Document ID: EPA-R05-OAR-2018-0689-0004
Agency: epa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: Minnesota; Approval of Infrastructure State Implementation Plan Requirements for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Posted Date: 2022-07-29T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 145 (Friday, July 29, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 45663-45665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16273]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R05-OAR-2018-0689; FRL-9654-02-R5]

Air Plan Approval; Minnesota; Approval of Infrastructure SIP 
Requirements for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving most 
elements of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission from Minnesota 
regarding the infrastructure requirements of section 110 of the Clean 
Air Act (CAA) for the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards 
(NAAQS). The infrastructure requirements are designed to ensure that 
the structural components of each state's air quality management 
program are adequate to meet the state's responsibilities under the 
CAA. EPA proposed this action on May 24, 2022 and received no comments.

DATES: This final rule is effective August 29, 2022.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID 
No. EPA-R05-OAR-2018-0689. All documents in the docket are listed on 
the www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, i.e., Confidential Business 
Information (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 
through www.regulations.gov or at the Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, Illinois 60604. This facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays and facility 
closures due to COVID-19. We recommend that you telephone Olivia 
Davidson, Physical Scientist, at (312) 886-0266 before visiting the 
Region 5 office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Olivia Davidson, Physical Scientist, 
Attainment Planning and Maintenance Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-
18J), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-0266, 
[email protected].

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

I. Background Information

    On May 24, 2022 (87 FR 31462), EPA proposed to approve most 
elements of an October 1, 2018, submission from the Minnesota Pollution 
Control Agency (MPCA) intended to address all applicable infrastructure 
requirements for the 2015 ozone NAAQS. An explanation of the CAA 
requirements, a detailed analysis of the revisions, and 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 June 23, 2022. EPA received no comments on 
the proposal. Therefore, we are finalizing our action as proposed.

II. Final Action

    EPA is approving most elements of a submission from MPCA certifying 
that its current SIP is sufficient to meet the required infrastructure 
elements under sections 110(a)(1) and (2) for the 2015 ozone NAAQS. EPA 
is not acting on the interstate transport requirements of section 
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) and visibility impairment requirements of section 
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II). EPA's actions for the state's satisfaction of 
infrastructure SIP requirements, by element of section 110(a)(2), are 
contained in the table below.

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                        Element                             2015 Ozone
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(A)--Emission limits and other control measures........               A
(B)--Ambient air quality monitoring/data system........               A
(C)1--Program for enforcement of control measures......               A
(C)2--Minor NSR........................................               A
(C)3--PSD..............................................               A
(D)1--I Prong 1: Interstate transport--significant                   NA
 contribution to nonattainment.........................
(D)2--I Prong 2: Interstate transport--interference                  NA
 with maintenance......................................
(D)3--II Prong 3: Interstate transport--interference                  A
 with PSD..............................................
(D)4--II Prong 4: Interstate transport--interference                 NA
 with visibility protection............................
(D)5--Interstate and international pollution abatement.               A
(E)1--Adequate resources...............................               A
(E)2--State board requirements.........................               A
(F)--Stationary source monitoring system...............               A
(G)--Emergency powers..................................               A
(H)--Future SIP revisions..............................               A
(I)--Nonattainment planning requirements of part D.....               *
(J)1--Consultation with government officials...........               A
(J)2--Public notification..............................               A
(J)3--PSD..............................................               A
(J)4--Visibility protection............................               *
(K)--Air quality modeling/data.........................               A
(L)--Permitting fees...................................               A
(M)--Consultation/participation by affected local                     A
 entities..............................................
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    In the above table, the key is as follows:

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A...............................  Approve.
NA..............................  No Action/Separate Rulemaking.
*...............................  Not germane to infrastructure SIPs.
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III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    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 Orders 12866 (58 
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact 
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or 
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded 
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have federalism implications as specified in 
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based 
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to 
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the 
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent 
with the CAA; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to 
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental 
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under 
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian 
reservation land or in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has 
demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian 
country, the 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).
    This action is subject to the Congressional Review Act, and EPA 
will submit a rule report to each House of the Congress and to the 
Comptroller General of the United States. This action is not a ``major 
rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review 
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for 
the appropriate circuit by September 27, 2022. 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, Incorporation by 
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: July 25, 2022.
Debra Shore,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.

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

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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

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

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2. In Sec.  52.1220, the table in paragraph (e) is amended by adding an 
entry at the end of the table for ``Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure 
Requirements for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS'' to read as follows:

Sec.  52.1220   Identification of plan.

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    (e) * * *

                                 EPA-Approved Minnesota Nonregulatory Provisions
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                                                          State submittal
   Name of nonregulatory SIP      Applicable geographic    date/effective   EPA approved date       Comments
           provision              or nonattainment area         date
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Section 110(a)(2)                Statewide..............        10/1/2018  7/29/2022, [INSERT  Fully approved
 Infrastructure Requirements                                                FEDERAL REGISTER    for all CAA
 for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS.                                                  CITATION].          elements except
                                                                                                (D)(i)(I) and
                                                                                                the visibility
                                                                                                protection
                                                                                                requirements of
                                                                                                (D)(i)(II).
 
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