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1The reader may refer to the Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking, December 5, 1991 (56 FR 63774), and 

the preamble to the final rule promulgated 

September 4, 1992 (57 FR 40792) for further 

background and information on the OCS 

regulations. 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 55 

[OAR–2004–0091; FRL–8789–4] 

Outer Continental Shelf Air 

Regulations Consistency Update for 

California 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (‘‘EPA’’) 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to update a 

portion of the Outer Continental Shelf 

(‘‘OCS’’) Air Regulations. Requirements 

applying to OCS sources located within 

25 miles of States’ seaward boundaries 

must be updated periodically to remain 

consistent with the requirements of the 

corresponding onshore area (‘‘COA’’), as 

mandated by section 328(a)(1) of the 

Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990 (‘‘the 

Act’’). The portion of the OCS air 

regulations that is being updated pertain 

to the requirements for OCS sources by 

the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution 

Control District (Santa Barbara County 

APCD). The intended effect of 

approving the OCS requirements for the 

Santa Barbara County APCD is to 

regulate emissions from OCS sources in 

accordance with the requirements 

onshore. The change to the existing 

requirements discussed below is 

proposed to be incorporated by 

reference into the Code of Federal 

Regulations and is listed in the 

appendix to the OCS air regulations. 

DATES: Any comments must arrive by 

May 20, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, 

identified by docket number OAR– 

2004–0091, by one of the following 

methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

on-line instructions. 

2. E-mail: steckel.andrew@epa.gov. 

3. Mail or deliver: Andrew Steckel 

(Air-4), U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, 

San Francisco, CA 94105–3901. 

Instructions: All comments will be 

included in the public docket without 

change and may be made available 

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

including any personal information 

provided, unless the comment includes 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Information that 

you consider CBI or otherwise protected 

should be clearly identified as such and 

should not be submitted through 

http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. 

http://www.regulations.gov is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, and EPA 

will not know your identity or contact 

information unless you provide it in the 

body of your comment. If you send email directly to EPA, your e-mail 

address will be automatically captured 

and included as part of the public 

comment. 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: The index to the docket for 

this action is available electronically at 

http://www.regulations.gov and in hard 

copy at EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne 

Street, San Francisco, California. While 

all documents in the docket are listed in 

the index, some information may be 

publicly available only at the hard copy 

location (e.g., copyrighted material), and 

some may not be publicly available in 

either location (e.g., 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: 

Cynthia G. Allen, Air Division (Air-4), 

U.S. EPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne 

Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, (415) 

947–4120, allen.cynthia@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Background Information 

A. Why is EPA taking this action? 

II. EPA’s Evaluation 

A. What criteria were used to evaluate 

rules submitted to update 40 CFR part 

55? 

B. What requirements were submitted to 

update 40 CFR part 55? 

III. Administrative Requirements 

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory 

Planning and Review 

B. Paperwork Reduction Act 

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism 

F. Executive Order 13175: Coordination 

With Indian Tribal Government 

G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of 

Children From Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks 

H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use 

I. National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act 

J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions 

To Address Environmental Justice in 

Minority Populations and Low-Income 

Populations 

I. Background Information 

A. Why is EPA taking this action? 

On September 4, 1992, EPA 

promulgated 40 CFR part 55,1 which 

established requirements to control air 

pollution from OCS sources in order to 

attain and maintain federal and state 

ambient air quality standards and to 

comply with the provisions of part C of 

title I of the Act. Part 55 applies to all 

OCS sources offshore of the States 

except those located in the Gulf of 

Mexico west of 87.5 degrees longitude. 

Section 328 of the Act requires that for 

such sources located within 25 miles of 

a State’s seaward boundary, the 

requirements shall be the same as would 

be applicable if the sources were located 

in the COA. Because the OCS 

requirements are based on onshore 

requirements, and onshore requirements 

may change, section 328(a)(1) requires 

that EPA update the OCS requirements 

as necessary to maintain consistency 

with onshore requirements. 

Pursuant to § 55.12 of the OCS rule, 

consistency reviews will occur (1) at 

least annually; (2) upon receipt of a 

Notice of Intent under § 55.4; or (3) 

when a state or local agency submits a 

rule to EPA to be considered for 

incorporation by reference in part 55. 

This proposed action is being taken in 

response to the submittal of 

requirements submitted by the Santa 

Barbara County APCD. Public comments 

received in writing within 30 days of 

publication of this document will be 

considered by EPA before publishing a 

final rule. Section 328(a) of the Act 

requires that EPA establish 

requirements to control air pollution 

from OCS sources located within 25 

miles of States’ seaward boundaries that 

are the same as onshore requirements. 

To comply with this statutory mandate, 

EPA must incorporate applicable 

onshore rules into part 55 as they exist 

onshore. This limits EPA’s flexibility in 

deciding which requirements will be 

incorporated into part 55 and prevents 

EPA from making substantive changes 

to the requirements it incorporates. As 

a result, EPA may be incorporating rules 

into part 55 that do not conform to all 

of EPA’s state implementation plan 

(SIP) guidance or certain requirements 

of the Act. Consistency updates may 

result in the inclusion of state or local 

rules or regulations into part 55, even 

though the same rules may ultimately be 

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2Each COA which has been delegated the 

authority to implement and enforce part 55, will 

use its administrative and procedural rules as 

onshore. However, in those instances where EPA 

has not delegated authority to implement and 

enforce part 55, EPA will use its own administrative 

and procedural requirements to implement the 

substantive requirements. 40 CFR 55.14 (c)(4). 

SIP. Inclusion in the OCS rule does not 

imply that a rule meets the requirements 

of the Act for SIP approval, nor does it 

imply that the rule will be approved by 

EPA for inclusion in the SIP. 

II. EPA’s Evaluation 

A. What criteria were used to evaluate 

rules submitted to update 40 CFR part 

55? 

In updating 40 CFR part 55, EPA 

reviewed the rules submitted for 

inclusion in part 55 to ensure that they 

are rationally related to the attainment 

or maintenance of federal or state 

ambient air quality standards or part C 

of title I of the Act, that they are not 

designed expressly to prevent 

exploration and development of the 

OCS and that they are applicable to OCS 

sources. 40 CFR 55.1. EPA has also 

evaluated the rules to ensure they are 

not arbitrary or capricious. 40 CFR 

55.12(e). In addition, EPA has excluded 

administrative or procedural rules,2 and 

requirements that regulate toxics which 

are not related to the attainment and 

maintenance of federal and state 

ambient air quality standards. 

B. What requirements were submitted to 

update 40 CFR part 55? 

1. After review of the requirements 

submitted by the Santa Barbara County 

APCD against the criteria set forth above 

and in 40 CFR part 55, EPA is proposing 

to make the following District 

requirements applicable to OCS sources: 

Rule No. Name 

Adoption or 

amended 

date 

102 ............. Definitions ...... 01/15/09 

316 ............. Storage and 

Transfer of 

Gasoline.

01/15/09 

III. Administrative Requirements 

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory 

Planning and Review 

Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 

51735 (October 4, 1993)), the Agency 

must determine whether the regulatory 

action is ‘‘significant’’ and therefore 

subject to Office of Management and 

Budget (‘‘OMB’’) review and the 

requirements of the Executive Order. 

The Order defines ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ as one that is likely 

to result in a rule that may: 

(1) Have an annual effect on the 

economy of $100 million or more or 

adversely affect in a material way the 

economy, a sector of the economy, 

productivity, competition, jobs, the 

environment, public health or safety, or 

State, local, or tribal governments or 

communities; 

(2) Create a serious inconsistency or 

otherwise interfere with an action taken 

or planned by another agency; 

(3) Materially alter the budgetary 

impact of entitlements, grants, user fees, 

or loan programs or the rights and 

obligations of recipients thereof; or 

(4) Raise novel legal or policy issues 

arising out of legal mandates, the 

President’s priorities, or the principles 

set forth in the Executive Order. 

This action is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under the terms of 

Executive Order 12866 and is therefore 

not subject to OMB Review. These rules 

implement requirements specifically 

and explicitly set forth by the Congress 

in section 328 of the Clean Air Act, 

without the exercise of any policy 

discretion by EPA. These OCS rules 

already apply in the COA, and EPA has 

no evidence to suggest that these OCS 

rules have created an adverse material 

effect. As required by section 328 of the 

Clean Air Act, this action simply 

updates the existing OCS requirements 

to make them consistent with rules in 

the COA. 

B. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The OMB has approved the 

information collection requirements 

contained in 40 CFR part 55, and by 

extension this update to the rules, under 

the provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

and has assigned OMB control number 

2060–0249. Notice of OMB’s approval of 

EPA Information Collection Request 

(‘‘ICR’’) No. 1601.06 was published in 

the Federal Register on March 1, 2006 

(71 FR 10499–10500). The approval 

expires January 31, 2009. As EPA 

previously indicated (70 FR 65897– 

65898 (November 1, 2005)), the annual 

public reporting and recordkeeping 

burden for collection of information 

under 40 CFR part 55 is estimated to 

average 549 hours per response. Burden 

means the total time, effort, or financial 

resources expended by persons to 

generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or 

provide information to or for a Federal 

agency. This includes the time needed 

to review instructions; develop, acquire, 

install, and utilize technology and 

systems for the purposes of collecting, 

validating, and verifying information, 

processing and maintaining 

information, and disclosing and 

providing information; adjust the 

existing ways to comply with any 

previously applicable instructions and 

requirements; train personnel to be able 

to respond to a collection of 

information; search data sources; 

complete and review the collection of 

information; and transmit or otherwise 

disclose the information. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. The OMB control 

numbers for EPA’s regulations in 40 

CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and are 

identified on the form and/or 

instrument, if applicable. In addition, 

EPA is amending the table in 40 CFR 

part 9 of currently approved OMB 

control numbers for various regulations 

to list the regulatory citations for the 

information requirements contained in 

this final rule. 

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

generally requires an agency to conduct 

a regulatory flexibility analysis of any 

rule subject to notice and comment 

rulemaking requirements unless the 

agency certifies that the rule will not 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 

Small entities include small businesses, 

small not-for-profit enterprises, and 

small governmental jurisdictions. 

These rules will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. These rules 

implement requirements specifically 

and explicitly set forth by the Congress 

in section 328 of the Clean Air Act, 

without the exercise of any policy 

discretion by EPA. These OCS rules 

already apply in the COA, and EPA has 

no evidence to suggest that these OCS 

rules have had a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. As required by section 328 of 

the Clean Air Act, this action simply 

updates the existing OCS requirements 

to make them consistent with rules in 

the COA. Therefore, I certify that this 

action will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. 

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

Title II of the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act of 1995 (‘‘UMRA’’), Public 

Law 104–4, establishes requirements for 

Federal agencies to assess the effects of 

their regulatory actions on State, local, 

and tribal governments and the private 

sector. Under section 202 of the UMRA, 

EPA generally must prepare a written 

statement, including a cost-benefit 

analysis, for proposed and final rules 

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result in expenditures to State, local, 

and tribal governments, in the aggregate, 

or to the private sector, of $100 million 

of more in any one year. Before 

promulgating an EPA rule for which a 

written statement is needed, section 205 

of the UMRA generally requires EPA to 

identify and consider a reasonable 

number of regulatory alternatives and 

adopt the least costly, most costeffective or least burdensome alternative 

that achieves the objectives of the rule. 

The provisions of section 205 do not 

apply when they are inconsistent with 

applicable law. Moreover, section 205 

allows EPA to adopt an alternative other 

than the least costly, most cost-effective 

or least burdensome alternative if the 

Administrator publishes with the final 

rule an explanation why that alternative 

was not adopted. 

Before EPA establishes any regulatory 

requirements that may significantly or 

uniquely affect small governments, 

including tribal governments, it must 

have developed under section 203 of the 

UMRA a small government agency plan. 

The plan must provide for notifying 

potentially affected small governments, 

enabling officials of affected small 

governments to have meaningful and 

timely input in the development of EPA 

regulatory proposals with significant 

Federal intergovernmental mandates, 

and informing, educating, and advising 

small governments on compliance with 

the regulatory requirements. 

Today’s proposed rules contain no 

Federal mandates (under the regulatory 

provisions of Title II of the UMRA) for 

State, local, or tribal governments or the 

private sector that may result in 

expenditures of $100 million or more 

for State, local, or tribal governments, in 

the aggregate, or to the private sector in 

any one year. These rules implement 

requirements specifically and explicitly 

set forth by the Congress in section 328 

of the Clean Air Act without the 

exercise of any policy discretion by 

EPA. These OCS rules already apply in 

the COA, and EPA has no evidence to 

suggest that these OCS rules have 

created an adverse material effect. As 

required by section 328 of the Clean Air 

Act, this action simply updates the 

existing OCS requirements to make 

them consistent with rules in the COA. 

E. Executive Order 13132, Federalism 

Executive Order 13132, entitled 

‘‘Federalism’’ (64 FR 43255 (August 10, 

1999)), requires EPA to develop an 

accountable process to ensure 

‘‘meaningful and timely input by State 

and local officials in the development of 

regulatory policies that have federalism 

implications.’’ ‘‘Policies that have 

federalism implications’’ is defined in 

the Executive Order to include 

regulations that have ‘‘substantial direct 

effects on the States, on the relationship 

between the national government and 

the States, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities among the 

various levels of government.’’ 

This proposed rule does not have 

federalism implications. It will not have 

substantial direct effects on the States, 

on the relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government, as specified in 

Executive Order 13132. These rules 

implement requirements specifically 

and explicitly set forth by the Congress 

in section 328 of the Clean Air Act, 

without the exercise of any policy 

discretion by EPA. As required by 

section 328 of the Clean Air Act, this 

rule simply updates the existing OCS 

rules to make them consistent with 

current COA requirements. These rules 

do not amend the existing provisions 

within 40 CFR part 55 enabling 

delegation of OCS regulations to a COA, 

and this rule does not require the COA 

to implement the OCS rules. Thus, 

Executive Order 13132 does not apply 

to this rule. 

In the spirit of Executive Order 13132, 

and consistent with EPA policy to 

promote communications between EPA 

and state and local governments, EPA 

specifically solicits comments on this 

proposed rule from State and local 

officials. 

F. Executive Order 13175, Coordination 

With Indian Tribal Governments 

Executive Order 13175, entitled 

‘‘Consultation and Coordination with 

Indian Tribal Governments’’ (65 FR 

67249, November 9, 2000), requires EPA 

to develop an accountable process to 

ensure ‘‘meaningful and timely input by 

tribal officials in the development of 

regulatory policies that have tribal 

implications.’’ This rule does not have 

a substantial direct effect on one or 

more Indian tribes, on the relationship 

between the Federal Government and 

Indian tribes or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities between the 

Federal government and Indian tribes 

and thus does not have ‘‘tribal 

implications,’’ within the meaning of 

Executive Order 13175. This rule 

implements requirements specifically 

and explicitly set forth by the Congress 

in section 328 of the Clean Air Act, 

without the exercise of any policy 

discretion by EPA. As required by 

section 328 of the Clean Air Act, this 

rule simply updates the existing OCS 

rules to make them consistent with 

current COA requirements. In addition, 

this rule does not impose substantial 

direct compliance costs on tribal 

governments, nor preempt tribal law. 

Consultation with Indian tribes is 

therefore not required under Executive 

Order 13175. Nonetheless, in the spirit 

of Executive Order 13175 and consistent 

with EPA policy to promote 

communications between EPA and 

tribes, EPA specifically solicits 

comments on this proposed rule from 

tribal officials. 

G. Executive Order 13045, Protection of 

Children From Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks 

Executive Order 13045: ‘‘Protection of 

Children from Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks’’ (62 FR 19885 

(April 23, 1997)), applies to any rule 

that: (1) Is determined to be 

‘‘economically significant’’ as defined 

under Executive Order 12866, and (2) 

concerns an environmental health or 

safety risk that EPA has reason to 

believe may have a disproportionate 

effect on children. If the regulatory 

action meets both criteria, the Agency 

must evaluate the environmental health 

or safety effects of the planned rule on 

children, and explain why the planned 

regulation is preferable to other 

potentially effective and reasonably 

feasible alternatives considered by the 

Agency. 

This proposed rule is not subject to 

Executive Order 13045 because it is not 

economically significant as defined in 

Executive Order 12866. In addition, the 

Agency does not have reason to believe 

the environmental health or safety risks 

addressed by this action present a 

disproportional risk to children. 

H. Executive Order 13211, Actions That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use 

This proposed rule is not subject to 

Executive Order 13211, ‘‘Actions 

Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use’’ (66 FR 28355, May 

22, 2001) because it is not a significant 

regulatory action under Executive Order 

12866. 

I. National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act 

Section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (‘‘NTTAA’’), Public Law No. 

104–113, 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note) 

directs EPA to use voluntary consensus 

standards in its regulatory activities 

unless to do so would be inconsistent 

with applicable laws or otherwise 

impractical. Voluntary consensus 

standards are technical standards (e.g., 

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sampling procedures, and business 

practices) that are developed or adopted 

by voluntary consensus standards 

bodies. The NTTAA directs EPA to 

provide Congress, through OMB, 

explanations when the Agency decided 

not to use available and applicable 

voluntary consensus standards. 

As discussed above, these rules 

implement requirements specifically 

and explicitly set forth by the Congress 

in section 328 of the Clean Air Act, 

without the exercise of any policy 

discretion by EPA. As required by 

section 328 of the Clean Air Act, this 

rule simply updates the existing OCS 

rules to make them consistent with 

current COA requirements. In the 

absence of a prior existing requirement 

for the state to use voluntary consensus 

standards and in light of the fact that 

EPA is required to make the OCS rules 

consistent with current COA 

requirements, it would be inconsistent 

with applicable law for EPA to use 

voluntary consensus standards in this 

action. Therefore, EPA is not 

considering the use of any voluntary 

consensus standards. EPA welcomes 

comments on this aspect of the 

proposed rulemaking and, specifically, 

invites the public to identify 

potentially-applicable voluntary 

consensus standards and to explain why 

such standards should be used in this 

regulation. 

J. Executive Order 12898: Federal 

Actions To Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations 

Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629 

(Feb. 16, 1994)) establishes federal 

executive policy on environmental 

justice. Its main provision directs 

federal agencies, to the greatest extent 

practicable and permitted by law, to 

make environmental justice part of their 

mission by identifying and addressing, 

as appropriate, disproportionately high 

and adverse human health or 

environmental effects of their programs, 

policies, and activities on minority 

populations and low-income 

populations in the United States. EPA 

lacks the discretionary authority to 

address environmental justice in this 

proposed action. This rule implements 

requirements specifically and explicitly 

set forth by the Congress in section 328 

of the Clean Air Act, without the 

exercise of any policy discretion by 

EPA. As required by section 328 of the 

Clean Air Act, this rule simply updates 

the existing OCS rules to make them 

consistent with current COA 

requirements. 

Although EPA lacks authority to 

modify today’s regulatory decision on 

the basis of environmental justice 

considerations, EPA nevertheless 

explored this issue and found the 

following. This action, namely, 

updating the OCS rules to make them 

consistent with current COA 

requirements, will not have 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health or environmental effects 

on minority or low-income populations 

because it increases the level of 

environmental protection for all affected 

populations without having any 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health or environmental effects 

on any population, including any 

minority or low-income population. 

Environmental justice considerations 

may be appropriate to consider in the 

context of a specific OCS permit 

application. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 55 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Air pollution control, Hydrocarbons, 

Incorporation by reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen 

dioxide, Nitrogen oxides, Outer 

Continental Shelf, Ozone, Particulate 

matter, Permits, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur 

oxides. 

Dated: March 10, 2009. 

Laura Yoshii, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX. 

Title 40, chapter I of the Code of 

Federal Regulations, is proposed to be 

amended as follows: 

PART 55—[AMENDED] 

1. The authority citation for part 55 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Section 328 of the Clean Air Act 

(42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) as amended by Public 

Law 101–549. 

2. Section 55.14 is amended by 

revising paragraph (e)(3)(ii)(F) to read as 

follows: 

§ 55.14 Requirements that apply to OCS 

sources located within 25 miles of states 

seaward boundaries, by state. 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * 

(3) * * * 

(ii) * * * 

(F) Santa Barbara County Air 

Pollution Control District Requirements 

Applicable to OCS Sources. 

* * * * * 

3. Appendix A to CFR part 55 is 

amended by revising paragraph (b)(6) 

under the heading ‘‘California’’ to read 

as follows: 

Appendix A to Part 55—Listing of State 

and Local Requirements Incorporated 

by Reference Into Part 55, by State 

* * * * * 

California 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(6) The following requirements are 

contained in Santa Barbara County Air 

Pollution Control District Requirements 

Applicable to OCS Sources: 

Rule 102 Definitions (Adopted 01/15/09) 

Rule 103 Severability (Adopted 10/23/78) 

Rule 106 Notice to Comply for Minor 

Violations (Repealed 01/01/2001) 

Rule 107 Emergencies (Adopted 04/19/01) 

Rule 201 Permits Required (Adopted 06/19/ 

08) 

Rule 202 Exemptions to Rule 201 (Adopted 

06/19/08) 

Rule 203 Transfer (Adopted 04/17/97) 

Rule 204 Applications (Adopted 04/17/97) 

Rule 205 Standards for Granting Permits 

(Adopted 04/17/97) 

Rule 206 Conditional Approval of 

Authority to Construct or Permit to Operate 

(Adopted 10/15/91) 

Rule 207 Denial of Application (Adopted 

10/23/78) 

Rule 210 Fees (Adopted 03/17/05) 

Rule 212 Emission Statements (Adopted 10/ 

20/92) 

Rule 301 Circumvention (Adopted 10/23/ 

78) 

Rule 302 Visible Emissions (Adopted 10/ 

23/78) 

Rule 304 Particulate Matter—Northern 

Zone (Adopted 10/23/78) 

Rule 305 Particulate Matter 

Concentration—Southern Zone (Adopted 

10/23/78) 

Rule 306 Dust and Fumes—Northern Zone 

(Adopted 10/23/78) 

Rule 307 Particulate Matter Emission 

Weight Rate—Southern Zone (Adopted 10/ 

23/78) 

Rule 308 Incinerator Burning (Adopted 10/ 

23/78) 

Rule 309 Specific Contaminants (Adopted 

10/23/78) 

Rule 310 Odorous Organic Sulfides 

(Adopted 10/23/78) 

Rule 311 Sulfur Content of Fuels (Adopted 

10/23/78) 

Rule 312 Open Fires (Adopted 10/02/90) 

Rule 316 Storage and Transfer of Gasoline 

(Adopted 01/15/09) 

Rule 317 Organic Solvents (Adopted 10/23/ 

78) 

Rule 318 Vacuum Producing Devices or 

Systems—Southern Zone (Adopted 10/23/ 

78) 

Rule 321 Solvent Cleaning Operations 

(Adopted 09/18/97) 

Rule 322 Metal Surface Coating Thinner 

and Reducer (Adopted 10/23/78) 

Rule 323 Architectural Coatings (Adopted 

11/15/01) 

Rule 324 Disposal and Evaporation of 

Solvents (Adopted 10/23/78) 

Rule 325 Crude Oil Production and 

Separation (Adopted 07/19/01) 

Rule 326 Storage of Reactive Organic 

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Rule 327 Organic Liquid Cargo Tank Vessel 

Loading (Adopted 12/16/85) 

Rule 328 Continuous Emission Monitoring 

(Adopted 10/23/78) 

Rule 330 Surface Coating of Metal Parts and 

Products (Adopted 01/20/00) 

Rule 331 Fugitive Emissions Inspection and 

Maintenance (Adopted 12/10/91) 

Rule 332 Petroleum Refinery Vacuum 

Producing Systems, Wastewater Separators 

and Process Turnarounds (Adopted 06/11/ 

79) 

Rule 333 Control of Emissions from 

Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines 

(Adopted 06/19/08) 

Rule 342 Control of Oxides of Nitrogen 

(NOX) from Boilers, Steam Generators and 

Process Heaters) (Adopted 04/17/97) 

Rule 343 Petroleum Storage Tank Degassing 

(Adopted 12/14/93) 

Rule 344 Petroleum Sumps, Pits, and Well 

Cellars (Adopted 11/10/94) 

Rule 346 Loading of Organic Liquid Cargo 

Vessels (Adopted 01/18/01) 

Rule 352 Natural Gas-Fired Fan-Type 

Central Furnaces and Residential Water 

Heaters (Adopted 09/16/99) 

Rule 353 Adhesives and Sealants (Adopted 

08/19/99) 

Rule 359 Flares and Thermal Oxidizers 

(Adopted 06/28/94) 

Rule 360 Emissions of Oxides of Nitrogen 

from Large Water Heaters and Small 

Boilers (Adopted 10/17/02) 

Rule 361 Small Boilers, Steam Generators, 

and Process Heaters (Adopted 01/17/08) 

Rule 370 Potential to Emit—Limitations for 

Part 70 Sources (Adopted 06/15/95) 

Rule 505 Breakdown Conditions Sections 

A., B.1, and D. only (Adopted 10/23/78) 

Rule 603 Emergency Episode Plans 

(Adopted 06/15/81) 

Rule 702 General Conformity (Adopted 10/ 

20/94) 

Rule 801 New Source Review (Adopted 04/ 

17/97) 

Rule 802 Nonattainment Review (Adopted 

04/17/97) 

Rule 803 Prevention of Significant 

Deterioration (Adopted 04/17/97) 

Rule 804 Emission Offsets (Adopted 04/17/ 

97) 

Rule 805 Air Quality Impact Analysis and 

Modeling (Adopted 04/17/97) 

Rule 808 New Source Review for Major 

Sources of Hazardous Air Pollutants 

(Adopted 05/20/99) 

Rule 1301 Part 70 Operating Permits— 

General Information (Adopted 06/19/03) 

Rule 1302 Part 70 Operating Permits— 

Permit Application (Adopted 11/09/93) 

Rule 1303 Part 70 Operating Permits— 

Permits (Adopted 11/09/93) 

Rule 1304 Part 70 Operating Permits— 

Issuance, Renewal, Modification and 

Reopening (Adopted 11/09/93) 

Rule 1305 Part 70 Operating Permits— 

Enforcement (Adopted 11/09/93) 

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[FR Doc. E9–9014 Filed 4–17–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

47 CFR Chapter III 

Docket Number: 0810021312-9654-02 

RIN 0660-AA18 

Low-Power Television and Translator 

Upgrade Program 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Advanced notice of proposed 

rulemaking; withdrawal. 

SUMMARY: The National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration (NTIA) is withdrawing 

the Advanced Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking soliciting comments on the 

implementation of the Low-Power 

Television and Translator Upgrade 

Program (Upgrade Program). After 

reviewing and considering the 

comments received following two 

public meetings, the agency has decided 

not to proceed with regulations to 

implement the Upgrade Program. NTIA 

will establish and implement the 

Upgrade Program through a Notice of 

Availability of Funds (NOFA) to be 

published shortly. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 20, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Cooperman, Upgrade Program, 

Director Broadcasting Division, 

telephone: (202) 482–5802; fax: (202) 

482–2156. Information about the 

Upgrade Program also can be obtained 

electronically via the Internet at http:// 

www.ntia.doc.gov/lptv. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Section 3009 of the Deficit Reduction 

Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 109–171, 120 

Stat. 4, 21 (2006), required the National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration (NTIA) to implement 

and administer the Low-Power 

Television and Translator Upgrade 

Program (Upgrade Program). The 

Upgrade Program is intended to provide 

reimbursement to eligible low-power 

television broadcast stations, Class A 

television stations, television translator 

stations, or television booster stations 

for equipment to upgrade from analog to 

digital in eligible rural communities. On 

October 9, 2008, NTIA published an 

Advanced Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking and Notice of Public 

Meetings, 73 Fed. Reg. 59,586 (2008), to 

announce two public meetings (October 

24 and October 28, 2008) about the 

Upgrade Program and to provide an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

issues to be discussed at these public 

meetings. 

NTIA received 24 public comments 

on the Upgrade Program through mid– 

November 2008. Information provided 

at the October 24, 2008, public meeting 

and the comments received are available 

on NTIA’s Web site at http:// 

www.ntia.doc.gov/lptv/upgrade.html. 

After reviewing and considering the 

comments received, NTIA has decided 

not to proceed with regulations to 

implement the program. NTIA will issue 

a NOFA that provides detailed 

information concerning the 

implementation of the program in the 

Federal Register. The comments 

received will be fully discussed in the 

NOFA. 

Dated: April 14, 2009. 

Anna M. Gomez, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for 

Communications and Information. 

[FR Doc. E9–8989 Filed 4–17–09; 8:45 am] 

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