(b)(2).)ListofSubjectsin40CFRPart52Environmentalprotection,Airpollutioncontrol,Intergovernmentalrelations,Nitrogendioxide,Ozone,Reportingandrecordkeepingrequirements,VolatileorganiccomiW.C.EarlyRegioruMAY212OiDated:e.-_--ShawnM.Garvin,RegionalAdministrator,EPARegionIII.640CFRpart52isamendedasfollows:PART52-[AMENDED]1.Theauthoritycitationforpart52continuestoreadasfollows:Authority:42U.S.C.7401etseq.SubpartV—Maryland2.In§52.1070,thetableinparagraph(e)isamendedbyaddingattheendofthetable,theentriesforReasonableFurtherProgressPlan(RFP),ReasonablyAvailableControlMeasuresandContingencyMeasures;2002BaseYearInventoryforVOC,NOxandCO;and2008RFPTransportationConformityBudgetsfortheBaltimore19978-hourOzoneModerateNonattainmentArea.Theamendmentsreadasfollows:§52.1070Identificationofplan.*****(e)***Nameofnon-ApplicableStateEPAapprovalAdditionalregulatorySIPgeographicareasubmittaldateexplanationrevisiondate*******ReasonableFurtherBaltimore19978-hour6/4/07[InsertFederalRegisterProgressPlan(RFP),ozonemoderatepublicationdate]ReasonablyAvailablenonattainmentarea[InsertpagenumberwherethedocumentControlMeasures,andbegins]ContingencyMeasures2002BaseYearBaltimore19978-hour6/4/07[InsertFederalRegisterInventoryforVOC,ozonemoderatepublicationdate]NOx,andCOnonattainmentarea[Insertpagenumberwherethedocumentbeginsj2008RFPBaltimore19978-hour6/4/07[InsertFederalRegisterTransportationozonemoderatepublicationdate]7fNameofnon-ApplicableStateEPAapprovalAdditionalregulatorySIPgeographicareasubmittaldateexplanationrevisiondateConformityBudgetsnonattainmentarea[Insertpagenumber.wherethedocumentbeginsi3.Section52.1075isamendedbyrevisingthetitleandbyaddingparagraph(i)toreadasfollows:§52.1075BaseYearEmissionsInventory*****(i)EPAapprovesasarevisiontotheMarylandStateImplementationPlanthe2002baseyearemissionsinventoriesfortheBaltimore19978-hourozonemoderatenonattainmentareasubmittedbytheSecretaryoftheMarylandDepartmentoftheEnvironmentonJune4,2007.Thissubmittalconsistsofthe2002baseyearpoint,area,non-roadmobile,andon-roadmobilesourceinventoriesinareaforthefollowingpollutants:volatileorganiccompounds(VOC),carbonmonoxide(CU)andnitrogenoxides(NOx).4.Section52.1076isamendedbyaddingparagraphs(q)and(r)toreadasfollows:§52.1076Controlstrategyplansforattainmentandrate-of-progress:Uzone.*****(q)EPAapprovesrevisionstotheMarylandStateImplementationPlanconsistingofthe2008reasonablefurtherprogress(RFP)plan,reasonablyavailablecontrolmeasures,andcontingencymeasuresfortheBaltimore19978-hourozonemoderatenonattainmentareasubmittedbytheSecretaryoftheMarylandDepartmentoftheEnvironmentonJune4,2007.8(r)EPAapprovesthefollowing2008RFPmotorvehicleemissionsbudgets(MVEB5)fortheBaltimore19978-hourozonemoderatenonattainmentareasubmittedbytheSecretaryoftheMarylandDepartmentoftheEnvironmentonJune4,2007:TransportationConformityEmissionsBudgetsfortheBaltimoreAreaTypeofcontrolstrategyYearVOCNOxEffectivedateofadequacySIP(TPD)(TPD)determinationorSIPapprovalRateofProgressPlan200841.2106.8April13,2009,(74FR13433),publishedMarch27,2009.9