Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 162 / Wednesday, August 25, 2021 / Rules and Regulations 47393 

1 In the table of North Carolina regulations 

federally approved into the SIP at 40 CFR 

52.1770(c), 15A NCAC 02D is referred to as 

‘‘Subchapter 2D Air Pollution Control 

Requirements.’’ 

2Section .0600 is titled ‘‘Air Contaminants; 

Monitoring; Reporting’’ in the CFR table. This is 

being amended in this notice to read ‘‘Monitoring: 

Recordkeeping: Reporting’’. 

3The State submitted the SIP revisions following 

the readoption of several air regulations, including 

.0601, .0602, .0604, .0605, and .0606, pursuant to 

North Carolina’s 10-year regulatory readoption 

process at North Carolina General Statute 150B– 

21.3A. 

Name of non-regulatory SIP 

revision Applicable geographic area State submittal date EPA approval date Additional explanation 

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Emissions Statement Certification for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality 

Standard.

The Pennsylvania portion of the 

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City (PA-NJ-MD-DE) 

nonattainment area for the 

2015 ozone NAAQS.

4/23/20 8/25/21, [insert FEDERAL REGISTER citation].

Certification that Pennsylvania’s previously SIPapproved regulations at 25 Pa Code chapter 

135 meet the emissions statement requirements of CAA section 182(a)(3)(B) for the 

2015 ozone NAAQS. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R04–OAR–2020–0716; FRL–8859–02– 

R4] 

Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; 

Monitoring: Recordkeeping: Reporting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is approving changes to 

the North Carolina State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted 

through the North Carolina Division of 

Air Quality (NCDAQ) on October 9, 

2020. The SIP revision seeks to modify 

the State’s monitoring, recordkeeping, 

and reporting regulations by adding one 

definition, adding references to 

approved testing methods, updating the 

reference format, and making minor 

changes to general formatting and 

language use for clarity purposes. EPA 

is approving these changes pursuant to 

the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act). 

DATES: This rule is effective September 

24, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket 

Identification No. EPA–R04–OAR– 

2020–0716. All documents in the docket 

are listed on the www.regulations.gov 

website. Although listed in the index, 

some information is not publicly 

available, i.e., Confidential Business 

Information or other information whose 

disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, is not placed on 

the internet and will be publicly 

available only in hard copy form. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available either electronically through 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Air Regulatory Management Section, 

Air Planning and Implementation 

Branch, Air and Radiation Division, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, 

Georgia 30303–8960. EPA requests that 

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: 

Sarah LaRocca, Air Regulatory 

Management Section, Air Planning and 

Implementation Branch, Air and 

Radiation Division, Region 4, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 61 

Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 

30303–8960. The telephone number is 

(404) 562–8994. Ms. LaRocca can also 

be reached via electronic mail at 

larocca.sarah@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

EPA is approving changes to the 

following SIP-approved regulations 

under 15A North Carolina 

Administrative Code Subchapter 02D,1

Section .0600, Monitoring: 

Recordkeeping: Reporting: 2 Rule .0601, 

Purpose and Scope; Rule .0602, 

Definitions; Rule .0604, Exceptions to 

Monitoring and Reporting 

Requirements; Rule .0605, General 

Recordkeeping and Reporting 

Requirements; and Rule .0606, Sources 

Covered by Appendix P of 40 CFR part 

51,3 of the North Carolina SIP, 

submitted on October 9, 2020. 

II. EPA’s Analysis of North Carolina’s 

Submittal 

The changes that are the subject of 

this rulemaking revise monitoring, 

recordkeeping, and reporting 

regulations under Subchapter 02D of the 

North Carolina SIP. Specifically, they 

revise the SIP by changing a heading, 

adding one definition, adding references 

to approved testing methods, updating 

the reference format, and making minor 

changes to general formatting and 

language use for clarity purposes. EPA 

finds that the changes do not interfere 

with any applicable requirement 

concerning attainment and reasonable 

further progress, or any other applicable 

CAA requirement. 

In a notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM) published on May 20, 2021 (86 

FR 27349), EPA proposed to approve 

North Carolina’s SIP submission 

provided on October 9, 2020. The May 

20, 2021, NPRM provides additional 

detail regarding the background and 

rationale for EPA’s action. Comments on 

the May 20, 2021, NPRM were due on 

or before June 21, 2021. EPA received 

no comments on the May 20, 2021 

NPRM. 

III. Incorporation by Reference 

In this rule, 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 the following rules in 

15A NCAC Subchapter 02D, Section 

.0600, Monitoring: Recordkeeping: 

Reporting, with a state-effective date of 

November 1, 2019: Rule .0601, Purpose 

and Scope; Rule .0602, Definitions; Rule 

.0604, Exceptions to Monitoring and 

Reporting Requirements; Rule .0605, 

General Recordkeeping and Reporting 

Requirements; and Rule .0606, Sources 

Covered by Appendix P of 40 CFR part 

51. The changes revise a heading, add 

one definition, add references to 

approved testing methods, update the 

reference format, and make minor 

changes to general formatting and 

language to provide clarity to the 

monitoring, recordkeeping, and 

reporting requirements. EPA has made, 

and will continue to make, these 

materials generally available through 

www.regulations.gov and at the EPA 

Region 4 office (please contact the 

person identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

preamble for more information). 

Therefore, these materials have been 

approved by EPA for inclusion in the 


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4See 62 FR 27968 (May 22, 1997). 

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 rulemaking 

of EPA’s approval, and will be 

incorporated by reference in the next 

update to the SIP compilation.4

IV. Final Action 

EPA is approving North Carolina’s 

October 9, 2020, SIP revisions, which 

contain changes to the following 

regulations under 15A NCAC 

Subchapter 02D: Section .0600, 

Monitoring: Recordkeeping: Reporting: 

Rule .0601, Purpose and Scope; Rule 

.0602, Definitions; Rule .0604, 

Exceptions to Monitoring and Reporting 

Requirements; Rule .0605, General 

Recordkeeping and Reporting 

Requirements; and Rule .0606, Sources 

Covered by Appendix P of 40 CFR Part 

51. The changes are consistent with the 

CAA. 

V. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the CAA, the Administrator is 

required to approve a SIP submission 

that complies with the provisions of the 

Act and applicable Federal regulations. 

See 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). 

Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, 

EPA’s role is to approve state choices, 

provided that they meet the criteria of 

the CAA. 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, 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 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). 

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 October 25, 2021. 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, Carbon monoxide, 

Incorporation by reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, Lead, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate 

matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Dated: August 19, 2021. 

John Blevins, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4. 

Accordingly, 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 amend paragraph (c)(1) 

by revising the heading for ‘‘Section 

.0600’’ and the entries for ‘‘Section 

.0601’’, ‘‘Section .0602’’; and ‘‘Section 

.0604’’; ‘‘Section .0605’’; and ‘‘Section 

.0606’’ to read as follows: 

§ 52.1770 Identification of plan. 

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(1) EPA APPROVED NORTH CAROLINA REGULATIONS

State citation Title/subject 

State 

effective 

date 

EPA approval date Explanation 

*******

Section .0600 Monitoring: Recordkeeping: Reporting 

Section .0601 ......... Purpose and Scope ..................................... 11/1/2019 8/25/2021, [Insert citation of publication].

Section .0602 ......... Definitions ..................................................... 11/1/2019 8/25/2021, [Insert citation of publication].

Section .0604 ......... Exceptions to Monitoring and Reporting Requirements.11/1/2019 8/25/2021, [Insert citation of publication].

Section .0605 ......... General Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements.11/1/2019 8/25/2021, [Insert citation of publication].

Section .0606 ......... Sources Covered by Appendix P of 40 CFR 

Part 51.

11/1/2019 8/25/2021, [Insert citation of publication].

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

44 CFR Parts 59, 61, and 62 

[Docket ID FEMA–2018–0026] 

RIN 1660–AA95 

National Flood Insurance Program: 

Conforming Changes To Reflect the 

Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance 

Reform Act of 2012 (BW–12) and the 

Homeowners Flood Insurance 

Affordability Act of 2014 (HFIAA), and 

Additional Clarifications for Plain 

Language; Correction 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency; DHS. 

ACTION: Final rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: On July 20, 2020, FEMA 

published in the Federal Register a final 

rule revising the National Flood 

Insurance Program (NFIP) regulations to 

codify certain provisions of the BiggertWaters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 

2012 and the Homeowner Flood 

Insurance Affordability Act of 2014, and 

to clarify certain existing NFIP rules 

relating to NFIP operations and the 

Standard Flood Insurance Policy. This 

final rule provides corrections to those 

instructions, to be used in lieu of the 

information published July 20. 

DATES: This correction is effective 

October 1, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this 

rulemaking is available for inspection 

using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

http://www.regulations.gov and can be 

viewed by following that website’s 

instructions. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kelly Bronowicz, Director, Policyholder 

Services Division, Federal Insurance 

and Mitigation Administration, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 400 C 

Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 

557–9488. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FR Doc. 

2020–09260, beginning on page 43946 

in the Federal Register of Monday, July 

20, 2020, the following correction is 

made: 

PART 61—INSURANCE COVERAGE 

AND RATES 

Appendix A(2) to Part 61 [Corrected] 

■ 1. On page 43969, in the second 

column, in Appendix A(2) to Part 61, 

‘‘Improvements. Fixtures, alterations, 

installations, or additions comprising a 

part of the dwelling or apartment in 

which you reside.’’ is corrected to read 

‘‘Improvements. Fixtures, alterations, 

installations, or additions comprising a 

part of the building.’’ 

Deanne B. Criswell, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

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BILLING CODE 9111–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 635 

[Docket No. 201124–0317; RTID 0648– 

XB306] 

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 

Commercial Aggregated Large Coastal 

Sharks, Hammerhead Sharks, and 

Blacktip Sharks in the Gulf of Mexico 

Region; Retention Limit Adjustment 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason 

retention limit adjustment. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is adjusting the 

commercial retention limit for directed 

shark limited access permit holders 

from 45 to 55 large coastal sharks (LCS) 

other than sandbar sharks per vessel per 

trip in the Gulf of Mexico region. In the 

eastern Gulf of Mexico sub-region, this 

applies to any shark in the aggregated 

LCS, hammerhead, or blacktip 

management groups. In the western Gulf 

of Mexico sub-region, because 

aggregated LCS and hammerhead 

management groups are closed, this 

increase applies only to the blacktip 

management group. The retention limit 

will remain at 55 LCS other than 

sandbar sharks through the remainder of 

2021, or until NMFS announces via a 

notification in the Federal Register 

another adjustment to the retention 

limit or a fishery closure. This retention 

limit adjustment affects anyone with a 

directed shark limited access permit 

fishing for LCS in the Gulf of Mexico 

region. 


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