Document ID: EPA-R01-OAR-2008-0112-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations Consistency Update for Massachusetts
Posted Date: 2008-02-27T05:00Z

[Federal Register: February 27, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 39)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 10406-10411]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 55

[EPA-R01-OAR-2008-0112; A-1-FRL-8533-7]

 
Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations Consistency Update for 
Massachusetts

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule-consistency update.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to update a portion of the Outer Continental 
Shelf (``OCS'') Air Regulations. Requirements applying to OCS sources 
located within 25 miles of States' seaward boundaries must be updated 
periodically to remain consistent with the requirements of the 
corresponding onshore area (``COA''), as mandated by section 328(a)(1) 
of the Clean Air Act (``the Act''). The portion of the OCS air 
regulations that is being updated pertains to the requirements for OCS 
sources in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The intended effect of 
approving the OCS requirements for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is 
to regulate emissions from OCS sources in accordance with the 
requirements onshore. The change to the existing requirements discussed 
below is proposed to be incorporated by reference into the Code of 
Federal Regulations and is listed in the appendix to the OCS air 
regulations.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 28, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-
R01-OAR-2008-0112 by one of the following methods:
    1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
    2. E-mail: mcdonnell.ida@epa.gov.
    3. Fax: (617) 918-0653.
    4. Mail: ``Docket Identification Number EPA-R01-OAR-2008-0112'', 
Ida McDonnell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England 
Regional Office, One Congress Street, Suite 1100 (mail code CAP), 
Boston, MA 02114-2023.
    5. Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver your comments to: Ida 
McDonnell, Air Permits, Toxics and Indoor Air Unit, Office of Ecosystem 
Protection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England 
Regional Office, One Congress Street, 11th floor, (CAP), Boston, MA 
02114-2023. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Regional 
Office's normal hours of operation. The Regional Office's official 
hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, excluding 
legal holidays.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R01-OAR-
2008-0112. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at 
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 through www.regulations.gov, or e-
mail, information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected. 
The www.regulations.gov Web site is an

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``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 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 
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 the Internet and will be 
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket 
materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or 
in hard copy at Office of Ecosystem Protection, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional Office, One Congress 
Street, Suite 1100, Boston, MA. EPA requests that if at all possible, 
you contact the contact 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 
legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ida E. McDonnell, Air Permits, Toxics 
and Indoor Air Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New 
England Regional Office, One Congress Street, Suite 1100 (CAP), Boston, 
MA 02114-2023, telephone number (617) 918-1653, fax number (617) 918-
0653, e-mail mcdonnell.ida@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,'' 
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA.
    Organization of this document. The following outline is provided to 
aid in locating information in this preamble.

I. Background and Purpose
II. EPA's Evaluation
III. Proposed Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Background and Purpose

    On September 4, 1992, EPA promulgated 40 CFR part 55,\1\ which 
established requirements to control air pollution from Outer 
Continental Shelf (OCS) sources in order to attain and maintain federal 
and state ambient air quality standards and to comply with the 
provisions of part C of title I of the Act. Part 55 applies to all OCS 
sources offshore of the States except those located in the Gulf of 
Mexico west of 87.5 degrees longitude. Section 328 of the Act requires 
that for such sources located within 25 miles of a State's seaward 
boundary, the requirements shall be the same as would be applicable if 
the sources were located in the corresponding onshore area (COA). 
Because the OCS requirements are based on onshore requirements, and 
onshore requirements may change, section 328(a)(1) requires that EPA 
update the OCS requirements as necessary to maintain consistency with 
onshore requirements.
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    \1\ The reader may refer to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 
December 5, 1991 (56 FR 63774), and the preamble to the final rule 
promulgated September 4, 1992 (57 FR 40792) for further background 
and information on the OCS regulations.
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    Pursuant to Sec.  55.12 of the OCS rule, consistency reviews will 
occur (1) at least annually; (2) upon receipt of a Notice of Intent 
under Sec.  55.4; or (3) when a state or local agency submits a rule to 
EPA to be considered for incorporation by reference in part 55. This 
proposed action is being taken in response to the submittal of a Notice 
of Intent on December 7, 2007 by Cape Wind Associates, LLC of Boston, 
Massachusetts. Public comments received in writing within 30 days of 
publication of this document will be considered by EPA before 
publishing a final rule.
    Section 328(a) of the Act requires that EPA establish requirements 
to control air pollution from OCS sources located within 25 miles of 
States' seaward boundaries that are the same as onshore requirements. 
To comply with this statutory mandate, EPA must incorporate applicable 
onshore rules into part 55 as they exist onshore. This limits EPA's 
flexibility in deciding which requirements will be incorporated into 
part 55 and prevents EPA from making substantive changes to the 
requirements it incorporates. As a result, EPA may be incorporating 
rules into part 55 that do not conform to all of EPA's state 
implementation plan (``SIP'') guidance or certain requirements of the 
Act.
    Consistency updates may result in the inclusion of state or local 
rules or regulations into part 55, even though the same rules may 
ultimately be disapproved for inclusion as part of the SIP. Inclusion 
in the OCS rule does not imply that a rule meets the requirements of 
the Act for SIP approval, nor does it imply that the rule will be 
approved by EPA for inclusion in the SIP.

II. EPA's Evaluation

    In updating 40 CFR part 55, EPA reviewed the state rules for 
inclusion in part 55 to ensure that they are rationally related to the 
attainment or maintenance of federal or state ambient air quality 
standards or part C of title I of the Act, that they are not designed 
expressly to prevent exploration and development of the OCS and that 
they are applicable to OCS sources. 40 CFR 55.1. EPA has also evaluated 
the rules to ensure they are not arbitrary or capricious. 40 CFR 
55.12(e). In addition, EPA has excluded administrative or procedural 
rules,\2\ and requirements that regulate toxics which are not related 
to the attainment and maintenance of federal and state ambient air 
quality standards.
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    \2\ Each COA which has been delegated the authority to implement 
and enforce part 55, will use its administrative and procedural 
rules as onshore. However, in those instances where EPA has not 
delegated authority to implement and enforce part 55, as in 
Massachusetts, EPA will use its own administrative and procedural 
requirements to implement the substantive requirements. See 40 CFR 
55.14 (c)(4).
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    EPA is soliciting public comments on the issues discussed in this 
document or on other relevant matters. These comments will be 
considered before taking final action. Interested parties may 
participate in the Federal rulemaking procedure by submitting written 
comments to the EPA New England Regional Office listed in the ADDRESSES 
section of this Federal Register.

III. Proposed Action

    EPA is proposing to incorporate the rules applicable to sources for 
which the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will be the COA. The rules that 
EPA proposes to incorporate are applicable provisions of 310 Code of 
Massachusetts Regulations (CMR) 4.00: Timely Action Schedule and Fee 
Provisions, 310 CMR 6.00: Ambient Air Quality Standards for the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 310 CMR 7.00: Air Pollution Control, and 
310 CMR 8:00: The Prevention and/or Abatement of Air Pollution Episode 
and Air Pollution Incident Emergencies.
    With respect to the Air Pollution Control regulations at 310 CMR 
7.00, Massachusetts is divided into six regions known as air pollution 
control

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districts, three of which (Merrimack Valley, Metropolitan Boston, and 
Southeastern Massachusetts) are coastal.\3\ Many of the specific 
provisions of the Air Pollution Control regulations are limited to 
certain air pollution control districts, or apply differently in 
different air pollution control districts.
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    \3\ These districts are not associated with separate air 
pollution control agencies; they are purely conceptual.
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    In interpreting such provisions as they are incorporated into part 
55, EPA proposes to treat any existing or proposed OCS source as if it 
were located in the specific air pollution control district that is 
geographically closest to that source. EPA is relying on this 
interpretation for purposes of this action. If EPA does not receive 
comments to the contrary from any party during the public comment 
period, the interpretation stated above will represent EPA's formal 
interpretations of the provisions incorporated into part 55 for 
purposes of federal law.
    With respect to the Prevention and/or Abatement of Air Pollution 
Episode and Air Pollution Incident Emergencies regulations at 310 CMR 
8.00, EPA proposes to rely on the Massachusetts Department of 
Environmental Protection's evaluation, declaration, and notice of an 
Air Pollution Episode or Incident Emergency applicable to the point on 
land nearest to an OCS source. Specifically, in interpreting the 
Massachusetts Prevention and/or Abatement of Air Pollution Episode and 
Air Pollution Incident Emergencies regulations as they are incorporated 
into part 55, EPA proposes to treat any existing or proposed OCS source 
as if it were located at the point on land that is geographically 
closest to that source. The restrictions that the Department of 
Environmental Protection applies to on-shore sources on that point of 
land pursuant to these regulations would then apply to the OCS source 
as if it were located on that point of land. EPA is relying on this 
interpretation for purposes of this action. If EPA does not receive 
comments to the contrary from any party during the public comment 
period, the interpretation stated above will represent EPA's formal 
interpretations of the provisions incorporated into part 55 for 
purposes of federal law.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review

    Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735 (October 4, 1993)), the 
Agency must determine whether the regulatory action is ``significant'' 
and therefore subject to Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') 
review and the requirements of the Executive Order. The Order defines 
``significant regulatory action'' as one that is likely to result in a 
rule that may:
    (1) Have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more or 
adversely affect in a material way the economy, a sector of the 
economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public 
health or safety, or State, local, or tribal governments or 
communities;
    (2) Create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an 
action taken or planned by another agency;
    (3) Materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants, 
user fees, or loan programs or the rights and obligations of recipients 
thereof; or
    (4) Raise novel legal or policy issues arising out of legal 
mandates, the President's priorities, or the principles set forth in 
the Executive Order.
    This action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under the 
terms of Executive Order 12866 and is therefore not subject to OMB 
Review. These rules implement requirements specifically and explicitly 
set forth by the Congress in section 328 of the Clean Air Act, without 
the exercise of any policy discretion by EPA. These OCS rules already 
apply in the COA, and EPA has no evidence to suggest that these OCS 
rules have created an adverse material effect. As required by section 
328 of the Clean Air Act, this action simply updates the existing OCS 
requirements to make them consistent with rules in the COA.

B. Paperwork Reduction Act

    The OMB has approved the information collection requirements 
contained in 40 CFR part 55, and by extension this update to the rules, 
under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et 
seq. and has assigned OMB control number 2060-0249. Notice of OMB's 
approval of EPA Information Collection Request (``ICR'') No. 1601.06 
was published in the Federal Register on March 1, 2006 (71 FR 10499-
10500). The approval expires January 31, 2009. As EPA previously 
indicated (70 FR 65897-65898 (November 1, 2005)), the annual public 
reporting and recordkeeping burden for collection of information under 
40 CFR part 55 is estimated to average 549 hours per response. Burden 
means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide 
information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed 
to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize 
technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and 
verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and 
disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to 
comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; 
train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; 
search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; 
and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's 
regulations in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and are identified on 
the form and/or instrument, if applicable. In addition, EPA is amending 
the table in 40 CFR part 9 of currently approved OMB control numbers 
for various regulations to list the regulatory citations for the 
information requirements contained in this final rule.

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) generally requires an agency 
to conduct a regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule subject to 
notice and comment rulemaking requirements unless the agency certifies 
that the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities. Small entities include small 
businesses, small not-for-profit enterprises, and small governmental 
jurisdictions.
    These rules will not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities. These rules implement 
requirements specifically and explicitly set forth by the Congress in 
section 328 of the Clean Air Act, without the exercise of any policy 
discretion by EPA. These OCS rules already apply in the COA, and EPA 
has no evidence to suggest that these OCS rules have had a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. As required 
by section 328 of the Clean Air Act, this action simply updates the 
existing OCS requirements to make them consistent with rules in the 
COA. Therefore, this action will not have a significant economic impact 
on a substantial number of small entities.

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (``UMRA''), 
Public Law 104-4, establishes requirements for Federal agencies to 
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their regulatory actions on State, local, and tribal governments and 
the private sector. Under section 202 of the UMRA, EPA generally must 
prepare a written statement, including a cost-benefit analysis, for 
proposed and final rules with ``Federal mandates'' that may result in 
expenditures to State, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, 
or to the private sector, of $100 million or more in any one year.
    Before promulgating an EPA rule for which a written statement is 
needed, section 205 of the UMRA generally requires EPA to identify and 
consider a reasonable number of regulatory alternatives and adopt the 
least costly, most cost-effective or least burdensome alternative that 
achieves the objectives of the rule. The provisions of section 205 do 
not apply when they are inconsistent with applicable law. Moreover, 
section 205 allows EPA to adopt an alternative other than the least 
costly, most cost-effective or least burdensome alternative if the 
Administrator publishes with the final rule an explanation why that 
alternative was not adopted.
    Before EPA establishes any regulatory requirements that may 
significantly or uniquely affect small governments, including tribal 
governments, it must have developed under section 203 of the UMRA a 
small government agency plan. The plan must provide for notifying 
potentially affected small governments, enabling officials of affected 
small governments to have meaningful and timely input in the 
development of EPA regulatory proposals with significant Federal 
intergovernmental mandates, and informing, educating, and advising 
small governments on compliance with the regulatory requirements.
    This document contains no Federal mandates (under the regulatory 
provisions of Title II of the UMRA) for State, local, or tribal 
governments or the private sector that may result in expenditures of 
$100 million or more for State, local, or tribal governments, in the 
aggregate, or to the private sector in any one year. This action would 
implement requirements specifically and explicitly set forth by the 
Congress in section 328 of the Clean Air Act without the exercise of 
any policy discretion by EPA. The OCS rules already apply in the COA, 
and EPA has no evidence to suggest that applying them in the OCS would 
result in expenditures to State, local, and tribal governments, in the 
aggregate, or to the private sector, of $100 million or more in any one 
year. As required by section 328 of the Clean Air Act, this action 
simply updates the existing OCS requirements to make them consistent 
with rules in the COA.

E. Executive Order 13132, Federalism

    Executive Order 13132, entitled ``Federalism'' (64 FR 43255 (August 
10, 1999)), requires EPA to develop an accountable process to ensure 
``meaningful and timely input by State and local officials in the 
development of regulatory policies that have federalism implications.'' 
``Policies that have federalism implications'' is defined in the 
Executive Order to include regulations that have ``substantial direct 
effects on the States, on the relationship between the national 
government and the States, or on the distribution of power and 
responsibilities among the various levels of government.''
    This proposed rule does not have federalism implications. It will 
not have substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship 
between the national government and the States, or on the distribution 
of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government, 
as specified in Executive Order 13132. These rules implement 
requirements specifically and explicitly set forth by the Congress in 
section 328 of the Clean Air Act, without the exercise of any policy 
discretion by EPA. As required by section 328 of the Clean Air Act, 
this rule simply updates the existing OCS rules to make them consistent 
with current COA requirements. These rules do not amend the existing 
provisions within 40 CFR part 55 enabling delegation of OCS regulations 
to a COA, and this rule does not require the COA to implement the OCS 
rules. Thus, Executive Order 13132 does not apply to this rule.
    In the spirit of Executive Order 13132, and consistent with EPA 
policy to promote communications between EPA and State and local 
governments, EPA specifically solicits comments on this proposed rule 
from State and local officials.

F. Executive Order 13175, Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments

    Executive Order 13175, entitled ``Consultation and Coordination 
with Indian Tribal Governments'' (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), 
requires EPA to develop an accountable process to ensure ``meaningful 
and timely input by tribal officials in the development of regulatory 
policies that have tribal implications.'' This rule does not have a 
substantial direct effect on one or more Indian tribes, on the 
relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribes or on the 
distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal 
Government and Indian tribes and thus does not have ``tribal 
implications,'' within the meaning of Executive Order 13175. This rule 
implements requirements specifically and explicitly set forth by the 
Congress in section 328 of the Clean Air Act, without the exercise of 
any policy discretion by EPA. As required by section 328 of the Clean 
Air Act, this rule simply updates the existing OCS rules to make them 
consistent with current COA requirements. In addition, this rule does 
not impose substantial direct compliance costs on tribal governments, 
nor preempt tribal law. Consultation with Indian tribes is therefore 
not required under Executive Order 13175. Nonetheless, in the spirit of 
Executive Order 13175 and consistent with EPA policy to promote 
communications between EPA and tribes, EPA specifically solicits 
comments on this proposed rule from tribal officials.

G. Executive Order 13045, Protection of Children From Environmental 
Health Risks and Safety Risks

    Executive Order 13045: ``Protection of Children from Environmental 
Health Risks and Safety Risks'' (62 FR 19885 (April 23, 1997)), applies 
to any rule that: (1) Is determined to be ``economically significant'' 
as defined under Executive Order 12866, and (2) concerns an 
environmental health or safety risk that EPA has reason to believe may 
have a disproportionate effect on children. If the regulatory action 
meets both criteria, the Agency must evaluate the environmental health 
or safety effects of the planned rule on children, and explain why the 
planned regulation is preferable to other potentially effective and 
reasonably feasible alternatives considered by the Agency.
    This proposed rule is not subject to Executive Order 13045 because 
it is not economically significant as defined in Executive Order 12866. 
In addition, the Agency does not have reason to believe the 
environmental health or safety risks addressed by this action present a 
disproportional risk to children.

H. Executive Order 13211, Actions That Significantly Affect Energy 
Supply, Distribution, or Use

    This proposed rule is not subject to Executive Order 13211, 
``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy 
Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001) because it 
is not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.

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I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act

    Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement 
Act of 1995 (``NTTAA''), Public Law 104-113, section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 
272 note) directs EPA to use voluntary consensus standards in its 
regulatory activities unless to do so would be inconsistent with 
applicable laws or otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards 
are technical standards (e.g., materials specifications, test methods, 
sampling procedures, and business practices) that are developed or 
adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies. The NTTAA directs EPA 
to provide Congress, through OMB, explanations when the Agency decided 
not to use available and applicable voluntary consensus standards.
    As discussed above, these rules implement requirements specifically 
and explicitly set forth by the Congress in section 328 of the Clean 
Air Act, without the exercise of any policy discretion by EPA. As 
required by section 328 of the Clean Air Act, this rule simply updates 
the existing OCS rules to make them consistent with current COA 
requirements. In the absence of a prior existing requirement for the 
state to use voluntary consensus standards and in light of the fact 
that EPA is required to make the OCS rules consistent with current COA 
requirements, it would be inconsistent with applicable law for EPA to 
use voluntary consensus standards in this action. Therefore, EPA is not 
considering the use of any voluntary consensus standards. EPA welcomes 
comments on this aspect of the proposed rulemaking and, specifically, 
invites the public to identify potentially-applicable voluntary 
consensus standards and to explain why such standards should be used in 
this regulation.

J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental 
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations

    Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629 (Feb. 16, 1994)) establishes 
federal executive policy on environmental justice. Its main provision 
directs federal agencies, to the greatest extent practicable and 
permitted by law, to make environmental justice part of their mission 
by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high 
and adverse human health or environmental effects of their programs, 
policies, and activities on minority populations and low-income 
populations in the United States. EPA lacks the discretionary authority 
to address environmental justice in this proposed action. This rule 
implements requirements specifically and explicitly set forth by the 
Congress in section 328 of the Clean Air Act, without the exercise of 
any policy discretion by EPA. As required by section 328 of the Clean 
Air Act, this rule simply updates the existing OCS rules to make them 
consistent with current COA requirements.
    Although EPA lacks authority to modify today's regulatory decision 
on the basis of environmental justice considerations, EPA nevertheless 
explored this issue and found the following. This action, namely, 
updating the OCS rules to make them consistent with current COA 
requirements, will not have disproportionately high and adverse human 
health or environmental effects on minority or low-income populations 
because it increases the level of environmental protection for all 
affected populations without having any disproportionately high and 
adverse human health or environmental effects on any population, 
including any minority or low-income population. Environmental justice 
considerations may be appropriate to consider in the context of a 
specific OCS permit application.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 55

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Air pollution control, Continental Shelf, Incorporation by reference, 
Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate 
matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides.

    Dated: February 19, 2008.
Robert W. Varney,
Regional Administrator, EPA New England.

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, title 40, chapter I of the 
Code of Federal Regulations, is proposed to be amended as follows:

PART 55--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 55 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Section 328 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.) as 
amended by Public Law 101-549.

    2. Section 55.14 is amended as follows:
    a. By adding paragraph (d)(11).
    b. In paragraph (e) introductory text by adding a new address after 
the words ``regional offices:''.
    c. By adding paragraph (e)(11).

Sec.  55.14  Requirements that apply to OCS sources located within 25 
miles of States' seaward boundaries, by State.

* * * * *
    (d) * * *
    (11) Massachusetts.
    (i) 40 CFR part 52, subpart W.
    (ii) [Reserved]
* * * * *
    (e) * * * U.S. EPA, Region 1 (Massachusetts) One Congress Street, 
Boston, MA 02114-2023 * * *
* * * * *
    (11) Massachusetts.
    (i) State requirements.
    (A) Commonwealth of Massachusetts Requirements Applicable to OCS 
Sources, December 28, 2007.
    (B) [Reserved]
    (ii) Local requirements.
    (A) [Reserved]
* * * * *
    3. Appendix A to part 55 is amended by adding an entry for 
Massachusetts in alphabetical order to read as follows:

Appendix A to Part 55--Listing of State and Local Requirements 
Incorporated by Reference Into Part 55, By State

* * * * *
    Massachusetts
    (a) State requirements.
    (1) The following Commonwealth of Massachusetts requirements are 
applicable to OCS Sources, December 28, 2007, Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts--Department of Environmental Protection. The following 
sections of 310 CMR 4.00, 310 CMR 6.00, 310 CMR 7.00 and 310 CMR 
8.00:

310 CMR 4.00: Timely Action Schedule and Fee Provisions

Section 4.01: Purpose, Authority and General Provisions (Effective 
10/19/2007)
Section 4.02: Definitions (Effective 10/19/2007)
Section 4.03: Annual Compliance Assurance Fee (Effective 10/19/2007)

310 CMR 6.00: Ambient Air Quality Standards for the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts

Section 6.01: Definitions (Effective 12/28/2007)
Section 6.02: Scope (Effective 12/28/2007)
Section 6.03: Reference Conditions (Effective 12/28/2007)
Section 6.04: Standards (Effective 12/28/2007)

310 CMR 7.00: Air Pollution Control

Section 7.00: Statutory Authority; Legend; Preamble; Definitions 
(Effective 12/28/2007)
Section 7.01: General Regulations to Prevent Air Pollution 
(Effective 12/28/2007)
Section 7.02: U Plan Approval and Emission Limitations (Effective 
12/28/2007)
Section 7.03: U Plan Approval Exemptions: Construction Requirements 
(Effective 12/28/2007)
Section 7.04: U Fossil Fuel Utilization Facilities (Effective 12/28/
2007)

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Section 7.05: U Fuels All Districts (Effective 12/28/2007)
Section 7.06: U Visible Emissions (Effective 12/28/2007)
Section 7.07: U Open Burning (Effective 12/28/2007)
Section 7.08: U Incinerators (Effective 12/28/2007)
Section 7.09: U Dust, Odor, Construction and Demolition (Effective 
12/28/2007)
Section 7.11: U Transportation Media (Effective 12/28/2007)
Section 7.12: U Source Registration (Effective 12/28/2007)
Section 7.13: U Stack Testing (Effective 12/28/2007)
Section 7.14: U Monitoring Devices and Reports (Effective 12/28/
2007)
Section 7.15: U Asbestos (Effective 12/28/2007)
Section 7.18: U Volatile and Halogenated Organic Compounds 
(Effective 12/28/2007)
Section 7.19: U Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for 
Sources of Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX) (Effective 12/28/
2007)
Section 7.21: Sulfur Dioxide Emissions Limitations (Effective 12/28/
2007)
Section 7.22: Sulfur Dioxide Emissions Reductions for the Purpose of 
Reducing Acid Rain (Effective 12/28/2007)
Section 7.24: U Organic Material Storage and Distribution (Effective 
12/28/2007)
Section 7.25: U Best Available Controls for Consumer and Commercial 
Products (Effective 12/28/2007)
Section 7.26: Industry Performance Standards (Effective 12/28/2007)
Section 7.27: NOX Allowance Program (Effective 12/28/
2007)
Section 7.28: NOX Allowance Trading Program (Effective 
12/28/2007)
Section 7.29: Emissions Standards for Power Plants (Effective 12/28/
2007)
Section 7.60: U Severability (Effective 12/28/2007)
Section 7.00: Appendix A (Effective 12/28/2007)
Section 7.00: Appendix B (Effective 12/28/2007)
Section 7.00: Appendix C (Effective 12/28/2007)

310 CMR 8.00: The Prevention and/or Abatement of Air Pollution Episode 
and Air Pollution Incident Emergencies

Section 8.01: Introduction (Effective 12/28/2007)
Section 8.02: Definitions (Effective 12/28/2007)
Section 8.03: Air Pollution Episode Criteria (Effective 12/28/2007)
Section 8.04: Air Pollution Episode Potential Advisories (Effective 
12/28/2007)
Section 8.05: Declaration of Air Pollution Episodes and Incidents 
(Effective 12/28/2007)
Section 8.06: Termination of Air Pollution Episodes and Incident 
Emergencies (Effective 12/28/2007)
Section 8.07: Emission Reductions Strategies (Effective 12/28/2007)
Section 8.08: Emission Reduction Plans (Effective 12/28/2007)
Section 8.15: Air Pollution Incident Emergency (Effective 12/28/
2007)
Section 8.30: Severability (Effective 12/28/2007)
(2) [Reserved]
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 [FR Doc. E8-3614 Filed 2-26-08; 8:45 am]

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