Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/08/24/2010-20710/outer-continental-shelf-air-regulations-consistency-update-for-massachusetts
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A Rule by the Environmental Protection Agency on 08/24/2010
This direct final rule will be effective October 25, 2010, unless EPA receives adverse comments by September 23, 2010. If adverse comments are received, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final rule in the Federal Register informing the public that the rule will not take effect. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of October 25, 2010.
75 FR 51950
51950-51953 (4 pages)
EPA-R01-OAR-2010-0442
A-1-FRL-9167-7
2010-20710
III. EPA's Action
310 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
310 CMR 8.00: The Prevention and/or Abatement of Air Pollution Episode and Air Pollution Incident Emergencies
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EPA is approving an update to 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 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 incorporated by reference into the Code of Federal Regulations and is listed in the appendix to the OCS air regulations.
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-R01-OAR-2010-0442 by one of the following methods:
4. Mail: “Docket Identification Number EPA-R01-OAR-2010-0442”, Ida McDonnell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional Office, Office of Ecosystem Protection, Air Permits, Toxics and Indoor Air Unit, 5 Post Office Square—Suite 100, (Mail Code OEP05-2), Boston, MA 02109-3912.
5. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver your comments to: Ida McDonnell, Manager, Air Permits, Toxics and Indoor Air Unit, Office of Ecosystem Protection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional Office, 5 Post Office Square—Suite 100, (Mail Code OEP05-2), Boston, MA 02109-3912. 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-2010-0442. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at http://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 http://www.regulations.gov, or e-mail, information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an “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 http://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 http://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, 5 Post Office Square—Suite 100, 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.
Ida E. McDonnell, Air Permits, Toxics and Indoor Air Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional Office, 5 Post Office Square—Suite 100, (Mail Code OEP05-2), Boston, MA 02109-3912, telephone number (617) 918-1653, fax number (617) 918-0653, e-mail mcdonnell.ida@epa.gov.
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 Start Printed Page 51951the 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.
Pursuant to § 55.12 of the OCS rule, consistency reviews will occur (1) at least annually; (2) upon receipt of a Notice of Intent under § 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 as a result of EPA's annual review of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts regulations.
On September 17, 2008 (73 FR 53718), EPA finalized a consistency update of the OCS regulations pertaining to the requirements of the OCS sources in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.[2] After EPA's September 17, 2008 updates to 40 CFR part 55, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts adopted regulation changes to 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.
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,[3] and requirements that regulate toxics which are not related to the attainment and maintenance of federal and state ambient air quality standards.
EPA is taking direct final action to incorporate 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, as amended through May 20, 2010.
The EPA is publishing this action without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial amendment and anticipates no adverse comments. However, in the proposed rules section of this Federal Register publication, EPA is publishing a separate document that will serve as the proposal to update the OCS regulations should relevant adverse comments be filed. This rule will be effective October 25, 2010 without further notice unless the Agency receives relevant adverse comments by September 23, 2010.
If the EPA receives such comments, then EPA will publish a notice withdrawing the final rule and informing the public that the rule will not take effect. All public comments received will then be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. The EPA will not institute a second comment period on the proposed rule. All parties interested in commenting on the proposed rule should do so at this time. If no such comments are received, the public is advised that this rule will be effective on October 25, 2010 and no further action will be taken on the proposed rule. Please note that if EPA receives adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule and if that provision may be severed from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt as final those provisions of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment.
Is not an economically significant regulatory action based on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);Start Printed Page 51952
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., 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. OMB has approved the information collection requirements contained in 40 CFR part 55 and, by extension, this update to the rules, and has assigned OMB control number 2060-0249. Notice of OMB's approval of EPA Information Collection Request (“ICR”) No. 1601.07 was published in the Federal Register on February 17, 2009 (74 FR 7432). The approval expires January 31, 2012. 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 using the definition of burden provided in 44 U.S.C. 3502(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 October 25, 2010. 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).)
2. Section 55.14 is amended by revising paragraphs (e) introductory text and (e)(11)(i)(A) to read as follows:
(e) State and local requirements. State and local requirements promulgated by EPA as applicable to OCS sources located within 25 miles of States' seaward boundaries have been compiled into separate documents organized by State and local areas of jurisdiction. These documents, set forth below, are incorporated by reference. This incorporation by reference was approved by the Director of the Federal Register Office in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Copies may be inspected at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030 or go to: http://www.archives.gov/​federal_​register/​code _of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.
Copies of rules pertaining to particular states or local areas may be inspected or obtained from the EPA Docket Center—Public Reading Room, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004 or the appropriate EPA regional offices: U.S.EPA, Region 1 (Massachusetts) 5 Post Office Square, Boston, MA 02109-3912 ; U.S. EPA, Region 2 (New Jersey and New York), 290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007-1866; U.S. EPA, Region III (Delaware), 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, (215) 814-5000; U.S. EPA, Region 4 (Florida and North Carolina), 61 Forsyth Street, Atlanta, GA 30303; U.S. EPA, Region 9 (California), 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; and U.S. EPA, Region 10 (Alaska), 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. For an informational listing of the State and local requirements incorporated into this part, which are applicable to sources of air pollution located on the OCS, see appendix A to this part.
3. Appendix A to Part 55 is amended under “Massachusetts” by revising paragraph (a)(1) to read as follows:
Section 4.01: Purpose, Authority and General Provisions (Effective 9/4/2009)
Section 4.02: Definitions (Effective 9/4/2009)
Section 4.03: Annual Compliance Assurance Fee (Effective 9/4/2009)
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Section 4.10: Appendix: Schedules for Timely Action and Permit Application Fees (Effective 9/4/2009)
Section 6.01: Definitions (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 6.02: Scope (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 6.03: Reference Conditions (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 6.04: Standards (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 7.00: Statutory Authority; Legend; Preamble; Definitions (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 7.01: General Regulations to Prevent Air Pollution (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 7.02: U Plan Approval and Emission Limitations (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 7.03: U Plan Approval Exemptions: Construction Requirements (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 7.04: U Fossil Fuel Utilization Facilities (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 7.05: U Fuels All Districts (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 7.06: U Visible Emissions (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 7.07: U Open Burning (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 7.08: U Incinerators (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 7.09: U Dust, Odor, Construction and Demolition (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 7.11: U Transportation Media (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 7.12: U Source Registration (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 7.13: U Stack Testing (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 7.14: U Monitoring Devices and Reports (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 7.15: U Asbestos (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 7.18: U Volatile and Halogenated Organic Compounds (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 7.19: U Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for Sources of Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX) (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 7.21: Sulfur Dioxide Emissions Limitations (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 7.22: Sulfur Dioxide Emissions Reductions for the Purpose of Reducing Acid Rain (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 7.24: U Organic Material Storage and Distribution (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 7.25: U Best Available Controls for Consumer and Commercial Products (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 7.26: Industry Performance Standards (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 7.32: Massachusetts Clean Air Interstate Rule (Mass CAIR) (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 7.60: U Severability (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 7.70: Massachusetts CO2 Budget Trading Program (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 7.71: Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 7.00: Appendix A (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 7.00: Appendix B (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 7.00: Appendix C (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 8.01: Introduction (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 8.02: Definitions (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 8.03: Air Pollution Episode Criteria (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 8.04: Air Pollution Episode Potential Advisories (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 8.05: Declaration of Air Pollution Episodes and Incidents (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 8.06: Termination of Air Pollution Episodes and Incident Emergencies (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 8.07: Emission Reductions Strategies (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 8.08: Emission Reduction Plans (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 8.15: Air Pollution Incident Emergency (Effective 4/2/2010)
Section 8.30: Severability (Effective 4/2/2010)
2. The reader may refer to the preamble to that final consistency update and to the preamble to the February 27, 2008 proposed consistency update (73 FR 10406) for background, including EPA's interpretation of certain Massachusetts regulations as applied to OCS sources. Those interpretations continue to apply.
3. Each COA that 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). Regarding fees, see 40 CFR 55.10.
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