69876 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 218 / Thursday, November 12, 2015 / Rules and Regulations 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 

Incorporation by reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, Lead, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate 

matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Dated: October 29, 2015. 

Ron Curry, 

Regional Administrator, Region 6. 

40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows: 

PART 52—APPROVAL AND 

PROMULGATION OF 

IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Subpart GG—New Mexico 

■ 2. In § 52.1620(c) the second table 

titled ‘‘EPA Approved Albuquerque/

Bernalillo County, NM Regulations’’ is 

amended by revising the entry for ‘‘Part 

60 (20.11.60)’’ to read as follows: 

§ 52.1620 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

EPA APPROVED ALBUQUERQUE/BERNALILLO COUNTY, NM REGULATIONS

State citation Title/subject 

State 

approval/ 

effective 

date 

EPA approval date Explanation 

New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC) Title 20—Environment Protection, Chapter 11—Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Air Quality 

Board 

*******

Part 60 (20.11.60) ............ Permitting in Nonattainment Areas.4/10/2013 11/12/2015 [Insert Federal Register citation]. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R09–OAR–2015–0289; FRL–9936–65– 

Region 9] 

Approval of California Air Plan 

Revisions, Imperial County Air 

Pollution Control District 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is taking final action to 

approve a revision to the Imperial 

County Air Pollution Control District 

(ICAPCD) portion of the California State 

Implementation Plan (SIP). This 

revision concerns the District’s 

reasonably available control technology 

(RACT) requirements under the 1997 8- 

hour National Ambient Air Quality 

Standards (NAAQS) for ozone. This 

submitted SIP revision also contains 

ICAPCD’s negative declarations for 

certain volatile organic compound 

(VOC) source categories. We are 

approving this document under the 

Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act). 

DATES: This rule is effective on 

December 14, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established 

docket number EPA–R09–OAR–2015– 

0289 for this action. Generally, 

documents in the docket for this action 

are available electronically at http://

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, 

San Francisco, California 94105–3901. 

While all documents in the docket are 

listed at http://www.regulations.gov, 

some information may be publicly 

available only at the hard copy location 

(e.g., copyrighted material, large maps, 

multi-volume reports), and some may 

not be available in either location (e.g., 

confidential business information 

(CBI)). To inspect the hard copy 

materials, please schedule an 

appointment during normal business 

hours with the contact listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Shears, EPA Region IX, (213) 

244–1810, shears.james@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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

and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA. 

Table of Contents 

I. Proposed Action 

II. Public Comments and EPA Responses 

III. EPA Action 

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. Proposed Action 

On September 1, 2015 (80 FR 52710), 

the EPA proposed to approve the 

following document into the California 

SIP. 

Local agency Document Adopted Submitted 

ICAPCD ........................................... Final 2009 Reasonably Available Control Technology State Implementation Plan (‘‘2009 RACT SIP’’).07/13/10 12/21/10 

ICAPCD’s submittal also included the 

following negative declarations which 

the District certified that it had no 

sources subject to the control techniques 

guidelines (CTG) documents. 

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CTG Source category CTG Reference document 

Aerospace ................................................................................................. EPA–453/R–97–004, Aerospace CTG and MACT. 

Automobile and Light-duty Trucks, Surface Coating of ........................... EPA–450/2–77–008, Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary Sources—Volume II: Surface Coating of Cans, Coils, 

Paper, Fabrics, Automobiles, and Light-Duty Trucks. 

EPA–453/R–08–006, Control Techniques Guidelines for Automobile 

and Light-Duty Truck Assembly Coatings. 

Cans and Coils, Surface Coating of ......................................................... EPA–450/2–77–008, Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary Sources—Volume II: Surface Coating of Cans, Coils, 

Paper, Fabrics, Automobiles, and Light-Duty Trucks. 

Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing ................................................................. EPA–453/R–08–004, Controls Techniques Guidelines for Fiberglass 

Boat Manufacturing. 

Flat Wood Paneling, Surface Coating of .................................................. EPA–450/2–78–032, Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary Sources—Volume VII: Factory Surface Coating of Flat 

Wood Paneling. 

EPA–453/R–06–004, Control Techniques Guidelines for Flat Wood 

Paneling Coatings. 

Flexible Packing Printing .......................................................................... EPA–453/R–06–003, Control Techniques Guidelines for Flexible Package Printing. 

Graphic Arts—Rotogravure and Flexography .......................................... EPA–450/2–78–033, Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary Sources, Volume III: Graphic Arts—Rotogravure and 

Flexography. 

Large Appliances, Surface Coating of ..................................................... EPA–450/2–77–034, Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary Sources—Volume V: Surface Coating of Large Appliances. 

EPA–453/R–07–004, Control Techniques Guidelines for Large Appliance Coatings. 

Large Petroleum Dry Cleaners ................................................................. EPA–450/3–82–009, Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions 

from Large Petroleum Dry Cleaners. 

Offset Lithographic Printing and Letterpress Printing .............................. EPA–453/R–06–002, Control Techniques Guidelines for Offset Lithographic Printing and Letterpress Printing. 

Magnet Wire, Surface Coating for Insulation of ....................................... EPA–450/2–77–033, Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary Sources—Volume IV: Surface Coating of Insulation of 

Magnet Wire. 

Metal Furniture Coatings .......................................................................... EPA–450/2–77–032, Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary Sources—Volume III: Surface Coating of Metal Furniture. 

EPA–453/R–07–005, Control Techniques Guidelines for Metal Furniture Coatings. 

Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts Coatings ..................................... EPA–453/R–08–003, Control Techniques Guidelines for Miscellaneous 

Metal and Plastic Parts Coatings. 

Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products, Surface Coating of ................ EPA–450/2–78–015, Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary Sources—Volume IV: Surface Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products. 

Miscellaneous Industrial Adhesives ......................................................... EPA–453/R–08–005, Control Techniques Guidelines for Miscellaneous 

Industrial Adhesives. 

Natural Gas/Gasoline Processing Plants Equipment Leaks .................... EPA–450/2–83–007, Control of Volatile Organic Compound Equipment 

Leaks from Natural Gas/Gasoline Processing Plants. 

Paper, Film and Foil Coatings .................................................................. EPA–453R–07–003, Control Techniques Guidelines for Paper, Film 

and Foil Coatings. 

Petroleum Refineries ................................................................................ EPA–450/2–77–025, Control of Refinery Vacuum Producing Systems, 

Wastewater Separators, and Process Unit Turnarounds. 

EPA–450/2–78–036, Control of Volatile Organic Compound Leaks from 

Petroleum Refinery Equipment. 

Pharmaceutical Products .......................................................................... EPA–450/2–78–029, Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Manufacture of Synthesized Pharmaceutical Products. 

Pneumatic Rubber Tires, Manufacture of ................................................ EPA–450/2–78–030, Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Manufacture of Pneumatic Rubber Tires. 

Polyester Resin ........................................................................................ EPA–450/3–83–008, Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions 

from Manufacture of High-Density Polyethylene, Polypropylene, and 

Polystyrene Resins. 

EPA–450/3–83–006, Control of Volatile Organic Compound Leaks from 

Synthetic Organic Chemical Polymer and Resin Manufacturing 

Equipment. 

Shipbuilding/Repair ................................................................................... EPA–453/R–94–032, Shipbuilding/Repair. 

Synthetic Organic Chemical ..................................................................... EPA–450/3–84–015, Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions 

from Air Oxidation Processes in Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry. 

EPA–450/4–91–031, Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions 

from Reactor Processes and Distillation Operations in Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry. 

Wood Furniture ......................................................................................... EPA–453/R–96–007, Wood Furniture. 

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We proposed to approve ICAPCD’s 

2009 RACT SIP and negative 

declarations because we determined 

that they complied with the relevant 

CAA requirements. Our proposed action 

contains more information on the 

submitted document and our 

evaluation. 

II. Public Comments and EPA 

Responses 

The EPA’s proposed action provided 

a 30-day public comment period. During 

this period, we received no comments. 

III. EPA Action 

No comments were submitted. 

Therefore, as authorized in section 

110(k)(3) of the Act, the EPA is fully 

approving this document, including the 

negative declarations, into the California 

SIP. 

IV. 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 Act and applicable 

Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 

40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP 

submissions, the EPA’s role is to 

approve State choices, provided that 

they meet the criteria of the 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 Order 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, 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 Clean Air Act; 

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, this approved action does 

not 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 rules do not have 

tribal implications and will not impose 

substantial direct costs on tribal 

governments or preempt tribal law as 

specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 

FR 67249, November 9, 2000). 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides 

that before a rule may take effect, the 

agency promulgating the rule must 

submit a rule report, which includes a 

copy of the rule, to each House of the 

Congress and to the Comptroller General 

of the United States. The EPA will 

submit a report containing this action 

and other required information to the 

U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of 

Representatives, and the Comptroller 

General of the United States prior to 

publication of the rule in the Federal 

Register. A major rule cannot take effect 

until 60 days after it is published in the 

Federal Register. This action is not a 

‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 

804(2). 

Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean 

Air Act, petitions for judicial review of 

this action must be filed in the United 

States Court of Appeals for the 

appropriate circuit by January 11, 2016. 

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, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Dated: October 19, 2015. 

Jared Blumenfeld, 

Regional Administrator, Region IX. 

Part 52, Chapter I, Title 40 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations 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 F—California 

■ 2. Section 52.220 is amended by 

adding reserved paragraph (c)(463) and 

adding paragraph (c)(464) to read as 

follows: 

§ 52.220 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(463) [Reserved] 

(464) The following plan was 

submitted on December 21, 2010 by the 

Governor’s designee. 

(i) [Reserved] 

(ii) Additional Material. 

(A) Imperial County Air Pollution 

Control District. 

(1) Final 2009 Reasonably Available 

Control Technology State 

Implementation Plan (‘‘2009 RACT 

SIP’’) as adopted on July 13, 2010. 

■ 3. Section 52.222 is amended by 

adding paragraph (a)(12) to read as 

follows: 

§ 52.222 Negative declarations. 

(a) * * * 

(12) Imperial County Air Pollution 

Control District. 

(i) 

CTG Source category Negative declaration CTG reference document 

Aerospace ................................................................................................. EPA–453/R–97–004, Aerospace CTG and MACT. 

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CTG Source category Negative declaration CTG reference document 

Automobile and Light-duty Trucks, Surface Coating of ........................... EPA–450/2–77–008, Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary Sources—Volume II: Surface Coating of Cans, Coils, 

Paper, Fabrics, Automobiles, and Light-Duty Trucks. 

EPA–453/R–08–006, Control Techniques Guidelines for Automobile 

and Light-Duty Truck Assembly Coatings. 

Cans and Coils, Surface Coating of ......................................................... EPA–450/2–77–008, Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary Sources—Volume II: Surface Coating of Cans, Coils, 

Paper, Fabrics, Automobiles, and Light-Duty Trucks. 

Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing ................................................................. EPA–453/R–08–004, Controls Techniques Guidelines for Fiberglass 

Boat Manufacturing. 

Flat Wood Paneling, Surface Coating of .................................................. EPA–450/2–78–032, Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary Sources—Volume VII: Factory Surface Coating of Flat 

Wood Paneling. 

EPA–453/R–06–004, Control Techniques Guidelines for Flat Wood 

Paneling Coatings. 

Flexible Packing Printing .......................................................................... EPA–453/R–06–003, Control Techniques Guidelines for Flexible Package Printing. 

Graphic Arts—Rotogravure and Flexography .......................................... EPA–450/2–78–033, Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary Sources, Volume III: Graphic Arts—Rotogravure and 

Flexography. 

Large Appliances, Surface Coating of ..................................................... EPA–450/2–77–034, Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary Sources—Volume V: Surface Coating of Large Appliances. 

EPA–453/R–07–004, Control Techniques Guidelines for Large Appliance Coatings. 

Large Petroleum Dry Cleaners ................................................................. EPA–450/3–82–009, Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions 

from Large Petroleum Dry Cleaners. 

Offset Lithographic Printing and Letterpress Printing .............................. EPA–453/R–06–002, Control Techniques Guidelines for Offset Lithographic Printing and Letterpress Printing. 

Magnet Wire, Surface Coating for Insulation of ....................................... EPA–450/2–77–033, Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary Sources—Volume IV: Surface Coating of Insulation of 

Magnet Wire. 

Metal Furniture Coatings .......................................................................... EPA–450/2–77–032, Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary Sources—Volume III: Surface Coating of Metal Furniture. 

EPA–453/R–07–005, Control Techniques Guidelines for Metal Furniture Coatings. 

Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts Coatings ..................................... EPA–453/R–08–003, Control Techniques Guidelines for Miscellaneous 

Metal and Plastic Parts Coatings. 

Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products, Surface Coating of ................ EPA–450/2–78–015, Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary Sources—Volume IV: Surface Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products. 

Miscellaneous Industrial Adhesives ......................................................... EPA–453/R–08–005, Control Techniques Guidelines for Miscellaneous 

Industrial Adhesives. 

Natural Gas/Gasoline Processing Plants Equipment Leaks .................... EPA–450/2–83–007, Control of Volatile Organic Compound Equipment 

Leaks from Natural Gas/Gasoline Processing Plants. 

Paper, Film and Foil Coatings .................................................................. EPA–453R–07–003, Control Techniques Guidelines for Paper, Film 

and Foil Coatings. 

Petroleum Refineries ................................................................................ EPA–450/2–77–025, Control of Refinery Vacuum Producing Systems, 

Wastewater Separators, and Process Unit Turnarounds. 

EPA–450/2–78–036, Control of Volatile Organic Compound Leaks from 

Petroleum Refinery Equipment. 

Pharmaceutical Products .......................................................................... EPA–450/2–78–029, Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Manufacture of Synthesized Pharmaceutical Products. 

Pneumatic Rubber Tires, Manufacture of ................................................ EPA–450/2–78–030, Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Manufacture of Pneumatic Rubber Tires. 

Polyester Resin ........................................................................................ EPA–450/3–83–008, Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions 

from Manufacture of High-Density Polyethylene, Polypropylene, and 

Polystyrene Resins. 

EPA–450/3–83–006, Control of Volatile Organic Compound Leaks from 

Synthetic Organic Chemical Polymer and Resin Manufacturing 

Equipment. 

Shipbuilding/Repair ................................................................................... EPA–453/R–94–032, Shipbuilding/Repair. 

Synthetic Organic Chemical ..................................................................... EPA–450/3–84–015, Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions 

from Air Oxidation Processes in Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry. 

EPA–450/4–91–031, Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions 

from Reactor Processes and Distillation Operations in Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry. 

Wood Furniture ......................................................................................... EPA–453/R–96–007, Wood Furniture. 

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(ii) Submitted on December 21, 2010 

and adopted on July 13, 2010. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R09–OAR–2015–0257; FRL–9934–89– 

Region 9] 

Approval of Air Plans; California; 

Multiple Districts; Prevention of 

Significant Deterioration 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is taking final action 

under section 110 of the Clean Air Act 

(CAA or Act) to approve a State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) revision for 

five California air districts. The State of 

California (State) is required by the CAA 

to adopt and implement a SIP-approved 

Prevention of Significant Deterioration 

(PSD) permit program. This SIP revision 

incorporates PSD rules for five local 

California air districts into the 

California SIP to establish a PSD permit 

program for pre-construction review of 

certain new and modified major 

stationary sources in attainment and 

unclassifiable areas located within these 

districts. The local air districts with PSD 

rules that are the subject of this action 

are the Feather River Air Quality 

Management District (Feather River or 

FRAQMD), Great Basin Unified Air 

Pollution Control District (Great Basin 

or GBUAPCD), Butte County Air Quality 

Management District (Butte or 

BCAQMD), Santa Barbara County Air 

Pollution Control District (Santa Barbara 

or SBAPCD), and San Luis Obispo 

County Air Pollution Control District 

(San Luis Obispo or SLOAPCD)— 

collectively, the Districts. 

DATES: This rule is effective on 

December 14, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established 

docket number EPA–R09–OAR–2015– 

0257 for this action. Generally, 

documents in the docket for this action 

are available electronically at 

www.regulations.gov and in hard copy 

at EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, 

San Francisco, California. Some docket 

materials, however, may be publicly 

available only at the hard copy location 

(e.g., voluminous records, maps, 

copyrighted material), and some may 

not be publicly available in either 

location (e.g., confidential business 

information (CBI)). To inspect the hard 

copy materials, please schedule an 

appointment during normal business 

hours with the contact listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

Beckham, EPA Region IX, (415) 972– 

3811, beckham.lisa@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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

and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA. 

Table of Contents 

I. Background 

II. The EPA’s Evaluation of the SIP Revision 

A. Summary of the EPA’s Proposed Action 

B. Public Comments and the EPA’s 

Responses 

C. What action is the EPA finalizing? 

III. The EPA’s Final Action 

IV. Incorporation by Reference 

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. Background 

Section 110(a) of the CAA requires 

states to adopt and submit regulations 

for the implementation, maintenance 

and enforcement of the primary and 

secondary NAAQS. Specifically, 

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

and 110(a)(2)(J) of the Act require such 

state plans to meet the applicable 

requirements of section 165 relating to 

a pre-construction permit program for 

the prevention of significant 

deterioration of air quality and visibility 

protection. The rules reviewed for this 

action are intended to implement a preconstruction PSD permit program as 

required by section 165 of the CAA for 

certain new and modified major 

stationary sources located in attainment 

and unclassifiable areas. Because the 

State does not currently have a SIPapproved PSD program within the 

Districts, the EPA is currently the PSD 

permitting authority within these 

Districts under a Federal 

Implementation Plan (FIP). Approval of 

the Districts’ PSD rules into the SIP will 

transfer PSD permitting authority from 

the EPA to the Districts. The EPA will 

then assume the role of overseeing the 

Districts’ PSD permitting programs, as 

intended by the CAA. 

For a more detailed discussion of the 

District’s rules, please refer to our 

proposed approval. See 80 FR 44001 

(July 24, 2015). 

II. The EPA’s Evaluation of the SIP 

Revision 

A. Summary of the EPA's Proposed 

Action 

On July 24, 2015 (80 FR 44001), the 

EPA proposed approval of the Districts’ 

PSD rules into the California SIP. We 

proposed to approve these rules because 

we determined that they satisfied the 

applicable CAA requirements. Our 

proposed rule and related Technical 

Support document (TSD) contain more 

information about the basis for this 

rulemaking and our evaluation of the 

pertinent State SIP revision submittals. 

B. Public Comments and the EPA's 

Responses 

EPA’s proposed approval action for 

this SIP revision provided a 30-day 

public comment period. We did not 

receive any comments on our proposed 

action. 

C. What action is the EPA finalizing? 

The EPA is finalizing a SIP revision 

for each District’s portion of the 

California SIP, consistent with our 

proposed approval action. The SIP 

revision will be codified in 40 CFR 

52.220 by incorporating by reference the 

rules listed in Table 1. On June 1, 2015, 

the California Air Resources Board 

(CARB) requested the withdrawal from 

its earlier SIP submittals of the portion 

of each District PSD rule that 

incorporates by reference a particular 

federal PSD rule provision—40 CFR 

52.21(b)(49)(v). As such, our approval of 

these local District rules does not 

include the rules’ incorporation by 

reference of 40 CFR 52.21(b)(49)(v). 

TABLE 1—SUBMITTED RULES

Local 

agency Rule No. Rule title Adopted Submitted 

FRAQMD ....... 10.10 Prevention of Significant Deterioration ................................................................ 8/1/2011 4/22/2013 

GBUAPCD .... 221 Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Permit Requirements for New 

Major Facilities or Major Modifications in Attainment or Unclassifiable Areas.

9/5/2012 2/6/2013 

BCAQMD ...... 1107 Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Permits ........................................ 6/28/2012 2/6/2013 

SBAPCD ....... 810 Federal Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) ........................................ 6/20/2013 2/10/2014 

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