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State citation Title/subject State effective 

date EPA approval date Explanations 

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202–0020 ..................................... Applicability .................................. 11/7/2013 6/24/2014, [Insert Federal 

Register citation].

* * * * * * * 

202–0130 ..................................... Ambient Air Quality Standard for 

Lead.

11/7/2013 6/24/2014, [Insert Federal 

Register citation].

* * * * * * * 

■ 3. Section 52.1991 is amended by 

adding paragraph (c) to read as follows: 

§ 52.1991 Section 110(a)(2) infrastructure 

requirements. 

* * * * * 

(c) On December 27, 2013, the Oregon 

Department of Environmental Quality 

submitted a SIP revision to address the 

requirements of CAA sections 110(a)(1) 

and (2) for the 2008 lead NAAQS. The 

EPA approves the submittal as meeting 

the following CAA section 110(a)(2) 

infrastructure elements for the 2008 lead 

NAAQS: (A), (B), (C), (D)(i)(II), (D)(ii), 

(E), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L), and (M). 

[FR Doc. 2014–14567 Filed 6–23–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R01–OAR–2012–0733, EPA–R01– 

OAR–2012–0935; A–1–FRL–9911–51– 

Region–1] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; Maine 

and New Hampshire; Ambient Air 

Quality Standards 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is approving State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions 

submitted by the States of Maine and 

New Hampshire. The revisions 

primarily update state regulations 

containing ambient air quality standards 

(AAQS) consistent with EPA national 

ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). 

The intended effect of this action is to 

approve these requirements into the 

Maine and New Hampshire SIPs. This 

action is being taken in accordance with 

the Clean Air Act (CAA). 

DATES: This direct final rule will be 

effective August 25, 2014, unless EPA 

receives adverse comments by July 24, 

2014. If adverse comments are received, 

EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of 

the direct final rule in the Federal 

Register informing the public that the 

rule will not take effect. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments 

identified by Docket ID Number EPA– 

R01–OAR–2012–0733 for comments 

pertaining to our action for Maine, or 

EPA–R01–OAR–2012–0935 for 

comments pertaining to our action for 

New Hampshire, by one of the following 

methods: 

1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

2. E-Mail: arnold.anne@epa.gov. 

3. Fax: (617) 918–0047. 

4. Mail: ‘‘Docket Identification 

Number EPA–R01–OAR–2012–0733 or 

EPA–R01–OAR–2012–0935,’’ Anne 

Arnold, Manager, Air Quality Planning 

Unit, Office of Ecosystem Protection, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

EPA New England Regional Office, 5 

Post Office Square—Suite 100, (Mail 

Code OEP05–2), Boston, MA 02109– 

3912. 

5. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver 

your comments to: Anne Arnold, 

Manager, Air Quality Planning Unit, 

Office of Ecosystem Protection, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 

New England Regional Office, 5 Post 

Office Square—Suite 100, (Mail Code 

OEP05–2), Boston, MA 02109–3912. 

Such deliveries are only accepted 

during the Regional Office’s normal 

hours of operation. The Regional 

Office’s official hours of business are 

Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID Number EPA–R01–OAR– 

2012–0733 for comments pertaining to 

our action for Maine, or EPA–R01– 

OAR–2012–0935 for comments 

pertaining to our action for New 

Hampshire. EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the public docket without change and 

may be made available online at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit through 

www.regulations.gov, or email, 

information that you consider to be CBI 

or otherwise protected. The 

www.regulations.gov Web site is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an email comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

www.regulations.gov your email address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the public docket and made 

available on the Internet. If you submit 

an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you submit. 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: All documents in the 

electronic docket are listed in the 

www.regulations.gov index. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, i.e., CBI 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 

electronically in www.regulations.gov or 

in hard copy at Office of Ecosystem 

Protection, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA New England 

Regional Office, 5 Post Office Square— 

Suite 100, Boston, MA. EPA requests 

that if at all possible, you contact the 


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contact listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

schedule your inspection. The Regional 

Office’s official hours of business are 

Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays. 

In addition, copies of each state’s 

submittal are available for public 

inspection during normal business 

hours, by appointment at the 

corresponding state environmental 

agency: Bureau of Air Quality Control, 

Department of Environmental 

Protection, First Floor of the Tyson 

Building, Augusta Mental Health 

Institute Complex, Augusta, ME 04333– 

0017; and Air Resources Division, 

Department of Environmental Services, 

P.O. Box 95, 29 Hazen Drive, Concord, 

NH 03302–0095. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Mackintosh, Air Quality Planning 

Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, New England Regional Office, 5 

Post Office Square—Suite 100, (Mail 

Code OEP05–02), Boston, MA 02109– 

3912, telephone 617–918–1584, 

facsimile 617–918–0584, email 

mackintosh.david@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document whenever 

‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean 

EPA. 

The following outline is provided to 

aid in locating information in this 

preamble. 

I. What action is EPA taking? 

II. What is the background for this action? 

III. What is included in the submittals? 

A. Maine 

B. New Hampshire 

IV. EPA’s Evaluation of the Submittals 

A. Maine 

B. New Hampshire 

V. Final Action 

VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. What action is EPA taking? 

EPA is approving two SIP revisions 

submitted by the State of Maine, which 

include Maine’s revised Chapter 110, 

‘‘Ambient Air Quality Standards,’’ 

submitted to EPA on August 21, 2012, 

and Maine’s revised Chapter 114, 

‘‘Classification of Air Quality Control 

Regions,’’ submitted to EPA on August 

31, 2012. EPA is also approving a SIP 

revision submitted by the State of New 

Hampshire on November 8, 2012, which 

includes New Hampshire’s revised EnvA 300, ‘‘Ambient Air Quality 

Standards.’’ These state regulations 

were revised to reflect updates to the 

federal NAAQS and to clarify the 

boundary description for an existing air 

quality control region in the State of 

Maine. 

II. What is the background for this 

action? 

Section 109 of the CAA directs EPA 

to establish NAAQS requisite to protect 

public health with an adequate margin 

of safety (primary standard) and for the 

protection of public welfare (secondary 

standard). Section 109(d)(1) of the CAA 

requires EPA to complete a thorough 

review of the NAAQS at 5-year intervals 

and promulgate new standards when 

appropriate. Additionally, Section 107 

of the CAA requires the establishment of 

air quality control regions for the 

purpose of implementing the NAAQS. 

On October 17, 2006 (71 FR 61144), 

EPA revised the primary and secondary 

24-hour NAAQS for fine particulate 

matter (PM2.5) to 35 micrograms per 

cubic meter. This final rule became 

effective on December 18, 2006. 

On March 27, 2008 (73 FR 16436), 

EPA revised the NAAQS for ozone, 

setting the level of the primary and 

secondary 8-hour standard to 0.075 

parts per million. This final ozone 

standard rule became effective on May 

27, 2008. 

On November 12, 2008 (73 FR 66964), 

EPA revised the NAAQS for lead, 

setting the level of the primary and 

secondary standard to 0.15 micrograms 

per cubic meter and revised the 

averaging time to a rolling 3-month 

period with a maximum (not-to-beexceeded) form, evaluated over a 3-year 

period. The final lead standard rule 

became effective on January 12, 2009. 

On February 9, 2010 (75 FR 6474), 

EPA revised the NAAQS for oxides of 

nitrogen as measured by nitrogen 

dioxide (NO2). EPA established a 1-hour 

primary standard for NO2 at a level of 

100 parts per billion, based on the 3- 

year average of the 98th percentile of the 

yearly distribution of 1-hour daily 

maximum concentrations, to 

supplement the existing primary and 

secondary annual standard of 53 parts 

per billion (61 FR 52852, Oct 8, 1996). 

The final NO2 rule became effective on 

April 12, 2010. 

On June 22, 2010 (75 FR 35520), EPA 

revised the NAAQS for oxides of sulfur 

as measured by sulfur dioxide (SO2). 

EPA established a new 1-hour SO2

primary standard at a level of 75 parts 

per billion, based on the 3-year average 

of the annual 99th percentile of 1-hour 

daily maximum concentrations. EPA 

also revoked both the previous 24-hour 

and annual primary SO2 standards. This 

final rule became effective on August 

23, 2010. 

On August 21, 2012, Maine submitted 

a SIP revision to update its Chapter 110, 

‘‘Ambient Air Quality Standards.’’ Then 

on August 31, 2012, Maine submitted a 

SIP revision to update its Chapter 114, 

‘‘Classification of Air Quality Control 

Regions.’’ On November 8, 2012, New 

Hampshire submitted a SIP revision to 

update its Env-A 300, ‘‘Ambient Air 

Quality Standards.’’ 

On January 15, 2013 (78 FR 3086), 

EPA revised the primary PM2.5 annual 

NAAQS, lowering the standard to 12.0 

micrograms per cubic meter. The final 

rule became effective on March 18, 

2013. 

III. What is included in the submittals? 

A. Maine 

Maine’s August 21, 2012, SIP 

submittal includes revised Chapter 110, 

‘‘Ambient Air Quality Standards.’’ This 

regulation has been revised to explicitly 

incorporate the new NAAQS, discussed 

above, with the exception of the latest 

revision to the PM2.5 primary standard. 

Maine’s SIP revision was submitted on 

August 21, 2012, prior EPA’s adoption 

of the 12.0 microgram per cubic meter 

PM2.5 primary annual standard. 

Specifically, Maine adopted the 

following substantive changes: 

1. The lead primary and secondary 

rolling 3-month average standards of 

0.15 micrograms per cubic meter; 

2. The nitrogen dioxide primary 1- 

hour standard of 100 parts per billion; 

3. The ozone primary and secondary 

8-hour standards of 0.075 parts per 

million; 

4. The PM2.5 primary and secondary 

annual standard of 15.0 micrograms per 

cubic meter; 

5. The PM2.5 primary and secondary 

24-hour standards of 35.0 micrograms 

per cubic meter; 

6. The sulfur dioxide primary 1-hour 

standard of 75 parts per billion; and 

7. Ambient air increments for PM2.5

under the Prevention of Significant 

Deterioration (PSD) permit program. 

Maine’s August 31, 2012 SIP revision 

includes Maine’s revised Chapter 114, 

‘‘Classification of Air Quality Control 

Regions,’’ which was revised to clarify 

that the Moosehorn Wilderness Area 

located in Moosehorn National Wildlife 

Refuge is a Class I area. Maine also 

deleted the rule’s prior reference to 

ozone nonattainment areas. 

B. New Hampshire 

New Hampshire’s SIP submittal 

contains revised Env-A 300, ‘‘Ambient 

Air Quality Standards.’’ This regulation 

has been revised to explicitly 

incorporate the revised NAAQS, 

discussed above, with the exception of 

the latest revision to the PM2.5 primary 

standard. New Hampshire’s SIP revision 

was submitted on November 8, 2012, 

prior EPA‘s adoption of the 12.0 


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microgram per cubic meter PM2.5

primary annual standard. Specifically, 

New Hampshire adopted the following 

substantive changes: 

1. The lead primary and secondary 

rolling 3-month-average standards of 

0.15 micrograms per cubic meter; 

2. The nitrogen dioxide primary 1- 

hour standard of 100 parts per billion; 

3. The ozone primary and secondary 

8-hour standards of 0.075 parts per 

million; 

4. The PM2.5 primary and secondary 

annual standards of 15 micrograms per 

cubic meter; 

5. The PM2.5 primary and secondary 

24-hour standards of 35 micrograms per 

cubic meter; 

6. The PM10 primary and secondary 

24-hour standards of 150 micrograms 

per cubic meter; and 

7. The sulfur dioxide primary 1-hour 

standard of 75 parts per billion. 

IV. EPA’s Evaluation of the Submittals 

A. Maine 

Maine’s Chapter 110 was originally 

approved into the Maine SIP on January 

30, 1980 (45 FR 6784). Several updates 

to the rule were also approved into the 

Maine SIP, the most recent of which 

occurred on March 22, 2004 (69 FR 

13227). EPA has reviewed Maine’s 

revised Chapter 110 and has determined 

that it is consistent with the NAAQS in 

40 CFR Part 50, with the exception of 

EPA’s latest revision to the PM2.5

standard which occurred subsequent to 

Maine’s adoption of the Chapter 110 

revised rule. 

In addition, Section 8 of Maine’s 

Chapter 110, ‘‘Establishment of Ambient 

Increments,’’ was revised to include 

ambient air increments for PM2.5, as 

required under the Clean Air Act’s 

Prevention of Significant Deterioration 

permit program. (The previously SIPapproved version of the rule included 

increments for PM10, sulfur dioxide, and 

nitrogen dioxide which are also in the 

revised rule.) EPA has reviewed the 

maximum allowable increases Maine 

has established for PM2.5 and 

determined that they are consistent with 

40 CFR 51.166(c). Therefore, we are 

approving those PM2.5 maximum 

allowable increases into Maine’s SIP. In 

approving those maximum allowable 

increases, EPA is not taking action on, 

or making any determinations about, the 

way in which these maximum allowable 

increases relate to existing SIP 

provisions or recently amended 

provisions of Maine’s Chapters 100 and 

115 pertaining to the way in which 

‘‘increment’’ is calculated or used in the 

PSD permit program. 

In summary, Maine’s revised Chapter 

110 includes additional and more 

stringent air quality standards than the 

previous SIP-approved version of the 

rule. The revised rule also includes 

ambient air increments for PM2.5 that 

were not included in the previous SIPapproved version of the rule. Thus, the 

revised Chapter 110 satisfies the antiback sliding requirements in Section 

110(l) of the CAA and we are approving 

Maine’s revised rule into the Maine SIP. 

Maine’s Chapter 114 was originally 

approved into the Maine SIP on January 

30, 1980 (45 FR 6874). Updates to the 

rule were also approved into the Maine 

SIP, the most recent of which occurred 

on August 30, 1995 (60 FR 45056). In 

the current SIP revision, Chapter 114 

was revised to clarify that the 

Moosehorn Wilderness Area located in 

Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge is 

a Class I area and the rule’s prior 

reference to ozone nonattainment areas 

was deleted. 

Maine’s updates to Chapter 114 are 

appropriate. All of Maine was 

designated as unclassifiable/attainment 

for the 2008 ozone standard on May 21, 

2012 (77 FR 30088). In addition, 

Maine’s nonattainment areas for the 

1997 ozone standard were redesignated 

to attainment on December 11, 2006 (71 

FR 71489). See also 40 CFR 81.320. 

Furthermore, Maine’s clarification that 

Moosehorn Wilderness Area located in 

Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge is 

a Class I area is consistent with 40 CFR 

Part 81, Subpart D. 

In summary, Maine’s Chapter 114 

revised rule includes updates that are 

consistent with the applicable sections 

of the Code of Federal Regulations and 

is no less stringent than the previous 

SIP-approved version of the rule. 

Therefore, Maine’s revised Chapter 114 

satisfies the anti-back sliding 

requirements in Section 110(l) of the 

CAA and we are approving Maine’s 

revised rule into the Maine SIP. 

B. New Hampshire 

New Hampshire’s Env-A 300, 

‘‘Ambient Air Quality Standards,’’ was 

originally approved into the New 

Hampshire SIP on March 15, 1983 (48 

FR 10830). Updates to the rule were also 

approved into the New Hampshire SIP, 

the most recent of which occurred on 

August 19, 1994 (59 FR 42766). EPA has 

reviewed New Hampshire’s revised EnvA 300 and has determined that it is 

consistent with the NAAQS in 40 CFR 

Part 50, with the exception of EPA’s 

latest revision to the PM2.5 standard 

which occurred subsequent to New 

Hampshire’s adoption of the Env-A 300 

revised rule. 

New Hampshire’s revised Env-A 300 

includes additional and more stringent 

air quality standards than the previous 

SIP-approved version of the rule. Thus, 

the revised Chapter 110 satisfies the 

anti-back sliding requirements in 

Section 110(l) of the CAA and we are 

approving Maine’s revised rule into the 

Maine SIP. 

V. Final Action 

EPA is approving, and incorporating 

into the Maine SIP, Maine’s revised 

Chapter 110, ‘‘Ambient Air Quality 

Standards,’’ submitted to EPA on 

August 21, 2012, and Maine’s revised 

Chapter 114, ‘‘Classification of Air 

Quality Control Regions,’’ submitted to 

EPA on August 31, 2012. EPA is also 

approving, and incorporating into the 

New Hampshire SIP, New Hampshire’s 

revised Env-A 300, ‘‘Ambient Air 

Quality Standards,’’ submitted to EPA 

on November 8, 2012. 

The EPA is publishing this action 

without prior proposal because the 

Agency views this as a noncontroversial 

amendment and anticipates no adverse 

comments. However, in the proposed 

rules section of this Federal Register 

publication, EPA is publishing a 

separate document that will serve as the 

proposal to approve these SIP revisions 

should relevant adverse comments be 

filed. This rule will be effective August 

25, 2014 without further notice unless 

the Agency receives relevant adverse 

comments by July 24, 2014. 

If the EPA receives such comments, 

then EPA will publish a notice 

withdrawing the final rule and 

informing the public that the rule will 

not take effect. All public comments 

received will then be addressed in a 

subsequent final rule based on the 

proposed rule. The EPA will not 

institute a second comment period on 

the proposed rule. All parties interested 

in commenting on the proposed rule 

should do so at this time. If no such 

comments are received, the public is 

advised that this rule will be effective 

on August 25, 2014 and no further 

action will be taken on the proposed 

rule. Please note that if EPA receives 

adverse comment on an amendment, 

paragraph, or section of this rule and if 

that provision may be severed from the 

remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt 

as final those provisions of the rule that 

are not the subject of an adverse 

comment. 

VI. 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 Act and applicable 

Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 

40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP 

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state choices, provided that they meet 

the criteria of the Clean Air Act. 

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: 

• 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); 

• Does not impose an information 

collection burden under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

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

• 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 rule 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. 

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 action 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 August 25, 2014. 

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. Parties with 

objections to this direct final rule are 

encouraged to file a comment in 

response to the parallel notice of 

proposed rulemaking for this action 

published in the proposed rules section 

of today’s Federal Register, rather than 

file an immediate petition for judicial 

review of this direct final rule, so that 

EPA can withdraw this direct final rule 

and address the comment in the 

proposed rulemaking. 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, Carbon monoxide, 

Incorporation by reference, Lead, 

NAAQS, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, 

Particulate matter, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur 

oxides. 

Dated: June 16, 2014. 

H. Curtis Spalding, 

Regional Administrator, EPA New England. 

Part 52 of chapter I, title 40 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations is amended 

as follows: 

PART 52—APPROVAL AND 

PROMULGATION OF 

IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

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

Subpart U—Maine 

■ 2. In § 52.1020, Table (c) ‘‘EPAAPPROVED MAINE REGULATIONS’’ is 

amended by revising existing entries for 

Chapter 110 and Chapter 114 to read as 

follows: 

§ 52.1020 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(c) EPA approved regulations. 

EPA-APPROVED MAINE REGULATIONS

State citation Title/subject State effective 

date 

EPA approval date 

EPA approval date 

and citation 1

Explanations 

*******

Chapter 110 ................................. Ambient Air Quality Standards .... 8/6/2012 6/24/14 [Insert Federal 

Register citation].

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Chapter 114 ................................. Classification of Air Quality Control Regions.8/29/2012 6/24/14 [Insert Federal 

Register citation].

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1 In order to determing the EPA effective date for 

a specific provision listed in this table, consult the 

Federal Register notice cited in this column for the 

particular provision. 

1 In order to determine the EPA effective date for 

a specific provision listed in this table, consult the 

Federal Register notice cited in this column for the 

particular provision. 

* * * * * 

Subpart EE—New Hampshire 

■ 3. In § 52.1520, Table (c) ‘‘EPAAPPROVED NEW HAMPSHIRE 

REGULATIONS’’ is amended by 

revising the existing entry for Env-A 300 

to read as follows: 

§ 52.1520 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(c) EPA approved regulations. 

EPA-APPROVED NEW HAMPSHIRE REGULATIONS

State citation Title/subject State effective 

date EPA approval date 1 Explanations 

*******

Env-A 300 .................................... Ambient Air Quality Standards. ... 9/1/2012 6/24/14 ..............................

[Insert Federal Register 

page number where the 

document begins].

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[FR Doc. 2014–14531 Filed 6–23–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

48 CFR Parts 202 and 217 

RIN 0750–AI23 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement: Definition of 

‘‘Congressional Defense Committees’’ 

(DFARS Case 2013–D027) 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: DoD is issuing a final rule 

amending the Defense Federal 

Acquisition Regulation Supplement 

(DFARS) to clarify the meaning of the 

phrase ‘‘congressional defense 

committees.’’ 

DATES: Effective June 24, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Lee Renna, telephone 571–372–6095. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

DoD is amending the DFARS to clarify 

the meaning of the phrase 

‘‘congressional defense committees.’’ 

Generally, when this phrase appears in 

the DFARS, it has the same meaning as 

set forth in 10 U.S.C. 101(a)(16), i.e., the 

Committee on Armed Services and the 

Committee on Appropriations, of the 

Senate and of the House. In DFARS 

202.101, a new paragraph has been 

added, indicating that the definition for 

‘‘congressional defense committees’’ is 

in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 101(a)(16), 

or as otherwise specified by statute for 

particular applications. The definition 

at 202.101 will no longer include the 

Subcommittees on Defense of the 

Committees on Appropriation, in 

keeping with the definition at 10 U.S.C. 

101(a)(16). 

There are instances, however, when 

this definition may be modified to 

reflect the unique requirements of a 

specific law. Such is the case at DFARS 

217.103. At DFARS subpart 217.1, 

which pertains to multiyear contracting, 

the definition for ‘‘congressional 

defense committees’’ is derived from 

DoD annual appropriations acts. As 

such, a new definition has been added, 

which also encompasses the 

Subcommittees on Defense of the 

Committees on Appropriations for the 

Senate and House. 

II. Publication of This Final Rule for 

Public Comment Is Not Required by 

Statute 

‘‘Publication of proposed 

regulations,’’ 41 U.S.C. 1707, is the 

statute which applies to the publication 

of the Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement. Paragraph (a)(1) 

of the statute requires that a 

procurement policy, regulation, 

procedure, or form (including an 

amendment or modification thereof) 

must be published for public comment 

if it relates to the expenditure of 

appropriated funds, and has either a 

significant effect beyond the internal 

operating procedures of the agency 

issuing the policy, regulation, procedure 

or form, or has a significant cost or 

administrative impact on contractors or 

offerors. This final rule is not required 

to be published for public comment 

because it will not have a significant 

cost or administrative impact. These 

requirements affect only the internal 

operating procedures of the 

Government. 

III. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and 

13563 direct agencies to assess all costs 

and benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety 

effects, distributive impacts, and 

equity). E.O. 13563 emphasizes the 

importance of quantifying both costs 

and benefits, of reducing costs, of 

harmonizing rules, and of promoting 

flexibility. This is not a significant 

regulatory action and, therefore, was not 

subject to review under section 6(b) of 

E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning and 

Review, dated September 30, 1993. This 

rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 

804. 

IV. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act does 

not apply to this rule because this final 

rule does not constitute a significant 

DFARS revision within the meaning of 

FAR 1.501–1, and 41 U.S.C. 1707 does 

not require publication for public 

comment. 


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