Document ID: EPA_FRDOC_0001-25089
Agency: epa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: Washington; Revised Public Notice Provisions and other Miscellaneous Revisions
Posted Date: 2020-02-24T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 10301-10304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02890]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R10-OAR-2019-0635, FRL-10005-18-Region 10]

Air Plan Approval; Washington; Revised Public Notice Provisions 
and Other Miscellaneous Revisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving 
revisions to the general air quality regulations submitted by the 
Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology). The four categories of 
revisions to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) approved in this 
action are: revising the adoption by reference date for Federal 
regulations cross referenced in the State regulations; revising the 
definition of volatile organic compounds (VOC) to match changes to the 
Federal definition; updating public involvement procedures for the new 
source review air permitting program to reflect changes to the Federal 
requirements, allowing greater use of electronic notice and electronic 
access to information; and correcting typographical errors and minor 
wording changes for clarity.

DATES: This final rule is effective March 25, 2020.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under 
Docket ID No. EPA-R10-OAR-2019-0635. All documents in the docket are 
listed on the https://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in 
the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., 
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 will be 
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket 
materials are available at https://www.regulations.gov, or please 
contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section for additional availability information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Hunt, EPA Region 10, 1200 Sixth 
Avenue--Suite 155, Seattle, WA 98101, at (206) 553-0256, or 
hunt.jeff@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, wherever ``we,'' 
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, it means the EPA.

I. Background

    On December 4, 2019, we proposed to approve updates to Ecology's 
general air quality regulations, submitted on November 5, 2019, as they 
applied to Ecology's direct jurisdiction and the jurisdiction of the 
Benton Clean Air Agency (84 FR 66363). We note that not all the updated 
general air quality regulations contained in Chapter 173-400 Washington 
Administrative Code (WAC) were submitted for approval as part of the 
November 5, 2019 SIP revision. Specifically, subsections WAC 173-400-
030(30) [subsequently renumbered to (32)], WAC 173-400-030(36) 
[subsequently renumbered to (38)], and WAC 173-400-040(2) were not 
submitted by Ecology as part of this action. For those subsections, the 
versions previously approved by the EPA remain in the SIP. The comment 
period for the proposal ended January 3, 2020, and we received no 
comments.

II. Final Action

    We are approving and incorporating by reference in the Washington 
SIP at 40 CFR 52.2470(c) certain revisions to the following Chapter 
173-400 WAC sections submitted on November 5, 2019:
     WAC 173-400-025, 173-400-030, 173-400-040, 173-400-050, 
173-400-171, and 173-400-740, State effective September 16, 2018; and
     WAC 173-400-060 and 173-400-105, State effective November 
25, 2018.
    This approval is consistent with the exceptions requested by the 
State in the November 5, 2019 submittal as described in the proposal 
for this action and set forth in the amendments to 40 CFR part 52 
below. We are also correcting a typographical error from a previous 
approval. In our November 17, 2015 final approval of changes to the 
Washington SIP, we approved WAC 173-400-081 (State effective April 1, 
2011) to apply in Benton Clean Air Agency's jurisdiction. In a 
subsequent final action published October 6, 2016 (81 FR 69389), our 
prior approval of WAC 173-400-081 was inadvertently deleted from 40 CFR 
52.2470(c), Table 4--Additional Regulations Approved for Benton Clean 
Air Agency (BCAA) Jurisdiction. We are amending 40 CFR 52.2470 to 
correct this error.

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, we are finalizing the incorporation by reference as described in 
the amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set forth below. The EPA has made, and 
will continue to make, these materials generally available through 
https://www.regulations.gov and at the EPA Region 10 Office (please 
contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section of this preamble for more information). Therefore, these 
materials have been approved by the EPA for inclusion in the SIP, 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 the EPA's approval, and will 
be incorporated by reference in the next update to the SIP 
compilation.\1\
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    \1\ 62 FR 27968 (May 22, 1997).
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IV. Statutory and Executive Order Review

    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, the 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);
     Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82 FR 9339, February 2, 
2017) regulatory action because SIP approvals are exempted under 
Executive Order 12866;
     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.);

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     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 it does not address technical standards; 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 March 21, 2018.
    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 CAA, petitions for judicial review 
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for 
the appropriate circuit by April 24, 2020. 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.

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

    Dated: January 28, 2020.
Chris Hladick,
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

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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 WW--Washington

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2. Amend Sec.  52.2470(c):
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a. In Table 2 by:
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i. Revising the entries ``173-400-025'' and ``173-400-030'';
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ii. Adding the entry ``173-400-030(30) and (36)'' in numerical order;
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iii. Revising the entry ``173-400-040'';
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iv. Adding the entry ``173-400-040(2)'' in numerical order; and
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v. Revising the entries ``173-400-050'', ``173-400-060'', ``173-400-
105'', ``173-400-171'', and ``173-400-740''; and
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b. In Table 4 under the heading ``Washington Administrative Code, 
Chapter 173-400--General Regulations for Air Pollution Sources'' by:
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i. Revising the entries ``173-400-025'' and ``173-400-030'';
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ii. Adding the entry ``173-400-030(30) and (36)'', in numerical order;
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iii. Revising the entry ``173-400-040'';
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iv. Adding the entry ``173-400-040(2)'' in numerical order;
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v. Revising the entries ``173-400-050'' and ``173-400-060'';
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vi. Adding the entry ``173-400-081'' in numerical order; and
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vii. Revising the entries ``173-400-105'' and ``173-400-171''.
    The revisions and additions read as follows:

Sec.  52.2470  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *

   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    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      9/16/18  2/24/20, [Insert
                                   Rules.                            Federal Register
                                                                     citation].
173-400-030.....................  Definitions........      9/16/18  2/24/20, [Insert     Except: 173-400-030(6);
                                                                     Federal Register     173-400-030(32); 173-
                                                                     citation].           400-030(38); 173-400-
                                                                                          030(45); 173-400-
                                                                                          030(83); 173-400-
                                                                                          030(89); 173-400-
                                                                                          030(96); 173-400-
                                                                                          030(97); 173-400-
                                                                                          030(100); 173-400-
                                                                                          030(103); 173-400-
                                                                                          030(104).
173-400-030 (30) and (36).......  Definitions........     12/29/12  10/3/14, 79 FR
                                                                     59653.
 
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173-400-040.....................  General Standards        9/16/18  2/24/20, [Insert     Except: 173-400-040(2);
                                   for Maximum                       Federal Register     173-400-040(3); 173-
                                   Emissions.                        citation].           400-040(5).
173-400-040(2)..................  General Standards       07/01/16  10/6/16, 81 FR       Except: 173-400-
                                   for Maximum                       69385.               040(2)(c); 173-400-
                                   Emissions.                                             040(2)(d).
173-400-050.....................  Emission Standards       9/16/18  2/24/20, [Insert     Except: 173-400-050(2);
                                   for Combustion and                Federal Register     173-400-050(4); 173-
                                   Incineration Units.               citation].           400-050(5); 173-400-
                                                                                          050(6).
173-400-060.....................  Emission Standards      11/25/18  February 24, 2020,
                                   for General                       [Insert Federal
                                   Process Units.                    Register citation].
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
173-400-105.....................  Records,                11/25/18  2/24/20, [Insert
                                   Monitoring, and                   Federal Register
                                   Reporting.                        citation].
 
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173-400-171.....................  Public Notice and        9/16/18  2/24/20, [Insert     Except: The part of 173-
                                   Opportunity for                   Federal Register     400-171(3)(b) that
                                   Public Comment.                   citation].           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(3)(o); 173-
                                                                                          400-171(12).
 
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173-400-740.....................  PSD Permitting           9/16/18  2/24/20, [Insert     .......................
                                   Public Involvement                Federal Register
                                   Requirements.                     citation].
 
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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    EPA approval date         Explanations
                                                           date
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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
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173-400-025.....................  Adoption of Federal      9/16/18  2/24/20, [Insert     .......................
                                   Rules.                            Federal Register
                                                                     citation].
173-400-030.....................  Definitions........      9/16/18  2/24/20, [Insert     Except: 173-400-030(6);
                                                                     Federal Register     173-400-030(32); 173-
                                                                     citation].           400-030(38); 173-400-
                                                                                          030(40); 173-400-
                                                                                          030(41); 173-400-
                                                                                          030(45); 173-400-
                                                                                          030(83); 173-400-
                                                                                          030(89); 173-400-
                                                                                          030(96); 173-400-
                                                                                          030(97); 173-400-
                                                                                          030(100); 173-400-
                                                                                          030(103); 173-400-
                                                                                          030(104).
173-400-030 (30) and (36).......  Definitions........     12/29/12  10/3/14, 79 FR
                                                                     59653.
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
173-400-040.....................  General Standards        9/16/18  2/24/20, [Insert     Except: 173-400-040(2);
                                   for Maximum                       Federal Register     173-400-040(3); 173-
                                   Emissions.                        citation].           400-040(4); 173-400-
                                                                                          040(5); 173-400-
                                                                                          040(9).
173-400-040(2)..................  General Standards       07/01/16  10/6/16, 81 FR       Except: 173-400-
                                   for Maximum                       69385.               040(2)(c); 173-400-
                                   Emissions.                                             040(2)(d).
173-400-050.....................  Emission Standards       9/16/18  2/24/20, [Insert     Except: 173-400-050(2);
                                   for Combustion and                Federal Register     173-400-050(4); 173-
                                   Incineration Units.               citation].           400-050(5); 173-400-
                                                                                          050(6).
173-400-060.....................  Emission Standards      11/25/18  2/24/20, [Insert     .......................
                                   for General                       Federal Register
                                   Process Units.                    citation].
 
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173-400-081.....................  Startup and               4/1/11  11/17/15, 80 FR      .......................
                                   Shutdown.                         71695.
 
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173-400-105.....................  Records, Monitoring     11/25/18  2/24/20, [Insert     .......................
                                   and Reporting.                    Federal Register
                                                                     citation].
 
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173-400-171.....................  Public Notice and        9/16/18  2/24/20, [Insert     Except: The part of 173-
                                   Opportunity for                   Federal Register     400-171(3)(b) that
                                   Public Comment.                   citation].           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(3)(o); 173-
                                                                                          400-171(12).
 
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