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Federal Register :: Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; New Mexico; Recodification and SIP Renumbering of the New Mexico Administrative Code for Albuquerque/Bernalillo County
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; New Mexico; Recodification and SIP Renumbering of the New Mexico Administrative Code for Albuquerque/Bernalillo County
A Rule by the Environmental Protection Agency on 12/30/2004
This rule is effective on February 28, 2005 without further notice, unless EPA receives relevant adverse comment by January 31, 2005. If EPA receives such comment, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that this rule will not take effect.
78312-78315 (4 pages)
NM-44-1-7603a
FRL-7856-3
A. What Revision Did the State Submit?
A. What Is the Federal Approval Process for a SIP?
B. What Does Federal Approval of a SIP Mean to Me?
C. How Is EPA Evaluating This Revision?
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The EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Governor of New Mexico on May 2, 2003. The submittal revises the numbering and format of New Mexico's Albuquerque/Bernalillo County SIP and contains no substantive changes to the regulations. We are approving these revisions in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Clean Air Act (the Act).
Submit your comments, identified by File ID No. NM-44-1-7603a, by one of the following methods:
US EPA Region 6 “Contact Us” Web site: http://epa.gov/​region6/​r6coment.htm. Please click on “6PD” (Multimedia) and select “Air” before submitting comments.
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Official File: Copies of the documents relevant to this action are in the official file which is available at the Air Planning Section (6PD-L), Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733. The file will be made available by appointment for public inspection in the Region 6 FOIA Review Room between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays except for legal holidays. Contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT paragraph below or Mr. Bill Deese at 214-665-7253 to make an appointment. If possible, please make the appointment at least two working days in advance of your visit. There will be a 15 cent per page fee for making photocopies of documents. On the day of the visit, please check in at the EPA Region 6 reception area at 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas.
Carrie Paige, Air Planning Section (6PD-L), EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, telephone (214) 665-6521; fax number 214-665-7263; e-mail address paige.carrie@epa.gov.
On May 2, 2003, the State of New Mexico submitted revisions to the New Mexico—Albuquerque/Bernalillo County SIP. These revisions apply to Start Printed Page 78313sections of the New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC) for Albuquerque/Bernalillo County that have been reformatted and renumbered.
Section 110 of the Act requires states to develop air pollution regulations and control strategies to ensure that state air quality meets the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) that EPA has established.
The Technical Support Document (TSD) prepared for this rule provides two tables that show the current and newly reformatted versions of the NMAC. These tables allow the reviewer to cross-reference the renumbering of the NMAC. After thorough evaluation and comparison with the current SIP, we have confirmed that all sections are accounted for, the revisions are administrative in nature, limited to renumbering of existing sections and parts, and do not weaken the existing SIP.
The EPA is approving the aforementioned changes to New Mexico's Albuquerque/Bernalillo County SIP because the revisions are consistent with the Act and EPA regulatory requirements. The EPA is publishing this rule without prior proposal because the EPA views this as a non-controversial submittal 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 approve the SIP revision should adverse comments be filed. This rule will be effective February 28, 2005 without further notice, unless EPA receives relevant adverse comment by January 31, 2005.
If the EPA receives such comments, then EPA will publish a document 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. Parties interested in commenting should do so at this time. If no such comments are received, the public is advised that this rule will be effective on February 28, 2005, and no further action will be taken on the proposed rule.
In reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act. In this context, in the absence of a prior existing requirement for the State to use voluntary consensus standards (VCS), EPA has no authority to disapprove a SIP submission for failure to use VCS. It would thus be inconsistent with applicable law for EPA, when it reviews a SIP submission, Start Printed Page 78314to use VCS in place of a SIP submission that otherwise satisfies the provisions of the Clean Air Act. Thus, the requirements of section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not apply. This rule does not impose an information collection burden under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
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 February 28, 2005. Filing a petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect the finality of this rule 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. In § 52.1620(c), the two tables are amended as follows:
a. In the first table entitled “EPA Approved New Mexico Regulations,” by removing the centered heading, “New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC) Title 20—Environment Protection Chapter 11—Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board (AQCB),” and by removing the entry for Part 03, Transportation Conformity.
b. By revising the second table entitled “EPA Approved Albuquerque/Bernalillo County, NN Regulations,” to read as follows:
EPA Approved Albuquerque/Bernalillo County, NN Regulations
Regulation No. 8 Airborne Particulate Matter 02/17/83 02/23/93, 58 FR 10970 Only Section 8.03, Soil Disturbance, in SIP.
Section 21 Permit Fees 01/23/79 04/10/80, 45 FR 24460
Part 1 (20.11.1 NMAC) General Provisions 10/01/02 12/30/04 [Insert FR page where document begins]
Part 3 (20.11.3 NMAC) Transportation Conformity 07/01/98 07/08/99, 64 FR 36786 No action taken on Sections I.2.3, II.2.4, II.7.3-7.6, II.16.5, II.18.1.B, II.19.1.A, and II.22.2.
Part 4 (20.11.4 NMAC) General Conformity 10/01/02 12/30/04 [Insert FR page where document begins]
Part 5 (20.11.5 NMAC) Visible Air Contaminants 01/01/03 12/30/04 [Insert FR page where document begins]
Part 6 (20.11.6 NMAC) Emergency Action Plan 10/01/02 12/30/04 [Insert FR page where document begins]
Part 7 (20.11.7 NMAC) Variance Procedure 10/01/02 12/30/04 [Insert FR page where document begins]
Part 21 (20.11.21 NMAC) Open Burning 10/01/02 12/30/04 [Insert FR page where document begins]
Part 22 (20.11.22 NMAC) Woodburning 10/01/02 12/30/04 [Insert FR page where document begins]
Part 40 (20.11.40 NMAC) Source Registration 10/01/02 12/30/04 [Insert FR page where document begins]
Part 41 (20.11.41 NMAC) Authority to Construct 10/01/02 12/30/04 [Insert FR page where document begins]
Part 43 (20.11.43 NMAC) Stack Height Requirements 10/01/02 12/30/04 [Insert FR page where document begins]
Part 60 (20.11.60 NMAC) Permitting in Nonattainment Areas 10/01/02 12/30/04 [Insert FR page where document begins]
Start Printed Page 78315
Part 61 (20.11.61 NMAC) Prevention of Significant Deterioration 10/01/02 12/30/04 [Insert FR page where document begins]
Part 63 (20.11.63 NMAC) New Source Performance Standards for Stationary Sources 10/01/02 12/30/04 [Insert FR page where document begins]
Part 64 (20.11.64 NMAC) Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Sources 10/01/02 12/30/04 [Insert FR page where document begins]
Part 65 (20.11.65 NMAC) Volatile Organic Compounds 10/01/02 12/30/04 [Insert FR page where document begins]
Part 66 (20.11.66 NMAC) Process Equipment 10/01/02 12/30/04 [Insert FR page where document begins]
Part 67 (20.11.67 NMAC) Equipment, Emissions, Limitations 10/01/02 12/30/04 [Insert FR page where document begins]
Part 68 (20.11.68 NMAC) Incinerators and Crematories 04/01/02 12/30/04 [Insert FR page where document begins]
Part 90 (20.11.90 NMAC) Administration, Enforcement, and Inspection 10/01/02 12/30/04 [Insert FR page where document begins]
Part 100 (20.11.100 NMAC) Motor Vehicle Inspection—Decentralized 10/01/02 12/30/04 [Insert FR page where document begins]
Part 102 (20.11.102 NMAC) Oxygenated Fuels 10/01/02 12/30/04 [Insert FR page where document begins]
Part 103 (20.11.103 NMAC) Motor Vehicle Visible Emissions 10/01/02 12/30/04 [Insert FR page where document begins]
[FR Doc. 04-28501 Filed 12-29-04; 8:45 am]