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Rule title State effective date EPA effective 

date Final rule citation, date Comments 

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XXI. Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) Interstate Transport 

Requirements for the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS.

Submitted: 1/25/2016 ....... 8/6/2018 [Insert Federal Register 

citation], 7/5/2018.

Subpart ZZ—Wyoming 

■ 6. Section 52.2620, paragraph (e), is 

amended by adding table entry (30) to 

read as follows: 

§ 52.2620 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * 

Rule No. Rule title State effective 

date 

EPA Effective 

date Final rule citation, date Comments 

(30) XXX ............ Interstate transport SIP for Section 

110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) prongs 1 and 2 for the 2012 

PM2.5 NAAQS.

6/24/2016 8/6/2018 [Insert Federal Register citation], 7/5/ 

2018.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R06–OAR–2017–0052; FRL–9979– 

96—Region 6] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; Oklahoma; 

Interstate Transport Requirements for 

the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Clean 

Air Act (CAA or the Act), the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

is approving portions of Oklahoma’s 

State Implementation Plan (SIP) 

submittal, that addresses a CAA 

requirement that SIPs account for 

potential interstate transport of air 

pollution that significantly contributes 

to nonattainment or interferes with 

maintenance of the 2012 fine particulate 

matter (PM2.5) National Ambient Air 

Quality Standards (NAAQS) in other 

states. EPA finds that emissions from 

Oklahoma sources do not contribute 

significantly to nonattainment in, or 

interfere with maintenance by, any 

other state with regard to the 2012 PM2.5

NAAQS. 

DATES: This rule is effective on August 

6, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket ID 

No. EPA–R06–OAR–2017–0052. All 

documents in the docket are listed on 

the http://www.regulations.gov website. 

Although listed in the index, some 

information is not publicly available, 

e.g., Confidential Business Information 

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 through http://

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, 

Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sherry Fuerst, 214–665–6454, 

fuerst.sherry@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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

and ‘‘our’’ means the EPA. 

I. Background 

The background for this action is 

discussed in detail in our May 18, 2018 

proposal (83 FR 23244). In that 

document we proposed to approve 

portions of Oklahoma’s SIP submittal, 

that addresses a CAA requirement that 

SIPs account for potential interstate 

transport of air pollution that 

significantly contributes to 

nonattainment or interferes with 

maintenance of the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS 

in other states. We proposed to 

determine that emissions from 

Oklahoma sources do not contribute 

significantly to nonattainment in, or 

interfere with maintenance by, any 

other state with regard to the 2012 PM2.5

NAAQS. 

We received three anonymous public 

comments on the proposed rulemaking 

action. The comments are posted to the 

docket (EPA–R06–OAR–2017–0052). In 

the first comment, received on May 19, 

2018, the commenter makes a comment 

regarding the President and his recent 

allegations against the FBI. Such 

comment is irrelevant and is outside the 

scope of this specific rule making 

action. In the second comment, received 

May 20, 2018, the commenter raised 

concerns regarding the validity of the 

UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate 

Change and governments’ reliance on 

the panel’s recommendations. Such 

comment is irrelevant and is outside the 

scope of this specific rule making 

action. In the third and final comment, 

received on June 3, 2018, the 

commenter raised concerns and doubts 

about the effectiveness of environmental 

regulations. Such comment is irrelevant 

and is outside the scope of this specific 

rule making action. 

II. Final Action 

We are approving the portions of the 

December 19, 2016 Oklahoma SIP 

revision pertaining to emissions that 

significantly contribute to 

nonattainment or interfere with 

maintenance of the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS 

in other states. We find that emissions 

from Oklahoma sources do not 

contribute significantly to 

nonattainment in, or interfere with 

maintenance by, any other state with 

regard to the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS. 

III. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the CAA, 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 submissions, the 

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 


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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 Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, 

January 21, 2011); 

• Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82 

FR 9339, February 2, 2017) regulatory 

action because SIP approvals are 

exempted under Executive Order 12866; 

• 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 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, 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). 

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 September 3, 

2018. 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, Particulate matter. 

Dated: June 28, 2018. 

Anne Idsal, 

Regional Administrator, Region 6. 

40 CFR part 52 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 LL—Oklahoma 

■ 2. In § 52.1920(e) the table titled 

‘‘EPA-Approved Oklahoma 

Nonregulatory Provisions and QuasiRegulatory Measures in the Oklahoma 

SIP’’ is amended by adding an entry at 

the end for ‘‘Interstate transport for the 

2012 PM2.5 NAAQS (contribute to 

nonattainment or interfere with 

maintenance)’’ to read as follows: 

§ 52.1920 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * 

EPA-APPROVED NONREGULATORY PROVISIONS AND QUASI-REGULATORY MEASURES IN THE OKLAHOMA SIP 

Name of SIP 

provision 

Applicable 

geographic or 

nonattainment area 

State 

submittal 

date 

EPA 

approval date Explanation 

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Interstate transport for the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS (contribute to nonattainment or interfere with maintenance).Statewide ......................... 12/19/2016 7/5/2018, [Insert Federal 

Register citation].

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