Document ID: EPA-R03-OAR-2011-0511-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans: West Virginia
Posted Date: 2011-09-15T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 179 (Thursday, September 15, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 56975-56982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23261]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2011-0511; FRL-9462-6]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
West Virginia; Revised Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets for the 
Charleston, Huntington, Parkersburg, Weirton, and Wheeling 8-Hour Ozone 
Maintenance Areas

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final action to approve a State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of West 
Virginia. The revision amends the 8-hour ozone maintenance plans for 
the Charleston, Huntington, Parkersburg, Weirton, and Wheeling 8-hour 
ozone maintenance areas. This revision amends the maintenance plans' 
2009 and 2018 motor vehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs) by reallocating a 
portion of the plans' safety margins which results in an increase in 
the MVEBs. The revised plans continue to demonstrate maintenance of the 
8-hour national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for ozone. EPA is 
approving this SIP revision to the West Virginia maintenance plans for 
the Charleston, Huntington, Parkersburg, Weirton, and Wheeling 8-hour 
ozone maintenance areas in accordance with the requirements of the 
Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES: This rule is effective on November 14, 2011 without further 
notice, unless EPA receives adverse written comment by October 17, 
2011. If EPA receives such comments, it will publish a timely 
withdrawal of the direct final rule in the Federal Register and inform 
the public that the rule will not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-
R03-OAR-2011-0511 by one of the following methods:
    A. http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
    B. E-mail: fernandez.cristina@epa.gov.
    C. Mail: EPA-R03-OAR-2011-0511, Cristina Fernandez, Associate 
Director, Office of Air Program Planning, Mailcode 3AP30, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
    D. Hand Delivery: At the previously-listed EPA Region III address. 
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of 
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of 
boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R03-OAR-
2011-0511. EPA's policy is that all comments received 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 information claimed to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you 
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The http://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 e-mail comment directly to EPA without 
going through http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail 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 electronic docket are listed in the 
http://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, is not placed on

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the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy during normal business 
hours at the Air Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. 
Copies of the State submittal are available at the West Virginia 
Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality, 601 
57th Street, SE., Charleston, West Virginia 25304.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martin Kotsch, (215) 814-3335, or by 
e-mail at kotsch.martin@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,'' 
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA.

Table of Contents

I. Background
II. Summary of West Virginia's SIP Revision and EPA's Review
III. Final Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Background

    On July 11, 2006 (71 FR 39001), EPA redesignated the Charleston 
area of West Virginia to attainment for the 8-hour ozone NAAQS. For the 
Charleston area, the redesignation included approval of an 8-hour ozone 
maintenance plan, which identifies on-road MVEBs for volatile organic 
compounds (VOCs) and nitrogen oxides (NOX), which are ozone 
precursors, which are then used for transportation planning and 
conformity purposes. Subsequently, on January 14, 2008 (73 FR 2156), 
EPA approved a revision to the Charleston maintenance plan mobile 
budgets.
    On September 15, 2006 (71 FR 54421), EPA redesignated the 
Huntington-Ashland area of West Virginia to attainment for the 8-hour 
ozone NAAQS. For the Huntington area, the redesignation included 
approval of an 8-hour ozone maintenance plan, which identifies on-road 
MVEBs for VOCs and NOX, which are ozone precursors, which 
are then used for transportation planning and conformity purposes.
    On May 8, 2007 (72 FR 25967), EPA redesignated the Parkersburg-
Marietta area of West Virginia to attainment for the 8-hour ozone 
NAAQS. For the Parkersburg area, the redesignation included approval of 
an 8-hour ozone maintenance plan, which identifies on-road MVEBs for 
VOCs and NOX, which are ozone precursors, which are then 
used for transportation planning and conformity purposes. Subsequently, 
on October 30, 2008 (73 FR 64548), EPA approved a revision to the 
Parkersburg maintenance plan mobile budget.
    On May 14, 2007 (72 FR 27060), EPA redesignated the Steubenville-
Weirton area of West Virginia to attainment for the 8-hour ozone NAAQS. 
For the Weirton area, the redesignation included approval of an 8-hour 
ozone maintenance plan, which identifies on-road MVEBs for VOCs and 
NOX, which are ozone precursors, which are then used for 
transportation planning and conformity purposes.
    On May 15, 2007 (72 FR 27247), EPA redesignated the Wheeling area 
of West Virginia to attainment for the 8-hour ozone NAAQS. For the 
Wheeling area, the redesignation included approval of an 8-hour ozone 
maintenance plan, which identifies on-road MVEBs for VOCs and 
NOX, which are ozone precursors, which are then used for 
transportation planning and conformity purposes.
    For all five of the nonattainment areas, the MVEBs are being 
revised to account for the new EPA emissions model called Motor Vehicle 
Emissions Simulator (MOVES) which by March 3, 2012 must be used for all 
new transportation conformity determinations which occur after that 
date. During early testing, it was found that mobile vehicle emissions 
using MOVES were predicted to be higher now than when using the older 
EPA model MOBILE6. The MOBILE6 emissions model was utilized in 
developing the MVEBs contained in the approved maintenance plan for 
each area. To account for this anticipated increase in predicted mobile 
emissions, West Virginia has revised its existing MVEBs in each area 
using available safety margins which is allowable.

II. Summary of West Virginia's SIP Revision and EPA's Review

    On March 14, 2011, the State of West Virginia submitted to EPA a 
formal revision to its SIP. The SIP revision proposes new MVEBs for the 
Charleston, Huntington, Parkersburg, Weirton, and Wheeling 8-hour ozone 
maintenance areas, to reflect the reallocation of a portion of the 
differences (safety margins) between the total base year and total 
projected 2009 and 2018 8-hour ozone maintenance emissions, which 
produces an increase in the MVEBs. The base year is 2004 for all the 8 
hour ozone maintenance areas. By increasing the MVEBs, the West 
Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) is ensuring 
that transportation conformity can be demonstrated in all 8-hour ozone 
maintenance areas. The March 14, 2011 submittal, while increasing the 
MVEBs, still ensures maintenance of the NAAQS for ozone for all of the 
Charleston, Huntington, Parkersburg, Weirton, and Wheeling 8-hour ozone 
maintenance areas.
    Tables 1 and 2 describe the basis of the new revised MVEBs for the 
Charleston area.

                       Table 1--Charleston Area Reallocation of Safety Margin to the MVEBs
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                                                             2004 Base year    2009 Projection   2018 Projection
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                       Current Total Emissions in the Approved Maintenance Plan (Tons/Day)
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VOC.......................................................              16.1              12.9               7.5
NOX.......................................................              26.4              22.9               9.5
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                       Revised Total Emissions in the Revised Maintenance Plan (Tons/Day)
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VOC.......................................................              16.1              16.7              13.7
NOX.......................................................              26.4              38.9              17.1
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Table 2--Charleston Area Total Emissions (Point, Area and Mobile) Before and After Reallocation of Safety Margin
                                                  to the MVEBs
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                                                             2004 Base year    2009 Projection   2018 Projection
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                       Current Total Emissions in the Approved Maintenance Plan (Tons/Day)
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VOC.......................................................              52.3              48.1              45.4
NOX.......................................................             129.4             105.5              81.9
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                       Revised Total Emissions in the Revised Maintenance Plan (Tons/Day)
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VOC.......................................................              52.3              51.9              51.6
NOX.......................................................             129.4             121.5              89.5
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    For the Charleston, West Virginia 8-hour ozone maintenance area 
addressed herein, the WVDEP increased the 2009 and 2018 MVEBs using 
available safety margins to allow for projected increases in emissions 
as predicted by the MOVES model. The 2009 and 2018 MVEBs for VOCs and 
NOX emissions in the revised Maintenance Plan listed above 
in Table 1 under the Revised Total Emissions in the Revised Maintenance 
Plan section will serve as the new MVEBs for transportation conformity 
planning.
    The State has proposed reallocating some of the emissions from the 
current safety margin into the MVEBs for both VOCs and NOX. 
The remaining surplus emissions have been reserved as residual safety 
margins in the total maintenance budgets to ensure continued 
maintenance of the 8-hour ozone NAAQS.
    To explain how the safety margins are determined and allocated for 
all the nonattainment areas, the NOX emissions for the 
Charleston area may be used as an example. In Table 2, listed under the 
Revised Total Emissions in the Revised Maintenance Plan heading, the 
total 2004 base year NOX emissions are 129.4 tons/day (tpd) 
for all NOX sources, which is the maximum amount of 
NOX emissions consistent with maintenance of the 8-hour 
ozone NAAQS. The projected total 2009 emissions for all NOX 
sources would be 121.5 tpd, which still provides a 7.9 tpd 
NOX safety margin (i.e., the ozone NAAQS would continue to 
be maintained if total NOX emissions increased as much as 
7.9 tpd above the projected 2009 emissions of 121.5 tpd). Therefore, 
the total projetced emissions for 2009 for all NOX sources 
would be increased by 16.0 tpd above the currently approved emissions 
through the increase in the allowable mobile emissions for 
NOX while still leaving a safety margin of 7.9 tpd. 
Therefore, even with the reallocation of some of the current safety 
margin into the MVEBs, the State of West Virginia has left a safety 
margin for any other unforseen growth in NOX emissions. For 
all remaining areas, the principles for reallocating the safety margins 
to the MVEBs have the same impact.
    For the Huntington area, Tables 3 and 4 describe the basis of the 
new revised MVEBs and the overall emissions for the area.

                       Table 3--Huntington Area Reallocation of Safety Margin to the MVEBs
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                                                             2004 Base year    2009 Projection   2018 Projection
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                       Current Total Emissions in the Approved Maintenance Plan (Tons/Day)
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VOC.......................................................               6.0               4.6               3.0
NOX.......................................................              11.5               8.7               4.1
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                       Revised Total Emissions in the Revised Maintenance Plan (Tons/Day)
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VOC.......................................................               6.0               7.4               6.6
NOX.......................................................              11.5              14.0              13.5
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Table 4--Huntington Area Total Emissions (Point, Area and Mobile) Before and After Reallocation of Safety Margin
                                                  to the MVEBs
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                                                             2004 Base year    2009 Projection   2018 Projection
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                       Current Total Emissions in the Approved Maintenance Plan (Tons/Day)
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VOC.......................................................              23.7              23.4              23.3
NOX.......................................................              37.4              31.5              27.0
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                       Revised Total Emissions in the Revised Maintenance Plan (Tons/Day)
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VOC.......................................................              23.7              23.4              23.3
NOX.......................................................              37.4              36.8              36.4
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    For the Parkersburg area, Tables 5 and 6 describe the basis of the 
new revised MVEBs and the overall emissions for the area.

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                      Table 5--Parkersburg Area Reallocation of Safety Margin to the MVEBs
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                                                             2004 Base year    2009 Projection   2018 Projection
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                       Current Total Emissions in the Approved Maintenance Plan (Tons/Day)
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VOC.......................................................               4.0               3.8               2.4
NOX.......................................................              5.66               5.5               2.7
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                       Revised Total Emissions in the Revised Maintenance Plan (Tons/Day)
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VOC.......................................................               4.0               5.5               4.7
NOX.......................................................              5.66               7.3               7.3
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   Table 6--Parkersburg Area Total Emissions (Point, Area and Mobile) Before and After Reallocation of Safety
                                               Margin to the MVEBs
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                                                             2004 Base year    2009 Projection   2018 Projection
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                       Current Total Emissions in the Approved Maintenance Plan (Tons/Day)
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VOC.......................................................              16.7              14.8              14.1
NOX.......................................................              15.2              13.2              10.1
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                       Revised Total Emissions in the Revised Maintenance Plan (Tons/Day)
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VOC.......................................................              16.7              16.5              16.4
NOX.......................................................              15.2              15.0              14.7
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    For the Weirton area, Tables 7 and 8 describe the basis of the new 
revised MVEBs and the overall emissions for the area.

                        Table 7--Weirton Area Reallocation of Safety Margin to the MVEBs
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                                                             2004 Base year    2009 Projection   2018 Projection
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                       Current Total Emissions in the Approved Maintenance Plan (Tons/Day)
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VOC.......................................................               2.6               2.0               1.0
NOX.......................................................               3.6               2.8               1.2
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                       Revised Total Emissions in the Revised Maintenance Plan (Tons/Day)
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VOC.......................................................               2.6               3.4               1.9
NOX.......................................................               3.6               4.2               3.9
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Table 8--Weirton Area Total Emissions (Point, Area and Mobile) Before and After Reallocation of Safety Margin to
                                                    the MVEBs
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                                                             2004 Base year    2009 Projection   2018 Projection
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                       Current Total Emissions in the Approved Maintenance Plan (Tons/Day)
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VOC.......................................................              13.5              12.0              12.5
NOX.......................................................              18.2              16.6              15.2
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                       Revised Total Emissions in the Revised Maintenance Plan (Tons/Day)
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VOC.......................................................              13.5              13.4              13.4
NOX.......................................................              18.2              18.0              17.9
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    For the Wheeling area, Tables 9 and 10 describe the basis of the 
new revised MVEBs and the overall emissions for the area.

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                        Table 9--Wheeling Area Reallocation of Safety Margin to the MVEBs
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                                                             2004 Base year    2009 Projection   2018 Projection
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                       Current Total Emissions in the Approved Maintenance Plan (Tons/Day)
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VOC.......................................................               2.8               2.5               1.4
NOX.......................................................               4.7               4.3               1.7
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                       Revised Total Emissions in the Revised Maintenance Plan (Tons/Day)
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VOC.......................................................               2.8              10.4               9.1
NOX.......................................................               4.7               7.7               3.1
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 Table 10--Wheeling Area Total Emissions (Point, Area and Mobile) Before and After Reallocation of Safety Margin
                                                  to the MVEBs
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                                                             2004 Base year    2009 Projection   2018 Projection
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                       Current Total Emissions in the Approved Maintenance Plan (Tons/Day)
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VOC.......................................................              23.5              14.7              14.9
NOX.......................................................             101.2              72.9              34.5
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                       Revised Total Emissions in the Revised Maintenance Plan (Tons/Day)
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VOC.......................................................              23.5              22.6              22.6
NOX.......................................................             101.2              76.3              35.9
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III. Final Action

    EPA is approving West Virginia's SIP revision submitted on March 
14, 2011, which amends the 8-hour ozone maintenance plans for the 
Charleston, Huntington, Parkersburg, Weirton, and Wheeling 8-hour ozone 
maintenance areas. These revisions amend the maintenance plans' 2009 
and 2018 MVEBs to reflect the reallocation of a portion of the plans' 
safety margins which results in an increase in the MVEBs. EPA is 
approving this SIP revision to the maintenance plans for these areas 
because this revision continues to demonstrate maintenance of the 8-
hour ozone NAAQS. EPA is publishing this rule without prior proposal 
because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial amendment and 
anticipates no adverse comment, since no significant adverse comments 
were received on the SIP revision at the State level. However, in the 
Proposed Rules section of today's Federal Register, EPA is publishing a 
separate document that will serve as the proposal to approve the SIP 
revision if adverse comments are filed. This rule will be effective on 
November 14, 2011 without further notice unless EPA receives adverse 
comment by October 17, 2011.
    If EPA receives adverse comment, EPA will publish a timely 
withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that the rule 
will not take effect. EPA will address all public comments in a 
subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. EPA will not 
institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties 
interested in commenting must do so at this time. Please note that if 
EPA receives adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of 
this rule and if that provision may be severed from the remainder of 
the rule, EPA may adopt as final those provisions of the rule that are 
not the subject of an adverse comment.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. General Requirements

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP 
submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA 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 Order 
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
     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).
    In addition, this rule does not have tribal implications as 
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), 
because the SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country located in 
the state, and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial direct 
costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law.

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B. Submission to Congress and the Comptroller General

    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).

C. Petitions for Judicial Review

    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 November 14, 2011. 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. Parties with objections to this direct final rule are 
encouraged to file a comment in response to the parallel notice of 
proposed rulemaking for this action published in the proposed rules 
section of today's Federal Register, rather than file an immediate 
petition for judicial review of this direct final rule, so that EPA can 
withdraw this direct final rule and address the comment in the proposed 
rulemaking.
    This action to approve the West Virginia 8 hour ozone maintenance 
plan revisions 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, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: August 29, 2011.
W.C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.

    40 CFR Part 52 is amended as follows:

PART 52--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

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

Subpart XX--West Virginia

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2. In Sec.  52.2520, the table in paragraph (e) is amended by revising 
the entries for 8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan for the Huntington-
Ashland, WV-KY Area, 8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan for the Parkersburg-
Marietta, WV-OH Area, 8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan for the 
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV Area, 8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan for the 
Wheeling, WV-OH Area, and 8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan for the 
Charleston, WV Area. The amendments read as follows:

Sec.  52.2520  Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (e) EPA-approved nonregulatory and quasi-regulatory material.

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  Name of non-regulatory SIP        Applicable          State                                    Additional
           revision              geographic area   submittal date     EPA approval date         explanation
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                                                  * * * * * * *
8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan   Cabell and Wayne          5/17/06  9/15/06, 71 FR 54421..
 for the Huntington-Ashland,     Counties.
 WV-KYArea.
                                                          3/14/11  9/15/11 [Insert page    Revised MVEB's for
                                                                    number where the        2009 and 2018 (VOC
                                                                    document begins].       and NOX). See Sec.
                                                                                            52.2527.
8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan   Wood County......          9/8/06  5/8/07, 72 FR 2967....  SIP effective date: 6/
 for the Parkersburg-Marietta,                                                              7/07.
 WV-OH Area.
                                                          3/14/11  9/15/11 [Insert page    Revised MVEB's for
                                                                    number where the        2009 and 2018 (VOC
                                                                    document begins].       and NOX). See Sec.
                                                                                            52.2527.
8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan   Brooke and                 8/3/06  5/14/07, 72 FR 27063..  SIP effective date: 6/
 for the Steubenville-Weirton,   Hancock Counties.                                          13/07.
 OH-WV Area.
                                                          3/14/11  9/15/11 [Insert page    Revised MVEB's for
                                                                    number where the        2009 and 2018 (VOC
                                                                    document begins].       and NOX). See Sec.
                                                                                            52.2527.
8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan   Marshall and Ohio         7/24/06  5/15/07, 72 FR 2724...  SIP effective date: 6/
 for the Wheeling, WV-OH Area.   County.                                                    13/07.
                                                          3/14/11  9/15/11 [Insert page    Revised MVEB's for
                                                                    number where the        2009 and 2018 (VOC
                                                                    document begins].       and NOX). See Sec.
                                                                                            52.2527.
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan   Charleston Area          11/30/05  7/11/06, 71 FR 39001..  Action includes
 for the Charleston, WV Area.    (Kanawha and                                               approval of the
                                 Putnam Counties).                                          following motor
                                                                                            vehicle emission
                                                                                            budgets (MVEB): 8.2
                                                                                            tons per day (tpd)
                                                                                            for NOX and 7.2 tpd
                                                                                            for VOC.
                                                           1/8/07  1/14/08, 73 FR 2156...  Action includes
                                                                                            approval of new
                                                                                            MVEBs.
                                                          3/14/11  9/15/11 [Insert page    Revised MVEB's for
                                                                    number where the        2009 and 2018 (VOC
                                                                    document begins].       and NOX). See Sec.
                                                                                            52.2527.
 

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3. Section 52.2532 is added to read as follows:

Sec.  52.2532  Motor vehicle emissions budgets.

    (a) EPA approves the following revised 2009 and 2018 motor vehicle 
emissions budgets (MVEBs) for the Charleston, West Virginia 8-hour 
ozone maintenance area submitted by the Secretary of the Department of 
Environmental Protection on March 14, 2011:

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                                                                                Tons per day      Tons per day
                Applicable geographic area                        Year            (TPD) VOC         (TPD) NOX
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Charleston Area (Kanawha and Putnam Counties).............              2009               7.4              14.0
Charleston Area (Kanawha and Putnam Counties).............              2018               6.6              13.5
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    (b) EPA approves the following revised 2009 and 2018 motor vehicle 
emissions budgets (MVEBs) for the Huntington, West Virginia 8-hour 
ozone maintenance area submitted by the Secretary of the Department of 
Environmental Protection on March 14, 2011:

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                                                                                Tons per day      Tons per day
                Applicable geographic area                        Year            (TPD) VOC         (TPD) NOX
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Huntington Area (Cabell and Wayne Counties)...............              2009               7.4              14.0
Huntington Area (Cabell and Wayne Counties)...............              2018               6.6              13.5
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    (c) EPA approves the following revised 2009 and 2018 motor vehicle 
emissions budgets (MVEBs) for the Parkersburg, West Virginia 8-hour 
ozone maintenance area submitted by the Secretary of the Department of 
Environmental Protection on March 14, 2011:

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                                                                                Tons per day      Tons per day
                Applicable geographic area                        Year            (TPD) VOC         (TPD) NOX
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Parkersburg Area (Wood County)............................              2009               5.5               7.3
Parkersburg Area (Wood County)............................              2018               4.7               7.3
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    (d) EPA approves the following revised 2009 and 2018 motor vehicle 
emissions budgets (MVEBs) for the Weirton, West Virginia 8-hour ozone 
maintenance area submitted by the Secretary of the Department of 
Environmental Protection on March 14, 2011:

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                                                                                Tons per day      Tons per day
                Applicable geographic area                        Year            (TPD) VOC         (TPD) NOX
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Weirton Area (Brooke and Hancock Counties)................              2009               3.4               4.2
Weirton Area (Brooke and Hancock Counties)................              2018               1.9               3.9
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    (e) EPA approves the following revised 2009 and 2018 motor vehicle 
emissions budgets (MVEBs) for the Wheeling, West Virginia 8-hour ozone 
maintenance area submitted by the Secretary of the Department of 
Environmental Protection on March 14, 2011:

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                                                                                Tons per day      Tons per day
                Applicable geographic area                        Year            (TPD) VOC         (TPD) NOX
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Wheeling Area (Marshall and Ohio Counties)................              2009               7.4              14.0
Wheeling Area (Marshall and Ohio Counties)................              2018               6.6              13.5
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