Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/05/14/2013-11296/approval-and-promulgation-of-air-quality-implementation-plans-indiana-sulfur-dioxide-and-nitrogen
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A Rule by the Environmental Protection Agency on 05/14/2013
This direct final rule will be effective July 15, 2013, unless EPA receives adverse comments by June 13, 2013. 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.
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B. Did the State hold public hearings for this SIP revision?
II. How were the NO2 and SO2 NAAQS revised by EPA?
III. What are the revisions that the State requested?
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EPA is approving a request submitted by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) on April 15, 2011, and supplemented on January 30, 2013, to revise the Indiana state implementation plan (SIP) for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) under the Clean Air Act (CAA). This submittal consists of revisions to the Indiana Administrative Code (IAC) that amend the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for NO2 and SO2 to be consistent with the NAAQS that EPA promulgated in 2010.
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4. Mail: Pamela Blakley, Chief, Control Strategies Section, (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
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Charles Hatten, Environmental Engineer, Control Strategies Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-6031, hatten.charles@epa.gov.
Indiana's April 15, 2011, submittal, supplemented on January 30, 2013, revises its existing IAC to be consistent with the Federal primary and secondary NAAQS for NO2, and SO2, which were published in the Federal Register, respectively, on February 9, 2010, (75 FR 6474) and June 22, 2010, (75 FR 35520) and codified in 40 CFR part 50. At the state level, these provisions became effective on January 16, 2013.
Public hearings for the NO2, and SO2 NAAQS revision were held on December 10, 2010, and November 7, 2012. No comments were received at these hearings.
On February 9, 2010, revisions to the NO2 NAAQS were published in the Federal Register (73 FR 6474) and codified at 40 CFR 50.11. EPA strengthened the primary (health-based) NO2 NAAQS by adding a 1-hour NO2 standard of 100 parts per billion (ppb) and retaining the annual average of 53 ppb. This new standard is achieved when the 3-year average of the annual 98th percentile of the daily maximum 1-hour average concentration is less than or equal to 100 ppb, as determined in accordance with 40 CFR part 50, appendix S. Under 40 CFR 50.11(d), ambient NO2 concentrations are to be measured by either: (1) A Federal reference method based on appendix F to 40 CFR part 50; or (2) by a Federal equivalent method designated in accordance with 40 CFR part 53. In addition, under 40 CFR 50.11(f), determinations as to whether the NO2 standards have been met are to be made in accordance with the data handling conventions and computations in 40 CFR part 50, appendix S, “Interpretation of the Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen (NO2).”
On June 22, 2010, revisions to the SO2 NAAQS were published in the Federal Register (73 FR 35520) and codified at 40 CFR 50.17. EPA strengthened the primary (health-based) SO2 NAAQS by adding a 1-hour SO2 standard at 75 ppb to reduce exposure to high short-term (five minutes to 24 hours) concentrations of SO2. EPA revoked the two existing primary standards of 140 ppb averaged over a 24-hour period, and 30 ppb averaged over a year after determining that they did not provide any health benefits in addition to those provided by the 1-hour standard of 75 ppb. The 1-hour standard is achieved when the 3-year average of the 99th percentile of the annual distribution of the daily maximum 1-hour average concentrations is less than or equal to the 75 ppb, as determined in accordance with 40 CFR part 50, appendix T (Interpretation of the Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Sulfur, as SO2). Under 40 CFR 50.17, ambient SO2 concentrations are to be measured by either: (1) A Federal reference method based on appendix A-1 or appendix A-2 (Measurement Principle and Calibration Procedure for the Measurement of Sulfur Dioxide in the Atmosphere) to 40 CFR part 50; or (2) an equivalent method designated by EPA in accordance with 40 CFR part 53.
The State has requested that EPA approve the following SIP revision to reflect EPA's revised primary and secondary SO2 and NO2 NAAQS:
A. Rule 326 IAC 1-3-4(b)(1), Ambient air quality standards for “Sulfur oxides as (SO2).” The revisions IDEM made are consistent with the provisions contained in 40 CFR 50.17. IDEM updated 326 IAC 1-3-4(b)(1)(A) to contain the revised primary NAAQS for SO2, and deleted language that referenced standards EPA revoked, as well as outdated Federal Register citations and test methods for the primary NAAQS for SO2. IDEM also amended 326 IAC 1-3-4(b)(1)(B), making it consistent with the provisions in 40 CFR 50.5(a) through (c), thereby, updating its reference to the procedures to determine compliance with the secondary NAAQS for SO2. EPA finds the revision approvable.
Rule 326 IAC 1-3-4(b)(5), Ambient air quality standards for “Nitrogen dioxide (NO2).” The revisions IDEM made are consistent with the provisions contained in 40 CFR 50.11. IDEM made corrections to 326 IAC 1-3-4(b)(5)(A) to add the revised primary NAAQS in the rule for NO2, and 326 IAC 1-3-4(b)(5)(B) to delete language including references to outdated Federal Register citations and test methods for the primary ambient air quality standards for NO2. IDEM also amended 326 IAC 1-3-4(b)(5)(C), making it consistent with the provisions in 40 CFR 50.11 (b) through (g), thereby, updating its reference to the procedures to determine compliance with the secondary NAAQS for NO2. EPA finds the revision approvable.
EPA is approving revisions to the Indiana SIP to amend and update 326 IAC 1-3-4 to include the NAAQS for NO2 and SO2, as codified at 40 CFR part 50.
We are publishing this action without prior proposal because we view this as a noncontroversial amendment and anticipate no adverse comments. However, in the proposed rules section of this Federal Register publication, we are publishing a separate document that will serve as the proposal to approve the state plan if relevant adverse written comments are filed. This rule will be effective July 15, 2013 without further notice unless we receive relevant adverse written comments by June 13, 2013. If we receive such comments, we will withdraw this action before the effective date by publishing a subsequent document that will withdraw the final action. All public Start Printed Page 28145comments received will then be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on the proposed action. EPA will not institute a second comment period; therefore, any parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at this time. If we do not receive any comments, this action will be effective July 15, 2013.
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 July 15, 2013. 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. Parties with objections to this direct final rule are encouraged to file a comment in response to the parallel notice of proposed rulemaking for this action published in the Proposed Rules section of today's Federal Register, rather than file an immediate petition for judicial review of this direct final rule, so that EPA can withdraw this direct final rule and address the comment in the proposed rulemaking. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).)
2. In § 52.770 the table in paragraph (c) is amended by revising the entry for “1-3-4” to read as follows:
1-3-4 Ambient air quality standards 1/16/2013 5/14/2013, [INSERT PAGE NUMBER WHERE THE DOCUMENT BEGINS]
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