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 Environmental Protection Agency 40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R09-OAR-2014-0715; FRL-9941-16-Region 9]
 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
 ACTION: Final rule.
 SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a regulation submitted for incorporation into the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (SJVUAPCD or District) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). The regulation, Rule 9410 (Employer Based Trip Reduction), establishes requirements for employers in the San Joaquin Valley to implement programs encouraging employees to use ridesharing and alternative transportation methods to reduce air pollution. The effect of this action is to make the requirements of Rule 9410 federally enforceable as part of the California SIP.
 DATES: This rule will be effective on March 10, 2016.
 ADDRESSES: The EPA has established docket number EPA-R09-OAR-2014-0715 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: Jeffrey Buss, EPA Region IX, (415) 947-4152, 
                        *buss.jeffrey@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. Incorporation by Reference V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews I. Proposed Action On August 24, 2015 at 80 FR 51153, the EPA proposed to approve the following rule into the California SIP.
                    ( print page 6762) Table 1—Submitted Rule
Local agency
Rule No.
Rule title
Adopted
SubmittedSJVUAPCD
9410
Employer Based Trip Reduction
12/17/09
05/17/10
 We proposed to approve this rule because we determined that it complied with the relevant Clean Air Act (“CAA” or “Act”) requirements. Our proposed action contains more information on the rule and our evaluation. II. Public Comments and EPA Responses The EPA's proposed action provided a 30-day public comment period. During this period, which ended on September 23, 2015, we received one comment from a member of the public. We are summarizing that comment and providing our response below. *Comment:*
                     The commenter supports the rule and the District's goal of encouraging transportation alternatives to driving to work alone. But the commenter states that, although the supporting documents provide satisfactory information about how commuter programs can reduce air pollution, “when reviewing the available information in the docket folder, [the commenter] noticed a lack of solutions to the problem of this particular facet of pollution in the primary document.” The commenter asks whether this means that “solutions have yet to be identified or fully planned.” *Response:*
                     Section 5 of Rule 9410 suggests trip reduction strategies that covered employers may choose to implement, including transit programs and ride-sharing opportunities, among others. Employers must identify which of these specific trip reduction strategies they will adopt, and report the results of their efforts annually to the SJVUAPCD. In today's action, EPA is not approving specific trip reduction plans for individual employers, but is approving the general requirements in Rule 9410 that direct employers to develop trip reduction plans. III. EPA Action No comments were submitted that change our assessment of the rule as described in our proposed action. Therefore, as authorized in section 110(k)(3) of the Act, the EPA is fully approving this rule into the California SIP. IV. Incorporation by Reference In this rule, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, the EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of the SJVUAPCD rule described in the amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set forth below. The EPA had made, and will continue to make, these documents available electronically through 
                    *www.regulations.gov*
                     and in hard copy at the appropriate EPA office (see the 
                    **ADDRESSES**
                     section of this preamble for more information). V. 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, EPA's role is to approve state choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act. Accordingly, this action merely proposes to approve state law as meeting Federal requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state law. For that reason, this proposed 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 inExecutive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
                is not an economically significant regulatory action based on health or safety risks subject toExecutive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
                is not a significant regulatory action subject toExecutive 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, underExecutive 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 proposed rule does not have tribal implications and will not impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000). List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 Environmental protection
Air pollution control
Carbon monoxide
Incorporation by reference
Intergovernmental relations
Oxides of nitrogen
Ozone
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
Volatile organic compounds
 Dated: December 11, 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 paragraph (c)(379)(i)(C)(7) to read as follows: § 52.220
  
 (c) * * * (379) * * * (i) * * * (C) * * *
                            ( print page 6763) (
                            *7*) Rule 9410, “Employer Based Trip Reduction,” adopted on December 17, 2009.


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