Document ID: EPA-R10-OAR-2016-0394-0004
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Document Type: Rule
Title: Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: Washington; Updates to Incorporation by Reference and Miscellaneous Revisions
Posted Date: 2016-10-06T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 194 (Thursday, October 6, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R10-OAR-2016-0394; FRL-9953-50-Region 10]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Washington: 
Updates to Incorporation by Reference and Miscellaneous Revisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving State 
Implementation Plan revisions submitted by the Washington State 
Department of Ecology (Ecology) on July 11, 2016. The revisions update 
the incorporation by reference of federal provisions cited in Ecology's 
general air quality regulations. The revisions also reflect changes to 
the primary and secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards 
(NAAQS) for ozone, promulgated since Ecology's last update. Ecology 
also made minor corrections to typographical errors and non-substantive 
edits for clarity, such as standardizing the citation format.

DATES: This final rule is effective November 7, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under 
Docket ID No. EPA-R10-OAR-2016-0394. All documents in the docket are 
listed on the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in 
the index, some information may not be publicly available, i.e., 
Confidential Business Information or other information the disclosure 
of which is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as 
copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and is publicly 
available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials 
are available at http://www.regulations.gov or at EPA Region 10, Office 
of Air and Waste, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101. The EPA 
requests that 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 to 
4:30, excluding Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Hunt, Air Planning Unit, Office 
of Air and Waste (OAW-150), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, 
1200 Sixth Ave., Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98101; telephone number: (206) 
553-0256; email address: hunt.jeff@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

I. Background Information
II. Final Action
III. Incorporation by Reference
IV. Statutory and Executive Orders Review

I. Background Information

    On August 12, 2016, the EPA proposed to approve revisions to 
Ecology's general air quality regulations contained in Chapter 173-400 
Washington Administrative Code (WAC) and the State ambient air quality 
standards contained in Chapter 173-476 WAC (81 FR 53362). An 
explanation of the Clean Air Act requirements, a detailed analysis of 
the revisions, and the EPA's reasons for proposing approval were 
provided in the notice of proposed rulemaking, and will not be restated 
here. The public comment period for this proposed rule ended on 
September 12, 2016. The EPA received no comments on the proposal.

II. Final Action

    The EPA is approving, and incorporating by reference, the submitted 
revisions to Chapters 173-400 and 173-476 WAC set forth below as 
amendments to 40 CFR part 52. We are also approving, but not 
incorporating by reference, the revised version of WAC 173-400-260 
Conflict of Interest, state effective July 1, 2016. Consistent with 
prior actions on the Washington SIP, the EPA reviews and approves state 
and local clean air agency submissions to ensure they provide adequate 
enforcement authority and other general authority to implement and 
enforce the SIP. However, regulations describing such agency 
enforcement and other general authority are typically not incorporated 
by reference so as to avoid potential conflict with the EPA's 
independent authorities.

III. 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 as described 
in the amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set forth below. These materials 
have been approved by the EPA for inclusion in the State Implementation 
Plan, have been incorporated by reference by the 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 by the Director of the Federal 
Register in the next update to the SIP compilation.\1\ The EPA has 
made, and will continue to make, these materials generally available 
through www.regulations.gov and/or at the EPA Region 10 Office (please 
contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section of this preamble for more information).
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    \1\ 62 FR 27968 (May 22, 1997).
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IV. Statutory and Executive Orders Review

    Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a 
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and 
applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). 
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, the EPA's role is to approve state 
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act. 
Accordingly, this action merely approves state law as meeting Federal 
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those 
imposed by state law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to 
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive 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

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substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or 
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded 
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     does not have Federalism implications as specified in 
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     is not an economically significant regulatory action based 
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 
19885, April 23, 1997);
     is not a significant regulatory action subject to 
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the 
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent 
with the Clean Air Act; and
     does not provide the 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 in 
Washington, except as specifically noted below, and is also not 
approved to apply in any other area where the 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 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). Washington's SIP is approved to apply on non-trust land within 
the exterior boundaries of the Puyallup Indian Reservation, also known 
as the 1873 Survey Area. Under the Puyallup Tribe of Indians Settlement 
Act of 1989, 25 U.S.C. 1773, Congress explicitly provided state and 
local agencies in Washington authority over activities on non-trust 
lands within the 1873 Survey Area. Consistent with EPA policy, the EPA 
provided a consultation opportunity to the Puyallup Tribe in a letter 
dated July 13, 2016.
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally 
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating 
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, 
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the 
United States. The EPA will submit a report containing this action and 
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of 
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior 
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot 
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal 
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for 
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court 
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by December 5, 2016. Filing a 
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule 
does not affect the finality of this action for the purposes of 
judicial review nor does it extend the time within which a petition for 
judicial review may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness 
of such rule or action. This action may not be challenged later in 
proceedings to enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2)).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen 
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: September 19, 2016.
Dennis J. McLerran,
Regional Administrator, Region 10.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 40 CFR part 52 is 
amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

0
1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

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

Subpart WW--Washington

0
2. In Sec.  52.2470:
0
a. Amend paragraph (c):
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i. ``Table 1--Regulations Approved Statewide'', by revising entries 
173-476-020, 173-476-150, and 173-476-900.
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ii. ``Table 2--Additional Regulations Approved for Washington 
Department of Ecology (Ecology) Direct Jurisdiction'', by adding entry 
173-400-025 in numerical order, and revising entries 173-400-040, 173-
400-050, 173-400-060, 173-400-070, 173-400-105, 173-400-111, 173-400-
116, 173-400-171, 173-400-710, 173-400-720, 173-400-730, 173-400-740, 
173-400-810, 173-400-830, 173-400-840, and 173-400-850.
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iii. ``Table 4--Additional Regulations Approved for the Benton Clean 
Air Agency (BCAA) Jurisdiction'', by adding entry 173-400-025 in 
numerical order, and revising entries 173-400-040, 173-400-050, 173-
400-060, 173-400-070, 173-400-105, 173-400-111, 173-400-171, 173-400-
810, 173-400-830, 173-400-840, and 173-400-850.
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b. Amend paragraph (e), ``Table 1--Approved but Not Incorporated by 
Reference Regulations'', by revising entry 173-400-260.
    The additions and revisions read as follows:

Sec.  52.2470  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *

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                                     Table 1--Regulations Approved Statewide
 [Not applicable in Indian reservations (excluding non-trust land within the exterior boundaries of the Puyallup
    Indian Reservation) and any other area where the EPA or an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a tribe has
                                                  jurisdiction]
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                                                      State
       State citation           Title/Subject    effective date  EPA Approval date          Explanations
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                 Washington Administrative Code, Chapter 173-476--Ambient Air Quality Standards
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                                                  * * * * * * *
173-476-020.................  Applicability....        07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert  ............................
                                                                  Federal Register
                                                                  citation].
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
173-476-150.................  Ambient Air              07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert  ............................
                               Quality Standard                   Federal Register
                               for Ozone.                         citation].
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
173-476-900.................  Table of                 07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert  ............................
                               Standards.                         Federal Register
                                                                  citation].
 
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   Table 2--Additional Regulations Approved for Washington Department of Ecology (ECOLOGY) Direct Jurisdiction
 [Applicable in Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat,
   Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, San Juan, Stevens, Walla Walla, and Whitman counties, excluding facilities
 subject to Energy Facilities Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) jurisdiction, Indian reservations (excluding non-
 trust land within the exterior boundaries of the Puyallup Indian Reservation), and any other area where the EPA
  or an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. These regulations also apply statewide for
 facilities subject to the applicability sections of WAC 173-400-700, 173-405-012, 173-410-012, and 173-415-012]
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                                                            State
         State citation              Title/Subject     effective date    EPA Approval date       Explanations
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         Washington Administrative Code, Chapter 173-400--General Regulations for Air Pollution Sources
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                                                  * * * * * * *
173-400-025....................  Adoption of Federal         07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert     ...................
                                  Rules.                                Federal Register
                                                                        citation].
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
173-400-040....................  General Standards           07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert     Except: 173-400-
                                  for Maximum                           Federal Register      040(2)(c);
                                  Emissions.                            citation].           173-400-040(2)(d);
                                                                                             173-400-040(3);
                                                                                             173-400-040(5);
                                                                                             173-400-040(7),
                                                                                              second paragraph.
173-400-050....................  Emission Standards          07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert     Except: 173-400-
                                  for Combustion and                    Federal Register      050(2);
                                  Incineration Units.                   citation].           173-400-050(4);
                                                                                             173-400-050(5);
                                                                                             173-400-050(6).
173-400-060....................  Emission Standards          07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert     ...................
                                  for General Process                   Federal Register
                                  Units.                                citation].
173-400-070....................  Emission Standards          07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert     Except: 173-400-
                                  for Certain Source                    Federal Register      070(7);
                                  Categories.                           citation].           173-400-070(8).
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
173-400-105....................  Records, Monitoring,        07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert     ...................
                                  and Reporting.                        Federal Register
                                                                        citation].
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
173-400-111....................  Processing Notice of        07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert     Except: 173-400-
                                  Construction                          Federal Register      111(3)(h); The
                                  Applications for                      citation].            part of 173-400-
                                  Sources, Stationary                                         111(8)(a)(v) that
                                  Sources and                                                 says, 
                                  Portable Sources.                                           ``and 173-460-
                                                                                              040,''; 173-400-
                                                                                              111(9).
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
173-400-116....................  Increment Protection        07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert     ...................
                                                                        Federal Register
                                                                        citation].
 

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                                                  * * * * * * *
173-400-171....................  Public Notice and           07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert     Except: The part of
                                  Opportunity for                       Federal Register      173-400-171(3)(b)
                                  Public Comment.                       citation].            that says,
                                                                                               ``or any
                                                                                              increase in
                                                                                              emissions of a
                                                                                              toxic air
                                                                                              pollutant above
                                                                                              the acceptable
                                                                                              source impact
                                                                                              level for that
                                                                                              toxic air
                                                                                              pollutant as
                                                                                              regulated under
                                                                                              chapter 173-460
                                                                                              WAC''; 173-400-
                                                                                              171(12).
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
173-400-710....................  Definitions.........        07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert     ...................
                                                                        Federal Register
                                                                        citation].
173-400-720....................  Prevention of               07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert     Except: 173-400-
                                  Significant                           Federal Register      720(4)(a)(i
                                  Deterioration (PSD).                  citation].            through iv) and
                                                                                              173-400-720(4)(b)(
                                                                                              iii)(C).
173-400-730....................  Prevention of               07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert     ...................
                                  Significant                           Federal Register
                                  Deterioration.                        citation].
                                 Application
                                  Processing
                                  Procedures.
173-400-740....................  PSD Permitting              07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert     ...................
                                  Public Involvement.                   Federal Register
                                 Requirements........                   citation].
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
173-400-810....................  Major Stationary            07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert     ...................
                                  Source and Major                      Federal Register
                                  Modification                          citation].
                                  Definitions.
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
173-400-830....................  Permitting                  07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert     ...................
                                  Requirements.                         Federal Register
                                                                        citation].
173-400-840....................  Emission Offset             07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert     ...................
                                  Requirements.                         Federal Register
                                                                        citation].
173-400-850....................  Actual Emissions            07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert     ...................
                                  Plantwide                             Federal Register
                                  Applicability.                        citation].
                                 Limitation (PAL)....
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
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          Table 4--Additional Regulations Approved For The Benton Clean Air Agency (BCAA) Jurisdiction
 [Applicable in Benton County, excluding facilities subject to Energy Facilities Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC)
  jurisdiction, Indian reservations and any other area where the EPA or an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a
  tribe has jurisdiction, and facilities subject to the applicability sections of WAC 173-400-700, 173-405-012,
                                          173-410-012, and 173-415-012]
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                                                         State/local
      State/local citation           Title/Subject     effective date    EPA Approval date       Explanations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
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                                  Washington Department of Ecology Regulations
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         Washington Administrative Code, Chapter 173-400--General Regulations for Air Pollution Sources
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
173-400-025....................  Adoption of Federal         07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert     ...................
                                  Rules.                                Federal Register
                                                                        citation].
 

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                                                  * * * * * * *
173-400-040....................  General Standards           07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert     Except: 173-400-
                                  for Maximum                           Federal Register      040(2)(c);
                                  Emissions.                            citation].           173-400-040(2)(d);
                                                                                             173-400-040(3);
                                                                                             173-400-040(4);
                                                                                             173-400-040(5);
                                                                                             173-400-040(7),
                                                                                              second paragraph;
                                                                                             173-400-040(9)(a);
                                                                                             173-400-040(9)(b).
173-400-050....................  Emission Standards          07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert     Except: 173-400-
                                  for Combustion and                    Federal Register      050(2);
                                  Incineration Units.                   citation].           173-400-050(4);
                                                                                             173-400-050(5);
                                                                                             173-400-050(6).
173-400-060....................  Emission Standards          07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert     ...................
                                  for General Process                   Federal Register
                                  Units.                                citation].
173-400-070....................  Emission Standards          07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert     Except: 173-400-
                                  for Certain Source                    Federal Register      070(7);
                                  Categories.                           citation].           173-400-070(8).
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
173-400-105....................  Records, Monitoring         07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert     ...................
                                  and Reporting.                        Federal Register
                                                                        citation].
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
173-400-111....................  Processing Notice of        07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert     Except: 173-400-
                                  Construction                          Federal Register      111(3)(h);-- The
                                  Applications for                      citation].            part of 173-400-
                                  Sources, Stationary                                         111(8)(a)(v) that
                                  Sources and                                                 says, ``and 173-
                                  Portable Sources.                                           460-040,''; 173-
                                                                                              400-111(9).
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
173-400-171....................  Public Notice and           07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert     Except:-- The part
                                  Opportunity for                       Federal Register      of 173-400-
                                  Public Comment.                       citation].            171(3)(b) that
                                                                                              says, ``or any
                                                                                              increase in
                                                                                              emissions of a
                                                                                              toxic air
                                                                                              pollutant above
                                                                                              the acceptable
                                                                                              source impact
                                                                                              level for that
                                                                                              toxic air
                                                                                              pollutant as
                                                                                              regulated under
                                                                                              chapter 173-460
                                                                                              WAC''; 173-400-
                                                                                              171(12).
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
173-400-810....................  Major Stationary            07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert     ...................
                                  Source and Major                      Federal Register
                                  Modification                          citation].
                                  Definitions.
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
173-400-830....................  Permitting                  07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert     ...................
                                  Requirements.                         Federal Register
                                                                        citation].
173-400-840....................  Emission Offset             07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert     ...................
                                  Requirements.                         Federal Register
                                                                        citation].
173-400-850....................  Actual Emissions            07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert     ...................
                                  Plantwide                             Federal Register
                                  Applicability                         citation].
                                  Limitation (PAL).
 
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    (e) * * *

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                         Table 1--Approved But Not Incorporated by Reference Regulations
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                                                   State/local
    State/local citation        Title/Subject    effective date  EPA Approval date          Explanations
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                                  Washington Department of Ecology Regulations
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                                                  * * * * * * *
173-400-260.................  Conflict of              07/01/16  10/06/16, [Insert  ............................
                               Interest.                          Federal Register
                                                                  citation].
 
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