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BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R05–OAR–2016–0603; FRL–9981– 

45—Region 5] 

Air Plan Approval; Minnesota; PSD 

Infrastructure SIP Requirements 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is approving elements of 

a state implementation plan (SIP) 

submission from Minnesota regarding 

the infrastructure requirements of 

section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) 

relating to Prevention of Significant 

Deterioration (PSD) for the 1997 ozone, 

1997 fine particulate (PM2.5), 2006 

PM2.5, 2008 lead (Pb), 2008 ozone, 2010 

nitrogen dioxide (NO2), 2010 sulfur 

dioxide (SO2), and 2012 PM2.5 National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS). The Minnesota Pollution 

Control Agency (MPCA) submitted the 

SIP revision to EPA on October 4, 2016. 

DATES: This final rule is effective on 

August 30, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket ID 

No. EPA–R05–OAR–2016–0603. All 

documents in the docket are listed on 

the www.regulations.gov website. 

Although listed in the index, some 

information is not publicly available, 

i.e., Confidential Business Information 

(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 through 

www.regulations.gov or at the 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 77 

West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 

Illinois 60604. This facility is open from 

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding Federal holidays. We 

recommend that you telephone Eric 

Svingen, Environmental Engineer, at 

(312) 353–4489 before visiting the 

Region 5 office. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

Svingen, Environmental Engineer, 

Attainment Planning and Maintenance 

Section, Air Programs Branch (AR–18J), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 

Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353–4489, 

svingen.eric@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document whenever 

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

EPA. This supplementary information 

section is arranged as follows: 

I. What is the background of this SIP 

submission? 

II. What guidance is EPA using to evaluate 

this SIP submission? 

III. What is the result of EPA’s review of this 

SIP submission? 

IV. What action is EPA taking? 

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. What is the background of this SIP 

submission? 

This rulemaking approves a SIP 

submission from MPCA dated October 

4, 2016, which addresses infrastructure 

requirements relating to PSD for the 

1997 ozone, 1997 PM2.5, 2006 PM2.5, 

2008 Pb, 2008 ozone, 2010 NO2, 2010 

SO2, and 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS. 

The requirement for states to make 

infrastructure SIP submissions arises 

out of CAA section 110(a)(1). Pursuant 

to CAA section 110(a)(1), states must 

make SIP submissions ‘‘within 3 years 

(or such shorter period as the 

Administrator may prescribe) after the 

promulgation of a national primary 

ambient air quality standard (or any 

revision thereof),’’ and these SIP 

submissions are to provide for the 

‘‘implementation, maintenance, and 

enforcement’’ of such NAAQS. The 

statute directly imposes on states the 

duty to make these SIP submissions, 

and the requirement to make the 

submissions is not conditioned upon 

EPA’s taking any action other than 

promulgating a new or revised NAAQS. 

CAA section 110(a)(2) includes a list of 

specific elements that ‘‘[e]ach such 

plan’’ submission must address. 

EPA has historically referred to these 

SIP submissions made for the purpose 

of satisfying the requirements of CAA 

section 110(a)(1) and (2) as 

‘‘infrastructure SIP’’ submissions. 

Although the term ‘‘infrastructure SIP’’ 

does not appear in the CAA, EPA uses 

the term to distinguish this particular 

type of SIP submission from 

submissions that are intended to satisfy 

other SIP requirements under the CAA. 

This specific rulemaking is only taking 

action on the infrastructure SIP 

elements relating to PSD, provided at 

CAA sections 110(a)(2)(C), 

110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II), 110(a)(2)(D)(ii), and 

110(a)(2)(J). 

In previous rulemakings, EPA 

addressed Minnesota’s infrastructure 

obligations under the various NAAQS. 

On July 13, 2011 (76 FR 41075), EPA 

approved most elements of Minnesota’s 

infrastructure SIP submittal for the 1997 

ozone and 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS. On 

October 29, 2012 (77 FR 65478), EPA 

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1States may develop and implement their own 

PSD programs, which are evaluated against EPA’s 

requirements for each component. States may 

alternatively decline to develop their own program, 

but instead directly implement Federal PSD rules. 

At the time of the infrastructure rulemakings 

referenced above, Minnesota had chosen to 

implement the federally promulgated PSD rules at 

40 CFR 52.21, and EPA had delegated to Minnesota 

the authority to implement these regulations. The 

federally promulgated rules satisfied all 

infrastructure requirements relating to PSD. 

However, as a delegated program, these 

infrastructure elements were not approved into the 

Minnesota SIP. 

2PM2.5 refers to particles with an aerodynamic 

diameter of less than or equal to 2.5 micrometers, 

oftentimes referred to as ‘‘fine’’ particles. 

3https://www3.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/aqmguide/ 

collection/cp2/20071002_harnett_110(a)_sip_

guidance.pdf. 

4https://www3.epa.gov/airquality/urbanair/ 

sipstatus/docs/Guidance_on_Infrastructure_SIP_

Elements_Multipollutant_FINAL_Sept_2013.pdf. 

infrastructure SIP submittal for the 2006 

PM2.5 NAAQS. On July 16, 2014 (79 FR 

41439), EPA approved most elements of 

Minnesota’s infrastructure SIP submittal 

for the 2008 Pb NAAQS. Finally, on 

October 20, 2015 (80 FR 63436), EPA 

approved most elements of Minnesota’s 

infrastructure SIP submittal for the 2008 

ozone, 2010 NO2, 2010 SO2, and 2012 

PM2.5 NAAQS. However, because 

Minnesota did not have an approved 

PSD program at the time of these 

rulemakings, EPA generally 

disapproved infrastructure SIP elements 

relating to PSD in the rulemakings.1

MPCA’s submission dated October 4, 

2016, requested that EPA approve into 

its SIP Minnesota Rule 7007.3000, 

which incorporates by reference the 

Federal PSD rules at 40 CFR 52.21. On 

July 10, 2017 (82 FR 31741), EPA 

proposed to approve this request, and 

on September 26, 2017 (82 FR 44734), 

EPA finalized approval; the change 

became effective on October 26, 2017. 

Therefore, Minnesota is now 

implementing its own SIP-approved 

PSD program. 

In this rulemaking, as requested by 

Minnesota, EPA is finding that 

Minnesota has satisfied all 

infrastructure SIP elements relating to 

PSD, at CAA sections 110(a)(2)(C), 

110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II), 110(a)(2)(D)(ii), and 

110(a)(2)(J), for the 1997 ozone, 1997 

PM2.5, 2006 PM2.5, 2008 Pb, 2008 ozone, 

2010 NO2, 2010 SO2, and 2012 PM2.5

NAAQS. 

II. What guidance is EPA using to 

evaluate this SIP submission? 

EPA’s guidance relating to 

infrastructure SIP submissions can be 

found in a guidance document entitled 

‘‘Guidance on SIP Elements Required 

Under Sections 110(a)(1) and (2) for the 

1997 8-hour Ozone and PM2.5 2 National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards’’ (2007 

Guidance).3 Further guidance is 

provided in a September 13, 2013, 

document entitled ‘‘Guidance on 

Infrastructure State Implementation 

Plan (SIP) Elements under CAA 

Sections 110(a)(1) and (2)’’ (2013 

Guidance).4

III. What is the result of EPA’s review 

of this SIP submission? 

Pursuant to CAA section 110(a), states 

must provide reasonable notice and 

opportunity for public hearing for all 

infrastructure SIP submissions. MPCA 

commenced a public comment period 

on June 20, 2016, and closed the public 

comment period on July 20, 2016. 

Minnesota received three comments, 

and provided a response to comments in 

its submittal. 

Minnesota provided a synopsis of 

how its SIP meets each of the applicable 

requirements in CAA sections 

110(a)(2)(C), 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II), 

110(a)(2)(D)(ii), and 110(a)(2)(J) for the 

1997 ozone, 1997 PM2.5, 2006 PM2.5, 

2008 Pb, 2008 ozone, 2010 NO2, 2010 

SO2, and 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS, as 

applicable. 

On May 17, 2018 (83 FR 22913), EPA 

published a proposed rule that would 

approve this submission into 

Minnesota’s SIP. This proposed rule 

contained a detailed evaluation of how 

Minnesota’s submission satisfies certain 

requirements under CAA section 110. 

Two comments were received; neither is 

relevant to this rulemaking. Therefore, 

EPA is finalizing this rule as proposed. 

IV. What action is EPA taking? 

EPA is approving the submission from 

Minnesota certifying that its current SIP 

is sufficient to meet the infrastructure 

SIP requirements relating to PSD, at 

CAA sections 110(a)(2)(C), 

110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II), 110(a)(2)(D)(ii), and 

110(a)(2)(J), for the 1997 ozone, 1997 

PM2.5, 2006 PM2.5, 2008 Pb, 2008 ozone, 

2010 NO2, 2010 SO2, and 2012 PM2.5

NAAQS. EPA is also making some 

consistency and clarification edits to 

Minnesota’s infrastructure SIP table in 

40 CFR 52.1220. 

V. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the CAA, the Administrator is 

required to approve a SIP submission 

that complies with the provisions of the 

CAA and applicable Federal regulations. 

42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). 

Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, 

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 

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 


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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 CAA, 

petitions for judicial review of this 

action must be filed in the United States 

Court of Appeals for the appropriate 

circuit by October 1, 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, Intergovernmental relations, 

Lead, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, 

Particulate matter, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur 

oxides, Volatile organic compounds. 

Dated: July 17, 2018. 

Cathy Stepp, 

Regional Administrator, Region 5. 

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. 

■ 2. In § 52.1220, the table in paragraph 

(e) is amended by: 

■ i. Removing the entry for ‘‘CAA 

110(a)(2)(D)(i) SIP-Interstate Transport’’. 

■ ii. Revising the entries for ‘‘Section 

110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements 

for the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS’’; 

‘‘Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure 

Requirements for the 1997 PM2.5

NAAQS’’; ‘‘Section 110(a)(2) 

Infrastructure Requirements for the 2006 

24-Hour PM2.5 NAAQS’’; ‘‘Section 

110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements 

for the 2008 lead (Pb) NAAQS’’; 

‘‘Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure 

Requirements for the 2008 ozone 

NAAQS’’; ‘‘Section 110(a)(2) 

Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 

nitrogen dioxide (NO2) NAAQS’’; 

‘‘Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure 

Requirements for the 2010 sulfur 

dioxide (SO2) NAAQS’’; and ‘‘Section 

110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements 

for the 2012 fine particulate matter 

(PM2.5) NAAQS’’. 

The revisions reads as follows: 

§ 52.1220 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * 

EPA-APPROVED MINNESOTA NONREGULATORY PROVISIONS

Name of nonregulatory SIP 

provision 

Applicable 

geographic or 

nonattainment 

area 

State submittal date/ 

effective date EPA approved date Comments 

*******

Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 

1997 8-Hour Ozone 

NAAQS.

Statewide .......... 10/23/2007, 11/29/2007, 5/ 

26/2016 and 10/4/2016.

7/31/2018, [insert Federal 

Register citation].

Fully approved for all CAA elements. 

Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 

1997 PM2.5 NAAQS.

Statewide .......... 10/23/2007, 11/29/2007, 5/ 

26/2016 and 10/4/2016.

7/31/2018, [insert Federal 

Register citation].

Fully approved for all CAA elements. 

Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 

2006 24-Hour PM2.5

NAAQS.

Statewide .......... 5/23/2011, 5/26/2016 and 

10/4/2016.

7/31/2018, [insert Federal 

Register citation].

Fully approved for all CAA elements 

except (D)(i)(I), which has been 

remedied with a FIP, and the visibility protection requirements of 

(D)(i)(II). 

Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 

2008 lead (Pb) NAAQS.

Statewide .......... 6/19/2012, 5/26/2016 and 

10/4/2016.

7/31/2018, [insert Federal 

Register citation].

Fully approved for all CAA elements. 

Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 

2008 ozone NAAQS.

Statewide .......... 6/12/2014, 5/26/2016 and 

10/4/2016.

7/31/2018, [insert Federal 

Register citation].

Fully approved for all CAA elements 

except the visibility protection requirements of (D)(i)(II). 

Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 

2010 nitrogen dioxide 

(NO2) NAAQS.

Statewide .......... 6/12/2014, 5/26/2016 and 

10/4/2016.

7/31/2018, [insert Federal 

Register citation].

Fully approved for all CAA elements 

except the visibility protection requirements of (D)(i)(II). 

Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 

2010 sulfur dioxide (SO2) 

NAAQS.

Statewide .......... 6/12/2014, 5/26/2016 and 

10/4/2016.

7/31/2018, [insert Federal 

Register citation].

Fully approved for all CAA elements 

except (D)(i)(I) and the visibility 

protection requirements of 

(D)(i)(II). 

Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 

2012 fine particulate matter (PM2.5) NAAQS.

Statewide .......... 6/12/2014, 5/26/2016 and 

10/4/2016.

7/31/2018, [insert Federal 

Register citation].

Fully approved for all CAA elements 

except (D)(i)(I) and the visibility 

protection requirements of 

(D)(i)(II). 


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1 62 FR 27968 (May 22, 1997). 

[FR Doc. 2018–16256 Filed 7–30–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R05–OAR–2017–0535; FRL–9981– 

46—Region 5] 

Air Plan Approval; Indiana; Air Quality 

Standards Update for the 2015 Ozone 

Standard 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is approving a September 

7, 2017, request by the Indiana 

Department of Environmental 

Management (IDEM) to revise the 

Indiana state implementation plan (SIP) 

for ozone. IDEM revised its ozone 

standard in order to be consistent with 

EPA’s 2015 revisions to the 8-hour 

national ambient air quality standards 

(NAAQS). IDEM also revised references 

to the monitoring test methods in its 

rules to be consistent with the current 

EPA test methods. EPA is also 

approving administrative revisions to 

regulations addressing other ambient air 

quality standards. 

DATES: This final rule is effective on 

August 30, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket ID 

No. EPA–R05–OAR–2017–0535. All 

documents in the docket are listed on 

the www.regulations.gov website. 

Although listed in the index, some 

information is not publicly available, 

i.e., Confidential Business Information 

(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 through 

www.regulations.gov or at the 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 77 

West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 

Illinois 60604. This facility is open from 

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding Federal holidays. We 

recommend that you telephone Matt 

Rau, Environmental Engineer, at (312) 

886–6524 before visiting the Region 5 

office. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt 

Rau, Environmental Engineer, Control 

Strategies Section, Air Programs Branch 

(AR–18J), Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson 

Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, 

(312) 886–6524, rau.matthew@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document whenever 

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

EPA. This supplementary information 

section is arranged as follows: 

I. Background 

II. Public Comment 

III. What action is EPA taking? 

IV. Incorporation by Reference 

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. Background 

On October 26, 2015 (80 FR 65291), 

EPA revised the primary and secondary 

ozone NAAQS from 0.075 to 0.070 parts 

per million (ppm), daily maximum 8- 

hour concentration, codified at 40 CFR 

50.19. EPA also revised the monitoring 

test methods for ozone, which are 

codified at 40 CFR part 50, appendices 

D and U, and at 40 CFR part 53. 

On April 11, 2017, IDEM revised its 

ambient air quality primary and 

secondary standards for ozone to be 

consistent with EPA’s 2015 revision, 

and codified that revision at 326 Indiana 

Administrative Code (IAC) 1–3–4, 

Ambient Air Quality Standards. IDEM 

revised 326 IAC 1–3–4(4)(B) to update 

its references to the Federal monitoring 

test methods. Indiana also made 

administrative revisions throughout 326 

IAC 1–3–4 for ambient air quality 

standards other than ozone. This 

includes changing ‘‘shall represent’’ to 

‘‘represents’’ and ‘‘shall’’ to ‘‘must.’’ 

On September 7, 2017, IDEM 

submitted the revisions of 326 IAC 1–3– 

4 to EPA and requested their approval 

into the Indiana SIP. EPA proposed 

approving 326 IAC 1–3–4, as revised, on 

May 2, 2018 (83 FR 19194). 

II. Public Comment 

A public comment period was 

provided in the May 2, 2018 (83 FR 

19194) proposed rule. The comment 

period closed on June 1, 2018. Two 

comments were submitted during the 

comment period. Both comments raised 

issues outside the scope of this 

rulemaking. 

III. What action is EPA taking? 

EPA is approving revisions related to 

Indiana’s ambient air quality standards 

in 326 IAC 1–3–4 into the Indiana SIP. 

The revisions to 326 IAC 1–3–4 include 

making IDEM’s ozone standard 

consistent with the 2015 8-hour ozone 

NAAQS, as codified at 40 CFR part 50, 

and making IDEM’s monitoring test 

methods for ozone consistent with the 

methods codified at 40 CFR part 50 and 

40 CFR part 53. Further, administrative 

revisions were made to IDEM’s other 

ambient air quality standards in 326 IAC 

1–3–4. IDEM submitted the SIP revision 

request on September 7, 2017. 

IV. Incorporation by Reference 

In this rule, EPA is finalizing 

regulatory text that includes 

incorporation by reference. In 

accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 

51.5, EPA is finalizing the incorporation 

by reference of the Indiana Regulations 

described in the amendments to 40 CFR 

part 52 set forth below. EPA has made, 

and will continue to make, these 

documents generally available through 

www.regulations.gov, and at the EPA 

Region 5 Office (please contact the 

person identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

preamble for more information). 

Therefore, these materials have been 

approved by EPA for inclusion in the 

State implementation plan, have been 

incorporated by reference by EPA into 

that plan, are fully federally enforceable 

under sections 110 and 113 of the CAA 

as of the effective date of the final 

rulemaking of EPA’s approval, and will 

be incorporated by reference in the next 

update to the SIP compilation.1

V. 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 Clean Air Act and 

applicable Federal regulations. 42 

U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, 

in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA’s 

role is to approve 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 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 


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