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1On October 13, 2023, the State submitted a letter 

to EPA withdrawing its request to revise subsection 

(3) of Rule 62–296.320. Thus, EPA is not acting on 

Rule 62–296.320(3). For further information, please 

see the docket for this rulemaking, which includes 

Florida’s October 13, 2023, withdrawal letter. 

2On April 1, 2022, FDEP submitted a number of 

SIP revisions to Chapter 62–296, Stationary 

Sources. These other SIP revisions not described 

herein will be acted on through other rulemakings. 

(a) Be logically organized; 

(b) Use the active voice to address 

readers directly; 

(c) Use common, everyday words and 

clear language rather than jargon; 

(d) Be divided into short sections and 

sentences; and 

(e) Use lists and tables wherever 

possible; 

If you feel that ONRR has not met 

these requirements, send your 

comments to ONRR_

RegulationsMailbox@onrr.gov. Your 

comments should be as specific as 

possible. For example, you should 

identify the number of the sections or 

paragraphs that you find unclear, which 

sections or sentences are too long, the 

sections where you feel lists or tables 

would be useful, etc. 

M. Administrative Procedure Act 

The Act requires agencies to publish 

annual inflation adjustments by January 

15 of each year, notwithstanding section 

553 of the Administrative Procedure 

Act. OMB has interpreted this direction 

to mean that the usual APA public 

procedure for rulemaking—which 

includes public notice of a proposed 

rule, an opportunity for public 

comment, and a delay in the effective 

date of a final rule—is not required 

when agencies issue regulations to 

implement the annual adjustments to 

civil penalties that the 2015 Act 

requires. See OMB Memorandum, M– 

24–07, at pages 3–4. Accordingly, ONRR 

is issuing the 2024 annual adjustments 

as a final rule without prior notice or an 

opportunity for comment and with an 

effective date immediately upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 1241 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Coal, Geothermal energy, 

Indian—lands, Mineral royalties, 

Natural gas, Oil and gas exploration, 

Penalties, Public lands—mineral 

resources. 

Howard M. Cantor, 

Director, Office of Natural Resources 

Revenue. 

Authority and Issuance 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, ONRR amends 30 CFR part 

1241 as set forth below: 

PART 1241—PENALTIES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 1241 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 396 et seq., 396a et 

seq., 2101 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq., 351 

et seq., 1001 et seq., 1701 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 

1301 et seq., 1331 et seq., 1801 et seq. 

§ 1241.52 [Amended] 

■ 2. Amend § 1241.52 by: 

■ a. In paragraph (a)(2), removing 

‘‘$1,474’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘$1,522’’. 

■ b. In paragraph (b) introductory text, 

removing ‘‘$14,754’’ and adding in its 

place ‘‘$15,232’’. 

§ 1241.60 [Amended] 

■ 3. Amend § 1241.60 by: 

■ a. In paragraph (b)(1), removing 

‘‘$29,505’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘$30,461’’. 

■ b. In paragraph (b)(2), removing 

‘‘$73,764’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘$76,155’’. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R04–OAR–2022–0660; FRL–11572– 

02–R4] 

Air Plan Approval; Florida; 

Miscellaneous SIP Changes 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is approving changes to 

the Florida State Implementation Plan 

(SIP), submitted by the Florida 

Department of Environmental Protection 

(FDEP) on April 1, 2022. The final rule 

revision corrects definitions, updates 

and removes outdated references, 

clarifies rule applicability in several 

rules within the Florida SIP, and 

removes methods to determine visible 

emissions. EPA is approving the 

changes because they are consistent 

with the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act). 

DATES: This rule is effective February 

21, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket 

Identification No. EPA–R04–OAR– 

2022–0660. All documents in the docket 

are listed on the regulations.gov 

website. Although listed in the index, 

some information may not be publicly 

available, i.e., 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 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Air Regulatory Management Section, 

Air Planning and Implementation 

Branch, Air and Radiation Division, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, 

Georgia 30303–8960. EPA requests that 

you contact the person 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 Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tiereny Bell, Air Regulatory 

Management Section, Air Planning and 

Implementation Branch, Air and 

Radiation Division, Region 4, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 61 

Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 

30303–8960. The telephone number is 

(404) 562–9088. Ms. Bell can also be 

reached via electronic mail at 

bell.tiereny@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

On April 1, 2022, FDEP submitted a 

SIP revision to EPA regarding Chapter 

62–296, Florida Administrative Code 

(F.A.C.), Stationary Sources, of the 

Florida SIP. In Florida’s April 1, 2022, 

submission, the State is requesting that 

EPA approve changes to the following 

rules in the Florida SIP: Rule 62– 

296.320(4), General Pollutant Emission 

Limiting Standards; 1 Rule 62–296.406, 

Fossil Fuel Steam Generators with Less 

Than 250 Million Btu Per Hour Heat 

Input, New and Existing Emissions 

Units; Rule 62–296.602, Primary LeadAcid Battery Manufacturing Operations; 

Rule 62–296.603, Secondary Lead 

Smelting Operations; Rule 62–296.604, 

Electric Arc Furnace Equipped 

Secondary Steel Manufacturing 

Operations; Rule 62–296.700, 

Reasonably Available Control 

Technology (RACT) Particulate Matter; 

Rule 62–296.702, Fossil Fuel Steam 

Generators; Rule 62–296.704, Asphalt 

Concrete Plants; Rule 62–296.705, 

Phosphate Processing Operations; Rule 

62–296.707, Electric Arc Furnaces; Rule 

62–296.708, Sweat or Pot Furnaces; 

Rule 62–296.711, Materials Handling, 

Sizing, Screening, Crushing and 

Grinding Operations; and Rule 62– 

296.712, Miscellaneous Manufacturing 

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See also, footnote 1 regarding subsection (3) of Rule 

62–296.320. 

3Subsections (1), (2), and (3) of Rule 62–296.320 

remain in the SIP with a state effective date of 

March 13, 1996. 4 62 FR 27968 (May 22, 1997). 

Through a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) published on 

November 28, 2023 (88 FR 83062), EPA 

proposed to approve the April 1, 2022, 

SIP submittal, which corrects 

definitions, updates and removes 

outdated references, clarifies 

applicability in these rules, and removes 

methods to determine visible emissions 

in Rules 62–296.320 and 62–296.406. 

The details of the submission, as well as 

EPA’s rationale for changing these rules, 

are described in more detail in EPA’s 

November 28, 2023, NPRM. Comments 

on the November 28, 2023, NPRM were 

due on or before December 28, 2023. 

EPA received one comment on the 

November 28, 2023, NPRM, and it 

supports EPA’s action. No adverse 

comments were received. 

II. Incorporation by Reference 

In this document, EPA is finalizing 

regulatory text that includes 

incorporation by reference. In 

accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 

51.5, and as discussed in Section I of 

this preamble, EPA is finalizing the 

incorporation by reference of Rule 62– 

296.320(4), General Pollutant Emission 

Limiting Standards, state effective on 

July 10, 2014; 3 Rule 62–296.406, Fossil 

Fuel Steam Generators with Less Than 

250 Million Btu Per Hour Heat Input, 

state effective on November 5, 2020; 

Rule 62–296.602, Primary Lead-Acid 

Battery Manufacturing Operations, state 

effective on July 10, 2014; Rule 62– 

296.603, Secondary Lead Smelting 

Operations, state effective on July 10, 

2014; Rule 62–296.604, Electric Arc 

Furnace Equipped Secondary Steel 

Manufacturing Operations, state 

effective on July 10, 2014; Rule 62– 

296.700, Reasonably Available Control 

Technology (RACT) Particulate Matter, 

state effective on August 14, 2019; Rule 

62–296.702, Fossil Fuel Steam 

Generators, state effective on July 10, 

2014; Rule 62–296.704, Asphalt 

Concrete Plants, state effective on July 

10, 2014; Rule 62–296.705, Phosphate 

Processing Operations, state effective on 

July 10, 2014; Rule 62–296.707, Electric 

Arc Furnaces, state effective on July 10, 

2014; Rule 62–296.708, Sweat or Pot 

Furnaces, state effective on July 10, 

2014; Rule 62–296.711, Materials 

Handling, Sizing, Screening, Crushing 

and Grinding Operations, state effective 

on July 10, 2014; and Rule 62–296.712, 

Miscellaneous Manufacturing Process 

Operations, state effective on July 10, 

2014. EPA has made, and will continue 

to make, these materials generally 

available through www.regulations.gov 

and at the EPA Region 4 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.4

III. Final Action 

EPA is approving the changes to Rule 

62–296.320(4), General Pollutant 

Emission Limiting Standards; Rule 62– 

296.406, Fossil Fuel Steam Generators 

with Less Than 250 Million Btu Per 

Hour Heat Input; Rule 62–296.602, 

Primary Lead-Acid Battery 

Manufacturing Operations; Rule 62– 

296.603, Secondary Lead Smelting 

Operations; Rule 62–296.604, Electric 

Arc Furnace Equipped Secondary Steel 

Manufacturing Operations; Rule 62– 

296.700, Reasonably Available Control 

Technology (RACT) Particulate Matter; 

Rule 62–296.702, Fossil Fuel Steam 

Generators; Rule 62–296.704, Asphalt 

Concrete Plants; Rule 62–296.705, 

Phosphate Processing Operations; Rule 

62–296.707, Electric Arc Furnaces; Rule 

62–296.708, Sweat or Pot Furnaces; 

Rule 62–296.711, Materials Handling, 

Sizing, Screening, Crushing and 

Grinding Operations; and Rule 62– 

296.712, Miscellaneous Manufacturing 

Process Operations, into the Florida SIP. 

EPA is approving these changes because 

they are consistent with the CAA. 

IV. 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. 

See 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 14094 (88 FR 

21879, April 11, 2023); 

• 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 subject to Executive Order 

13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997) 

because it approves a State program; 

• Is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 

28355, May 22, 2001); and 

• 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. 

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). 

Executive Order 12898 (Federal 

Actions to Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations, 59 FR 7629, 

February 16, 1994) directs Federal 

agencies to identify and address 

‘‘disproportionately high and adverse 

human health or environmental effects’’ 

of their actions on minority populations 

and low-income populations to the 

greatest extent practicable and 

permitted by law. EPA defines 

environmental justice (EJ) as ‘‘the fair 

treatment and meaningful involvement 

of all people regardless of race, color, 

national origin, or income with respect 

to the development, implementation, 

and enforcement of environmental laws, 

regulations, and policies.’’ EPA further 

defines the term fair treatment to mean 

that ‘‘no group of people should bear a 

disproportionate burden of 

environmental harms and risks, 

including those resulting from the 

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commercial operations or programs and 

policies.’’ 

FDEP did not evaluate EJ 

considerations as part of its SIP 

submittal; the CAA and applicable 

implementing regulations neither 

prohibit nor require such an evaluation. 

EPA did not perform an EJ analysis and 

did not consider EJ in this action. Due 

to the nature of the action being taken 

here, this action is expected to have a 

neutral to positive impact on the air 

quality of the affected area. 

Consideration of EJ is not required as 

part of this action, and there is no 

information in the record inconsistent 

with the stated goal of E.O. 12898 of 

achieving EJ for people of color, lowincome populations, and Indigenous 

peoples. 

This action is subject to the 

Congressional Review Act, and EPA will 

submit a rule report to each House of 

the Congress and to the Comptroller 

General of the United States. 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 March 22, 2024. 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) of the CAA. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Dated: January 16, 2024. 

Jeaneanne Gettle, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, the EPA amends 40 CFR part 

52 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 K—Florida 

■ 2. In § 52.520(c), amend the table by 

revising the entries for ‘‘62–296.320,’’ 

‘‘62–296.406,’’ ‘‘62–296.602,’’ ‘‘62– 

296.603,’’ ‘‘62–296.604,’’ ‘‘62–296.700,’’ 

‘‘62–296.702,’’ ‘‘62–296.704,’’ ‘‘62– 

296.705,’’ ‘‘62–296.707,’’ ‘‘62–296.708,’’ 

‘‘62–296.711,’’ and ‘‘62–296.712’’ to 

read as follows: 

§ 52.520 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

EPA-APPROVED FLORIDA LAWS AND REGULATIONS

State citation 

(section) Title/subject 

State 

effective 

date 

EPA approval date Explanation 

*******

Chapter 62–296 Stationary Sources—Emission Standards 

*******

62–296.320 ......... General Pollutant Emission Limiting Standards.7/10/2014 1/22/2024, [Insert citation 

of publication].

Except 62–296.320(1), (2), and (3), 

approved on 6/16/1999, state effective 3/13/1996. 

* * * * * * * 

62–296.406 ......... Fossil Fuel Steam Generators with Less 

Than 250 million Btu per Hour Heat Input.

11/5/2020 1/22/2024, [Insert citation 

of publication].

* * * * * * * 

62–296.602 ......... Primary Lead-Acid Battery Manufacturing 

Operations.

7/10/2014 1/22/2024, [Insert citation 

of publication].

62–296.603 ......... Secondary Lead Smelting Operations ......... 7/10/2014 1/22/2024, [Insert citation 

of publication].

62–296.604 ......... Electric Arc Furnace Equipped Secondary 

Steel Manufacturing Operations.

7/10/2014 1/22/2024, [Insert citation 

of publication].

* * * * * * * 

62–296.700 ......... Reasonably Available Control Technology 

(RACT) Particulate Matter.

8/14/2019 1/22/2024, [Insert citation 

of publication].

62–296.702 ......... Fossil Fuel Steam Generators ..................... 7/10/2014 1/22/2024, [Insert citation 

of publication].

62–296.704 ......... Asphalt Concrete Plants ............................... 7/10/2014 1/22/2024, [Insert citation 

of publication].

62–296.705 ......... Phosphate Processing Operations ............... 7/10/2014 1/22/2024, [Insert citation 

of publication].

62–296.707 ......... Electric Arc Furnaces ................................... 7/10/2014 1/22/2024, [Insert citation 

of publication].

62–296.708 ......... Sweat or Pot Furnaces ................................. 7/10/2014 1/22/2024, [Insert citation 

of publication].


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EPA-APPROVED FLORIDA LAWS AND REGULATIONS—Continued 

State citation 

(section) Title/subject 

State 

effective 

date 

EPA approval date Explanation 

62–296.711 ......... Materials Handling, Sizing, Screening, 

Crushing and Grinding Operations.

7/10/2014 1/22/2024, [Insert citation 

of publication].

62–296.712 ......... Miscellaneous Manufacturing Process Operations.7/10/2014 1/22/2024, [Insert citation 

of publication].

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R05–OAR–2021–0615; EPA–R05– 

OAR–2021–0616; EPA–R05–OAR–2021– 

0617; FRL–11003–02–R5] 

Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Canton, 

Cleveland, and Steubenville Second 

10-Year 2006 24-Hour PM2.5 Limited 

Maintenance Plans 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: Under the Clean Air Act 

(CAA), the Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is approving the limited 

maintenance plans (LMPs) submitted by 

the Ohio Environmental Protection 

Agency (OEPA) for the CantonMassillon (Stark County), ClevelandAkron-Lorain (Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, 

Medina, Portage, and Summit Counties) 

and Steubenville-Weirton Ohio-West 

Virginia (Jefferson County) maintenance 

areas. The plans address the second 10- 

year maintenance periods for particulate 

matter with an aerodynamic diameter 

less than or equal to a nominal 2.5 

micrometers (PM2.5). EPA is approving 

Ohio’s LMP submissions for CantonMassillon, Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, and 

Steubenville-Weirton because they 

provide for the maintenance of the 2006 

PM2.5 national ambient air quality 

standards (NAAQS) through the end of 

the second 10-year portion of the 

maintenance periods. EPA finds 

adequate and is approving the LMPs as 

meeting the appropriate transportation 

conformity requirements. EPA proposed 

to approve this action on July 5, 2023, 

and received no adverse comments. 

DATES: This final rule is effective on 

February 21, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established dockets 

for this action under Docket ID No. 

EPA–R05–OAR–2021–0615 (CantonMassillon), EPA–R05–OAR–2021–0616 

(Cleveland-Akron-Lorain), or EPA–R05– 

OAR–2021–0617 (SteubenvilleWeirton). All documents in the dockets 

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 and 

facility closures due to COVID–19. We 

recommend that you telephone Cecilia 

Magos, at (312) 886–7336 before visiting 

the Region 5 office. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cecilia Magos, Attainment Planning and 

Maintenance Section, Air Programs 

Branch (AR18J), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West 

Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 

60604, (312) 886–7336, magos.cecilia@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document whenever 

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

EPA. 

I. Background Information 

On November 13, 2009, EPA 

designated the Canton-Massillon 

(Canton), Cleveland-Akron-Lorain 

(Cleveland), and Steubenville-Weirton 

(Steubenville) areas as PM2.5

nonattainment areas due to measured 

violations of the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS (74 

FR 58688). On June 18, May 30, and 

May 25, 2012, OEPA submitted requests 

to redesignate the Canton, Cleveland, 

and Steubenville nonattainment areas to 

attainment of the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS. 

These submissions included plans to 

provide for maintenance of the 2006 

2PM2.5 NAAQS in the areas for 10 years. 

EPA redesignated the Canton, 

Cleveland, and Steubenville areas to 

attainment for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS 

on October 22, 2013 (78 FR 62459), and 

September 18, 2013 (78 FR 57270 and 

78 FR 57273), respectively, and 

approved the associated maintenance 

plans into the Ohio State 

Implementation Plan (SIP). The purpose 

of OEPA’S September 8, 2021, LMP 

submissions is to fulfill the second 10- 

year planning requirement of CAA 

section 175A(b) to ensure PM2.5 NAAQS 

compliance for these areas. 

On July 5, 2023 (88 FR 42900), EPA 

proposed to approve the second 10-year 

PM2.5 LMPs, for the Canton, Cleveland, 

and Steubenville maintenance areas 

addressing the 2006 PM2.5 maintenance 

areas. EPA’s approval of these LMPs 

will satisfy the CAA section 175A 

requirements for the second 10-year 

period for the Canton, Cleveland, and 

Steubenville 2006 PM2.5 maintenance 

areas through 2033. Further explanation 

of the CAA requirements, a detailed 

analysis of the revisions, and EPA’s 

reasons for proposing approval were 

provided in the notice of proposed 

rulemaking (88 FR 42900) and will not 

be restated here. The public comment 

period for this proposed rule ended on 

August 4, 2023. EPA received no 

comments on the proposal and is 

finalizing our action as proposed. 

II. Final Action 

EPA is approving the second 10-year 

PM2.5 LMPs for Canton, Cleveland, and 

Steubenville 2006 PM2.5 maintenance 

areas submitted by OEPA. EPA’s review 

of the air quality data for the 

maintenance areas indicates that they 

continue to show attainment well below 

the level of the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS and 

meet all the LMP qualifying criteria set 

forth in the PM2.5 LMP Guidance. The 

Canton, Cleveland, and Steubenville 

maintenance areas will no longer be 

required to perform regional emissions 

analyses as part of the conformity 

process, but must meet project-level 

conformity analyses requirements as 


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