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1The PADEP and ACHD SIP submittals are 

located in the docket for this final rule and can be 

found under Docket ID Number EPA–R03–OAR– 

2023–0300 at www.regulations.gov. 

2The Pennsylvania portion of the PhiladelphiaWilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-MD-DE area is 

classified as Serious nonattainment for the 2015 

ozone NAAQS (See 89 FR 61025 (July 30, 2024)). 

35 U.S.C. 135, 311, or 321 to the United 

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Katherine K. Vidal, 

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BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R03–OAR–2023–0300; FRL–11403– 

02–R3] 

Air Plan Approval; Pennsylvania; Oil 

and Natural Gas Control Measures for 

2008 and 2015 Ozone National Ambient 

Air Quality Standards 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is approving a state 

implementation plan (SIP) revision 

submitted by the Commonwealth of 

Pennsylvania. The revision establishes 

and requires reasonably available 

control technology (RACT) requirements 

for the 2008 and 2015 ozone national 

ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) 

for each category of volatile organic 

compound (VOC) sources in 

Pennsylvania covered by the EPA’s 2016 

Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG) 

for the oil and gas industry. EPA is also 

approving Allegheny County, 

Pennsylvania’s SIP revision, which 

incorporates by reference the above 

Pennsylvania regulations for the 2016 

CTG for oil and gas into the Allegheny 

County SIP with minor changes to 

reference Allegheny County’s existing 

regulations. This action is being taken 

under the Clean Air Act (CAA). 

DATES: This final rule is effective on 

October 31, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket ID 

Number EPA–R03–OAR–2023–0300. All 

documents in the docket are listed on 

the www.regulations.gov website. 

Although listed in the index, some 

information is not publicly available, 

e.g., 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 through www.regulations.gov, 

or please contact the person identified 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section for additional 

availability information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael O’Shea, Planning & 

Implementation Branch (3AD30), Air & 

Radiation Division, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region III, 1600 John 

F. Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia, 

Pennsylvania 19103. The telephone 

number is (215) 814–2064. Dr. O’Shea 

can also be reached via electronic mail 

at oshea.michael@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 12, 2022, the Pennsylvania 

Department of Environmental Protection 

(PADEP) submitted a revision to its SIP 

establishing RACT requirements for the 

2008 and 2015 ozone NAAQS to control 

VOC emissions from sources covered by 

EPA’s 2016 CTG for the oil and gas 

industry. On September 8, 2023, PADEP 

submitted, on behalf of Allegheny 

County Health Department (ACHD), a 

revision to the Allegheny County SIP 

(Allegheny County SIP submission/ 

submittal) incorporating by reference 

(IBR) the aforementioned Pennsylvania 

regulations. 

I. Background 

On June 28, 2024 (89 FR 53932), EPA 

published a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) for the 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and 

Allegheny County. In the NPRM, EPA 

proposed approval of Pennsylvania’s 

SIP submittal and ACHD’s SIP 

submittal. The formal SIP revisions 

were submitted by Pennsylvania on 

December 12, 2022 and by PADEP on 

behalf of ACHD on September 8, 2023.1

The Pennsylvania submittal establishes 

RACT requirements for the 2008 and 

2015 ozone NAAQS for each category of 

VOC sources in Pennsylvania covered 

by EPA’s October 27, 2016 ‘‘Final 

Control Techniques Guidelines for the 

Oil and Natural Gas Industry’’ (EPA’s 

2016 Oil and Gas CTG) (81 FR 74798). 

The Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 

submittal addresses the same CTG by 

incorporating the Pennsylvania 

regulations into the Allegheny County 

SIP with minor changes to reference 

Allegheny County’s existing regulations. 

These SIP revisions were submitted to 

meet the requirement in CAA section 

182(b)(2)(A) and (B) that states with 

ozone nonattainment areas classified as 

Moderate or above must revise their 

SIPs to include provisions to implement 

RACT for each category of VOC sources 

covered by a CTG document. CAA 

section 184(b)(1)(B) also extends this 

RACT obligation to all areas of states 

within the Ozone Transport Region 

(OTR). The entire state of Pennsylvania 

is within the OTR (See CAA section 

184(a)), and has one ozone 

nonattainment area classified as 

moderate or above.2 A more complete 

discussion of the purpose and history of 

these SIP revisions can be found in 

EPA’s NPRM. 

II. Summary of the SIP Revisions and 

EPA’s Analysis 

Pennsylvania’s and Allegheny 

County’s SIP submissions included two 

separate sets of nearly identical 

regulations for two types of oil and 

natural gas sources as defined by 

Pennsylvania and Allegheny County: 

‘‘conventional’’ oil and gas sources, and 

‘‘unconventional’’ oil and gas sources. 

EPA’s 2016 Oil and Gas CTG does not 

distinguish between the two types of 

sources. Despite being separate, both 

regulations (Regulation #7–544, entitled 

‘‘Control of VOC Emissions from 

Unconventional Oil and Natural Gas 

Sources,’’ and Regulation #7–580, 

entitled ‘‘Control of VOC Emissions 

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3The NPRM incorrectly identified Regulation #7– 

544 as Conventional well regulations and 

Regulation #7–580 as Unconventional regulations. 

4Both final regulations can be found in the 

Pennsylvania Bulletin at 52 Pa. B. 7635, and 52 Pa. 

B. 7587 (December 10, 2022), at 

www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/ 

secure/pabulletin/data/vol52/52-50/ 

1925.html&d=reduce (conventional) and 

www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/ 

secure/pabulletin/data/vol52/52-50/ 

1924.html&d=reduce (unconventional). 

5The ACHD Rules and Regulations in Article 

XXI, Air Pollution Controls, are amended. The SIP 

revision adds § 2105.87, ‘‘Control of VOC Emissions 

from Unconventional and Conventional Oil and 

Natural Gas Industry Sources,’’ to Article XXI. 

Section 2105.87 IBRs PADEP’s final regulations, 

which are found at 52 Pa.B. 5287 and 52 Pa.B. 7635. 6 62 FR 27968 (May 22, 1997). 

Sources,’’) 3 are nearly identical and 

have no technical differences.4 ACHD is 

incorporating by reference the 

requirements of regulations 7–544 and 

7–580 into Allegheny County’s 

regulations.5

Regulation #7–580 amends 25 

Pennsylvania Code (Pa. Code) Chapter 

129 by adding provisions (sections 

129.131 through 129.140) imposing 

RACT-level controls for VOC emissions 

from certain sources within 

‘‘conventional’’ oil and natural gas 

operations, including recordkeeping and 

reporting requirements. Regulation #7– 

544 amends 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121 

and 129 by adding provisions (sections 

129.121 through 129.130) imposing 

RACT-level VOC emissions controls for 

certain sources in ‘‘unconventional’’ oil 

and natural gas operations, including 

recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements. Both sets of regulations 

apply to similar sources of VOC 

emissions, including pneumatic 

controllers, diaphragm pumps, 

compressors, fugitive emission 

components, and storage vessels within 

certain areas. 

EPA reviewed Pennsylvania’s and 

Allegheny County’s SIP submissions 

containing regulations establishing 

RACT requirements for categories of 

sources identified in EPA’s 2016 Oil and 

Gas CTG for both the 2008 and 2015 

Ozone NAAQS, and proposed to 

approve these submissions as SIP 

revisions in our June 28, 2024 NPRM. A 

full discussion of EPA’s rationale for 

approving these SIP submissions is 

available in the NPRM and also in the 

EPA’s technical support document 

(TSD) accompanying the NPRM, which 

is in the docket for this action. EPA’s 

analysis included a discussion of 

PADEP’s economic feasibility analyses 

for sources covered by the CTG 

recommendations and of PADEP’s 

comparison of their regulations to those 

adopted by other states and localities. 

EPA’s analysis also compared 

requirements for testing, recordkeeping, 

and reporting of information in PADEP’s 

oil and gas regulations to the 2016 Oil 

and Gas CTG’s recommendations. Other 

specific requirements of the RACT SIPs 

and the rationale for EPA’s proposed 

action are explained in more detail in 

the NPRM and the TSD. The NPRM and 

TSD are available in the docket for this 

rule at www.regulations.gov, Docket ID 

Number EPA–R03–OAR–2023–0300. 

III. EPA’s Response to Comments 

Received 

EPA received two comments on the 

proposed rulemaking. One of the 

comments is not relevant to this action 

and will not be addressed. Our response 

to the relevant comment is below. Both 

comments are available in the docket for 

this action. 

Comment: One commentor was 

supportive of the proposed revisions. 

They outlined the impact of air quality 

on daily life and the impact of reducing 

VOCs. Overall, the commentor 

supported the action. 

Response: EPA thanks the commentor 

for this supportive comment. 

IV. Final Action 

EPA is approving Pennsylvania’s 

December 12, 2022 SIP submittal and 

Allegheny County’s September 8, 2023 

SIP submittal as satisfying the CAA 

requirement to implement RACT for 

each category of VOC sources covered 

by EPA’s 2016 Oil and Gas CTG, as 

required by CAA section 182(b)(1)(B) for 

Moderate ozone nonattainment areas, 

and also for any VOC sources covered 

by the EPA 2016 Oil and Gas CTG for 

states in the Ozone Transport Region, as 

required by CAA section 184(b)(1)(B), 

for both the 2008 and 2015 ozone 

NAAQS. 

Specifically, as they appeared in the 

Pennsylvania Bulletin on December 10, 

2022 (52 Pa. B. 7635, and 52 Pa. B. 

7587), Pennsylvania added sections 

129.121–130 and amended section 121.1 

to support the chapter 129 amendments. 

Additionally, Pennsylvania added 

sections 129.131–129.140. Furthermore, 

ACHD IBRed the regulations found at 

the Pennsylvania Bulletin (52 Pa. B. 

7635, and 52 Pa. B. 7587) published on 

December 10, 2022, into Article XXI of 

its regulations, creating a new section, 

§ 2105.87. The SIP revision does not 

include the last sentence of section 

2105.87a, which is noted in 

strikethrough in ACHD’s submittal. 

V. 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, EPA is finalizing the incorporation 

by reference of Pennsylvania’s 

amendments made to 25 Pa. Code 

Chapter 121 and 129 (relating to general 

provisions; and standards for sources), 

and also Allegheny County’s 

incorporation by reference of 

Pennsylvania’s amendments, as 

described in sections II and IV of this 

preamble. EPA has made, and will 

continue to make, these materials 

generally available through 

www.regulations.gov and at the EPA 

Region III 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 

SIP, 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 rule of 

EPA’s approval, and will be 

incorporated by reference in the next 

update to the SIP compilation.6

VI. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

A. General Requirements 

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); 

• 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 

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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); 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 Clean Air Act; 

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, 

Feb. 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 

negative environmental consequences of 

industrial, governmental, and 

commercial operations or programs and 

policies.’’ 

PADEP and Allegheny County did not 

evaluate environmental justice 

considerations as part of its SIP 

submittals; 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. 

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 environmental justice for 

people of color, low-income 

populations, and Indigenous peoples. 

B. Submission to Congress and the 

Comptroller General 

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). 

C. Petitions for Judicial Review 

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 December 2, 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 

pertaining to reasonably available 

control technology requirements for the 

2008 and 2015 ozone NAAQS related to 

EPA’s 2016 oil and gas control 

technique guidelines 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, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Adam Ortiz, 

Regional Administrator, Region III. 

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 NN—Pennsylvania 

■ 2. In § 52.2020: 

■ a. The table in paragraph (c)(1) is 

amended: 

■ i. Under ‘‘Chapter 121—General 

Provisions’’ by adding a fifth entry for 

‘‘Section 121.1’’ before the entry 

‘‘Section 121.2’’; and 

■ ii. Under ‘‘Chapter 129—Standards for 

Sources’’ adding the subheading 

‘‘Control of VOC Emissions from 

Unconventional and Conventional Oil 

and Natural Gas Sources’’ and the 

entries ’’Section 129.121’’ through 

‘‘Section 129.140’’ immediately after the 

entry for ‘‘Section 129.107’’; and 

■ b. The table in paragraph (c)(2) is 

amended under the heading ‘‘Subpart 

7—Miscellaneous VOC Sources’’ by 

adding the entry ‘‘2105.87’’ in 

numerical order. 

The additions read as follows: 

§ 52.2020 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(1) * * * 

State citation Title/subject State effective 

date EPA approval date Additional explanation/ § 52.2063 citation 

Title 25—Environmental Protection 

Article III—Air Resources 

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Chapter 121—General Provisions 


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Section 121.1 ................. Definitions .................... 12/10/2022 10/1/24, [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

CITATION].

Adds definition for the term ‘‘ppm’’ and amends 

the following definitions: ‘‘CPMS,’’ ‘‘Fugitive 

emissions,’’ and ‘‘Responsible official’’ to support the amendments to Chapter 129. 

*******

Chapter 129—Standards for Sources 

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Control of VOC Emissions from Unconventional and Conventional Oil and Natural Gas Sources 

129.121 .......................... General provisions and 

applicability.

12/10/22 10/1/24, [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

CITATION].

Controlling VOC emissions from unconventional 

oil and natural gas sources. 

129.122 .......................... Definitions, acronyms, 

and EPA methods.

12/10/22 10/1/24, [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

CITATION].

Controlling VOC emissions from unconventional 

oil and natural gas sources. 

129.123 .......................... Storage vessels ........... 12/10/22 10/1/24, [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

CITATION].

Controlling VOC emissions from unconventional 

oil and natural gas sources. 

129.124 .......................... Natural gas-driven continuous bleed pneumatic controllers.12/10/22 10/1/24, [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

CITATION].

Controlling VOC emissions from unconventional 

oil and natural gas sources. 

129.125 .......................... Natural gas-driven diaphragm pumps.12/10/22 10/1/24, [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

CITATION].

Controlling VOC emissions from unconventional 

oil and natural gas sources. 

129.126 .......................... Compressors ................ 12/10/22 10/1/24, [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

CITATION].

Controlling VOC emissions from unconventional 

oil and natural gas sources. 

129.127 .......................... Fugitive emissions 

components.

12/10/22 10/1/24, [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

CITATION].

Controlling VOC emissions from unconventional 

oil and natural gas sources. 

129.128 .......................... Covers and closed vent 

systems.

12/10/22 10/1/24, [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

CITATION].

Controlling VOC emissions from unconventional 

oil and natural gas sources. 

129.129 .......................... Control devices ............ 12/10/22 10/1/24, [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

CITATION].

Controlling VOC emissions from unconventional 

oil and natural gas sources. 

129.130 .......................... Recordkeeping and reporting.12/10/22 10/1/24, [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

CITATION].

Controlling VOC emissions from unconventional 

oil and natural gas sources. 

129.131 .......................... General provisions and 

applicability.

12/2/22 10/1/24, [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

CITATION].

Controlling VOC emissions from conventional 

oil and natural gas sources. 

129.132 .......................... Definitions, acronyms 

and EPA methods.

12/2/22 10/1/24, [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

CITATION].

Controlling VOC emissions from conventional 

oil and natural gas sources. 

129.133 .......................... Storage vessels ........... 12/2/22 10/1/24, [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

CITATION].

Controlling VOC emissions from conventional 

oil and natural gas sources. 

129.134 .......................... Natural gas-driven continuous bleed pneumatic controllers.12/2/22 10/1/24, [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

CITATION].

Controlling VOC emissions from conventional 

oil and natural gas sources. 

129.135 .......................... Natural gas-driven diaphragm pumps.12/2/22 10/1/24, [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

CITATION].

Controlling VOC emissions from conventional 

oil and natural gas sources. 

129.136 .......................... Compressors ................ 12/2/22 10/1/24, [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

CITATION].

Controlling VOC emissions from conventional 

oil and natural gas sources. 

129.137 .......................... Fugitive emissions 

components.

12/2/22 10/1/24, [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

CITATION].

Controlling VOC emissions from conventional 

oil and natural gas sources. 

129.138 .......................... Covers and closed vent 

systems.

12/2/22 10/1/24, [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

CITATION].

Controlling VOC emissions from conventional 

oil and natural gas sources. 

129.139 .......................... Control devices ............ 12/2/22 10/1/24, [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

CITATION].

Controlling VOC emissions from conventional 

oil and natural gas sources. 


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State citation Title/subject State effective 

date EPA approval date Additional explanation/ § 52.2063 citation 

129.140 .......................... Recordkeeping and reporting.12/2/22 10/1/24, [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

CITATION].

Controlling VOC emissions from conventional 

oil and natural gas sources. 

* * * * * * * 

* * * * * (2) * * * 

Article XX or XXI citation Title/subject State effective 

date EPA approval date Additional explanation/ § 52.2063 citation 

Subpart 7—Miscellaneous VOC Sources 

*******

2105.87 .......................... Control of VOC Emissions from Unconventional and Conventional Oil and Natural Gas Industry 

Sources.

2/5/23 10/1/24, [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

CITATION].

Incorporates by reference the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection regulations for ‘‘unconventional’’ and ‘‘conventional’’ 

oil and natural gas sources promulgated at 

52 Pa.B. 5287 and 52 Pa.B 7635 (both published on December 10, 2022). The SIP revision does not include the last sentence of 

§ 2105.87.a, which is noted in strikethrough. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 281 and 282 

[EPA–R04–UST–2024–0279; FRL–12181– 

02–R4] 

North Carolina: Final Approval of State 

Underground Storage Tank Program 

Revisions, Codification, and 

Incorporation by Reference 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: The State of North Carolina 

(North Carolina) has applied to the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

for final approval of revisions to its 

Underground Storage Tank Program 

(UST Program) under subtitle I of the 

Resource Conservation and Recovery 

Act (RCRA). Pursuant to RCRA, the EPA 

is taking direct final action, subject to 

public comment, to approve revisions to 

the UST Program. The EPA has 

reviewed North Carolina’s revisions and 

has determined that these revisions 

satisfy all requirements needed for 

approval. In addition, this action also 

codifies the EPA’s approval of North 

Carolina’s revised UST Program and 

incorporates by reference those 

provisions of the State statutes and 

regulations that the EPA has determined 

meet the requirements for approval. 

DATES: This rule is effective December 2, 

2024, unless the EPA receives adverse 

comment by October 31, 2024. If the 

EPA receives adverse comment, it will 

publish a timely withdrawal in the 

Federal Register informing the public 

that the rule will not take effect. The 

incorporation by reference of certain 

publications listed in the regulations is 

approved by the Director of the Federal 

Register as of December 2, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method). Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: giri.upendra@epa.gov. 

Include the Docket ID No. EPA–R04– 

UST–2024–0279 in the subject line of 

the message. 

Instructions: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04– 

UST–2024–0279, via the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Once submitted, comments cannot be 

edited or removed from https://

www.regulations.gov. The EPA may 

publish any comment received to its 

public docket. Do not submit 

electronically any information you 

consider to be Confidential Business 

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whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Multimedia submissions (audio, video, 

etc.) must be accompanied by a written 

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considered the official comment and 

should include discussion of all points 

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primary submission (i.e., on the web, 

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commenting-epa-dockets. 

The EPA encourages electronic 

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unable to submit electronically or need 

other assistance, please contact Upendra 

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action and all documents that form the 

basis of this action and associated 

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available electronically in https://

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encourages electronic reviewing of these 

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