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SIP citation Title/subject State effective 

date EPA approval date Explanation 

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Grants Pass Second 10-Year Carbon Monoxide Limited Maintenance Plan.4/16/2015 7/28/2015, [Insert Federal 

Register citation].

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BILLING CODE P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R04–OAR–2015–0260; FRL–9931–27– 

Region 4] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; North Carolina: 

Non-Interference Demonstration for 

Federal Low-Reid Vapor Pressure 

Requirement for Gaston and 

Mecklenburg Counties 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is approving the State of 

North Carolina’s April 16, 2015, 

revision to its State Implementation 

Plan (SIP), submitted through the North 

Carolina Department of Environment 

and Natural Resources, Division of Air 

Quality (DAQ), in support of the State’s 

request that EPA change the Federal 

Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) requirements 

for Gaston and Mecklenburg Counties. 

This RVP-related SIP revision evaluates 

whether changing the Federal RVP 

requirements in these counties would 

interfere with the requirements of the 

Clean Air Act (CAA or Act). North 

Carolina’s April 16, 2015, RVP-related 

SIP revision also updates the State’s 

maintenance plan and the associated 

motor vehicle emissions budgets 

(MVEBs) related to its redesignation 

request for the North Carolina portion of 

the Charlotte-Rock Hill 2008 8-hour 

ozone nonattainment area (Charlotte 

Area) to reflect the requested change in 

the Federal RVP requirements. EPA has 

determined that North Carolina’s April 

16, 2015, RVP-related SIP revision is 

consistent with the applicable 

provisions of the CAA. 

DATES: This rule is effective July 28, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket 

Identification No. EPA–R04–OAR– 

2015–0260. All documents in the docket 

are listed on the www.regulations.gov 

Web site. 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 

(formerly the Regulatory Development 

Section), Air Planning and 

Implementation Branch (formerly the 

Air Planning Branch), Air, Pesticides 

and Toxics Management Division, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. EPA 

requests that if at all possible, 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: 

Richard Wong of the Air Regulatory 

Management Section, in the Air 

Planning and Implementation Branch, 

Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management 

Division, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street 

SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Mr. 

Wong may be reached by phone at (404) 

562–8726 or via electronic mail at 

wong.richard@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. What is the background for this final 

action? 

On May 21, 2012, EPA designated and 

classified areas for the 2008 8-hour 

ozone NAAQS that was promulgated on 

March 27, 2008, as unclassifiable/

attainment or nonattainment for the new 

8-hour ozone NAAQS. See 77 FR 30088. 

The Charlotte Area was designated as 

nonattainment for the 2008 8-hour 

ozone NAAQS with a design value of 

0.079 ppm. On April 16, 2015, DAQ 

submitted a redesignation request and 

maintenance plan for the North Carolina 

portion of the Charlotte Area for EPA’s 

approval. In that submittal, the State 

included a maintenance demonstration 

that estimates emissions using a 7.8 psi 

RVP requirement for Gaston and 

Mecklenburg Counties for the 2008 8- 

hour ozone redesignation request and 

maintenance plan. EPA proposed action 

on the aforementioned redesignation 

request and maintenance plan in a 

Federal Register document published 

on May 21, 2015. See 80 FR 29250. The 

final rule approving the State’s 

redesignation request and maintenance 

plan was signed on July 17, 2015. The 

State, in conjunction with its request to 

redesignate the North Carolina portion 

of the Charlotte Area to attainment, is 

also requesting a change of the Federal 

RVP requirement from 7.8 psi to 9.0 psi. 

On April 16, 2015, to support its 

request for EPA to change the Federal 

RVP requirement for Gaston and 

Mecklenburg Counties, DAQ submitted 

a SIP revision that contains a 

noninterference demonstration that 

included modeling assuming 9.0 psi for 

RVP for Gaston and Mecklenburg 

Counties and that updates the 

maintenance plan submission and 

associated MVEBs for the North 

Carolina portion of the Charlotte Area. 

In a notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPR) published on May 21, 2015, EPA 

proposed to approve the State’s 

noninterference demonstration and the 

updates to its maintenance plan and the 

associated MVEBs related to the State’s 

redesignation request for the North 

Carolina portion of the Charlotte Area, 

contingent upon EPA approval of North 

Carolina’s redesignation request and 

maintenance plan for the North Carolina 

portion of the Charlotte Area. See 80 FR 

29230. The details of North Carolina’s 

submittal and the rationale for EPA’s 

actions are explained in the NPR. EPA 

did not receive any comments on the 

proposed action. 

II. Final Action 

EPA is taking final action to approve 

the State of North Carolina’s 

noninterference demonstration, 

submitted on April 16, 2015, in support 

of the State’s request that EPA change 


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the Federal RVP requirements for 

Gaston and Mecklenburg Counties from 

7.8 psi to 9.0 psi. Specifically, EPA has 

determined that the change in the RVP 

requirements for Gaston and 

Mecklenburg Counties will not interfere 

with attainment or maintenance of any 

NAAQS or with any other applicable 

requirement of the CAA. North 

Carolina’s April 16, 2015, SIP revision 

also updates its maintenance plan and 

the associated MVEBs related to the 

State’s redesignation request for the 

North Carolina portion of the Charlotte 

Area to reflect emissions changes for the 

requested change to the Federal RVP 

requirements. EPA is approving those 

changes to update the maintenance plan 

and the MVEBs. 

EPA has determined that North 

Carolina’s April 16, 2015, RVP-related 

SIP revision is consistent with the 

applicable provisions of the CAA for the 

reasons provided in the NPR. EPA is not 

taking action today to remove the 

Federal 7.8 psi RVP requirement for 

Gaston and Mecklenburg Counties. Any 

such action would occur in a separate 

and subsequent rulemaking. 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(d), 

EPA finds that there is good cause for 

this action to become effective 

immediately upon publication. This is 

because a delayed effective date is 

unnecessary because this action 

approves a noninterference 

demonstration that will serve as the 

basis of a subsequent action to relieve 

the Area from certain CAA requirements 

that would otherwise apply to it. The 

immediate effective date for this action 

is authorized under both 5 U.S.C. 

553(d)(1), which provides that 

rulemaking actions may become 

effective less than 30 days after 

publication if the rule grants or 

recognizes an exemption or relieves a 

restriction, and section 553(d)(3), which 

allows an effective date less than 30 

days after publication as otherwise 

provided by the agency for good cause 

found and published with the rule. The 

purpose of the 30-day waiting period 

prescribed in section 553(d) is to give 

affected parties a reasonable time to 

adjust their behavior and prepare before 

the final rule takes effect. This rule, 

however, does not create any new 

regulatory requirements such that 

affected parties would need time to 

prepare before the rule takes effect. 

Rather, this rule will serve as a basis for 

a subsequent action to relieve the Area 

from certain CAA requirements. For 

these reasons, EPA finds good cause 

under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) for this action 

to become effective on the date of 

publication of this action. 

III. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the CAA, the Administrator is 

required to approve a SIP submittal 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, 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 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, October 7, 

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 as specified by 

Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, 

November 9, 2000) nor will it 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 CAA, 

petitions for judicial review of this 

action must be filed in the United States 

Court of Appeals for the appropriate 

circuit by September 28, 2015. 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, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate 

matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Volatile organic 

compounds. 

Dated: July 17, 2015. 

Heather McTeer Toney, 

Regional Administrator, Region 4. 

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 II—North Carolina 

■ 2. In § 52.1770, the table in paragraph 

(e) is amended by adding a new entry 

‘‘Supplement Maintenance Plan for the 

Charlotte Area, NC 2008 8-hour Ozone 

Maintenance Area and RVP Standard’’ 

at the end of the table to read as follows: 


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§ 52.1770 Identification of plan. 

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EPA-APPROVED NORTH CAROLINA NON-REGULATORY PROVISIONS

Provision State 

effective date 

EPA 

Approval date 

Federal Register 

citation Explanation 

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Supplement Maintenance Plan for the 

Charlotte Area, NC 2008 8-hour Ozone 

Maintenance Area and RVP Standard.

4/16/2015 7/28/2015 [insert Federal Register citation].Provides the non-interference demonstration for revising the Federal Low-Reid 

Vapor Pressure requirement for the 

Charlotte Area, NC. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R07–OAR–2015–0357; FRL–9931–33- 

Region 7] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; State of 

Iowa; Revisions to Linn County Air 

Quality Ordinance 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is approving revisions to 

the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for 

the State of Iowa. The purpose of these 

revisions is to update the Linn County 

Air Quality Ordinance, Chapter 10. 

These revisions reflect updates to the 

Iowa statewide rules previously 

approved by EPA and will ensure 

consistency between the applicable 

local agency rules and Federallyapproved rules. 

DATES: This direct final rule will be 

effective September 28, 2015, without 

further notice, unless EPA receives 

adverse comment by August 27, 2015. If 

EPA receives adverse comment, we 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 No. EPA–R07– 

OAR–2015–0357, by one of the 

following methods: 

1. www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

2. Email: Hamilton.heather@epa.gov. 

3. Mail or Hand Delivery: Heather 

Hamilton, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Air Planning and Development 

Branch, 11201 Renner Boulevard, 

Lenexa, Kansas 66219. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–R07–OAR–2015– 

0357. 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 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, 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 

the Environmental Protection Agency, 

Air Planning and Development Branch, 

11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, 

Kansas 66219. The Regional Office’s 

official hours of business are Monday 

through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

excluding legal holidays. The interested 

persons wanting to examine these 

documents should make an 

appointment with the office at least 24 

hours in advance. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Heather Hamilton, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Air Planning and 

Development Branch, 11201 Renner 

Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219, at 

913–551–7039, or by email at 

Hamilton.heather@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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

or ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA. This section 

provides additional information by 

addressing the following: 

I. What is being addressed in this document? 

II. Have the requirements for approval of a 

SIP Revision been met? 

III. What action is EPA taking? 

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. What is being addressed in this 

document? 

The State of Iowa has requested EPA 

approval of revisions to the local 

agency’s rules and regulations, Linn 

County Air Quality Ordinance, Chapter 

10, as a revision to the SIP. In order for 

the local program’s ‘‘Air Quality 

Ordinance’’ to be incorporated into the 

Federally-enforceable SIP, on behalf of 

the local agency, the state must submit 

the formally adopted regulations and 

control strategies, which are consistent 

with the state and Federal requirements, 

to EPA for inclusion in the SIP. The 

regulation adoption process generally 

includes public notice, a public 

comment period and a public hearing, 

and formal adoption of the rule by the 

state authorized rulemaking body. In 

this case, that rulemaking body is the 

local agency. After the local agency 

formally adopts the rule, the local 

agency submits the rulemaking to the 


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