Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/06/23/2020-12001/approval-and-promulgation-of-state-plans-for-designated-facilities-and-pollutants-virginia-emission
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This final rule is effective on July 23, 2020. The incorporation by reference of certain material listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of July 23, 2020.
85 FR 37568
37568-37571 (4 pages)
FRL-10004-07-Region 3
Va PrivImmun Law Ltr 1-12-1998
VA111d_IBR material
II. Summary of State Plan and EPA Analysis
IV. General Information Pertaining to 111(d) Plan Submittals From the Commonwealth of Virginia
Emissions From Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills—Section 111(d) Plan
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2020-12001
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a Clean Air Act (CAA) section 111(d) plan submitted by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ). This plan was submitted to fulfill the requirements of the CAA and in response to EPA's promulgation of Emissions Guidelines and Compliance Times for municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills. The Virginia plan establishes emission limits for existing MSW landfills and provides for the implementation and enforcement of those limits.
EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID Number EPA-EPA-R03-OAR-2019-0537. 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 (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 through https://www.regulations.gov, or please contact Start Printed Page 37569the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section for additional availability information.
Cynthia Stahl, Permits Branch (3AD10), Air & Radiation Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. The telephone number is (215) 814-2180. Ms. Stahl can also be reached via electronic mail at stahl.cynthia@epa.gov.
On October 29, 2019 (84 FR 57838), EPA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for the Commonwealth of Virginia. In the NPRM, EPA proposed approval of a CAA section 111(d) plan submitted by the VADEQ. The formal State Plan was submitted by Virginia on August 29, 2019.
EPA has reviewed the Virginia section 111(d) plan submittal in the context of the requirements of 40 CFR part 60, subparts B and Cf, and part 62, subpart A. In this action, EPA is determining that the submitted section 111(d) plan meets the above-cited requirements. Included within the section 111(d) plan are regulations under the Virginia state rule 9VAC5 Chapter 40 Article 43.1, entitled “Emission Standards for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills for which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification was Commenced on or before July 17, 2014,” published on January 9, 2017 and effective on February 22, 2017. A detailed explanation of the rationale behind this proposed approval is available in the Technical Support Document (TSD).
Other specific requirements of Virginia's State Plan for MSW landfills and the rationale for EPA's proposed action are explained in the NPRM and will not be restated here. Public comments in support of EPA's proposed action were received on the NPRM.
EPA is approving the Virginia section 111(d) plan for MSW landfills submitted pursuant to 40 CFR part 60, subpart Cf. Therefore, EPA is amending 40 CFR part 62, subpart VV to reflect this action. The scope of the approval of the section 111(d) plan is limited to the provisions of 40 CFR parts 60 and 62 for existing MSW landfills, as referenced in the emission guidelines, subpart Cf. The EPA Administrator continues to retain authority for approval of alternative methods to determine the nonmethane organic compound concentration or a site-specific methane generation rate constant (k), as stipulated in 40 CFR 60.30f(c), as well as part 1, “Discretionary Authority,” of Virginia's 111(d) plan submittal.
In accordance with the requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes the incorporation by reference of Virginia state rules, specifically, 9VAC5-20-21, published on January 9, 2017 entitled “Documents incorporated by reference” and specifically identified provisions of 9VAC5 Chapter 40 Article 43, entitled “Emission Standards for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills, and Article 43.1, entitled “Emission Standards for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills for which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification was Commenced on or before July 17, 2014,” (both published on January 9, 2017) which are part of the CAA section 111(d) plan applicable to existing MSW landfills in Virginia as discussed in section II of this preamble. 9VAC5-20-21 sets out the constraints of Start Printed Page 37570incorporation by reference into VA State regulations and contains the documents that have been IBRed. The regulatory provisions of 9VAC5 Chapter 40 establish emission standards and compliance times for the control of methane and other organic compounds from certain existing MSW landfills located in Virginia that commenced construction, modification, or reconstruction on or before July 17, 2014. These provisions set forth requirements meeting criteria promulgated by EPA at 40 CFR part 60, subpart Cf. EPA has made, and will continue to make, all of the provisions that will be incorporated by reference as well as the rest of the Virginia plan, generally available through www.regulations.gov, Docket No. EPA-R03-OAR-2019-0537, and at the EPA Region III Office (please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this preamble for more information). This incorporation by reference has been approved by the Office of the Federal Register and the Plans are Federally enforceable under the CAA as of the effective date of this final rulemaking.
Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve section 111(d) state plan submissions that comply with the provisions of the Act and applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7411(d); 40 CFR part 60, subparts B and Cf; and 40 CFR part 62, subpart A. Thus, in reviewing CAA section 111(d) state plan submissions, the EPA's role is to approve state choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Act and implementing regulations. 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:
In addition, this rule does not have tribal implications as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because the State Plan is not approved to apply in Indian country located in the state, and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law.
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 August 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 approving Virginia's State Plan for existing MSW landfills may not be challenged later in proceedings to enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).)
2. Amend Subpart VV by adding after § 62.11652 an undesignated center heading and §§ 62.11660, 62.11661, and 62.11662 to read as follows:
§ 62.11660
(a)(1) Control of landfill gas emissions from existing municipal solid waste landfills, submitted by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality on August 29, 2019, to implement 40 CFR part 60, subpart Cf. The Plan includes regulatory provisions cited in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, which the EPA incorporates by reference.
(2) After July 23, 2020, the substantive requirements of the municipal solid waste landfills state plan are contained in paragraph (b) of this section and owners and operators of municipal solid waste landfills in Virginia must comply Start Printed Page 37571with the requirements in paragraph (b) of this section.
(1) The material incorporated by reference in this section was approved by the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. A copy of the material is available at the EPA Region III office, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, 215-814-5000. Copies may be inspected at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, email fedreg.legal@nara.gov or go to: www.archives.gov/​federal-register/​cfr/​ibr-locations.html.
(2) Virginia Code Commission, Commonwealth of Virginia, Virginia Register of Regulations, https://register.dls.viriginia.gov.
(i) 9VAC5-20. General Provisions; 9VAC5-20-21. Documents incorporated by reference, published January 9, 2017.
(ii) 9VAC5-40. Existing Stationary Sources, published January 9, 2017:
(A) Article 43 Emission Standards for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (Rule 4-43), published January 9, 2017, excluding 9 VAC5-40-5800F;
(B) Article 43.1 Emission Standards for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills for which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification was Commenced on or before July 17, 2014 (Rule 4-43.1), published January 9, 2017, excluding 9VAC5-40-5940, 9VAC5-40-5945, 9VAC5-40-5960 A, 9VAC5-40-5965 A, 9VAC5-40-5970 A, and 9VAC5-40-5980 A.
§ 62.11661
The plan in § 62.11640(b) applies to all existing municipal solid waste landfills under the jurisdiction of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality for which construction, reconstruction, or modification was commenced on or before July 17, 2014.
§ 62.11662
The effective date of the plan submitted on August 29, 2019 by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality for municipal solid waste landfills is July 23, 2020.
[FR Doc. 2020-12001 Filed 6-22-20; 8:45 am]