Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/08/12/2010-19819/approval-and-promulgation-of-air-quality-implementation-plans-new-mexico-revisions-to-emissions
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:: Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; New Mexico; Revisions to Emissions Inventory Reporting Requirements, and General Provisions
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https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2010-19819
The EPA is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the New Mexico State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern two separate actions. First, we are approving revisions to regulations on Emission Inventories (EIs) submitted by stationary sources of air pollutants. EIs are critical for the efforts of state, local, and federal agencies to attain and maintain the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) that EPA has established for criteria pollutants such as ozone, particulate matter, and carbon monoxide. The revisions add new definitions; modify existing definitions; and require stationary sources of air pollutants located in New Mexico outside of Bernalillo County to report emissions location information, PM2.5 emissions, and ammonia emissions to New Mexico Environment Department (NMED). The revisions also allow NMED to require speciation of hazardous air pollutants for emissions reporting. Second, we are approving revisions to the New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC), 20.2.1 NMAC—General Provisions. We are adding a new definition for Significant Figures into the New Mexico SIP. The EPA is approving these two actions pursuant to section 110 of the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA, Act).
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EPA is publishing this rule without prior proposal because we view this as a noncontroversial amendment and anticipate no relevant 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 SIP revision if relevant adverse comments are received. This rule will be effective on October 12, 2010 without further notice unless we receive relevant adverse comments by September 13, 2010. If we receive relevant adverse comments, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that the rule will not take effect. We will then address all public comments in a subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. However, we will not institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting must do so now. Please note that if we receive adverse comments on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule and if that provision may be severed from the remainder of the rule, we may adopt as final those provisions of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment. Further, in accordance with a Consent Decree, we will finalize our action on the Emissions Inventory portion of this SIP revision no later than January 2, 2011[1] .
The SIP is a set of air pollution regulations, control strategies, other means or techniques, and technical analyses developed by the state, to ensure that the state meets the NAAQS. Start Printed Page 48862The SIP is required by section 110 and other provisions of the CAA. These SIPs can be extensive, containing state regulations or other enforceable documents and supporting information such as emissions inventories, monitoring networks, and modeling demonstrations. Each state must submit these regulations and control strategies to EPA for approval and incorporation into the federally-enforceable SIP. Each federally-approved SIP protects air quality primarily by addressing air pollution at its point of origin.
New Mexico submitted revisions to 20.2.73 NMAC for inclusion into the SIP that amend requirements on emissions inventories submitted by stationary sources of air pollutants located in New Mexico outside of Bernalillo County. The emissions inventory requirements for stationary sources of air pollutants were revised to (1) include reporting on emissions location information, PM2.5 emissions, and ammonia emissions; and (2) allow NMED to require speciation of hazardous air pollutants for emissions reporting. In 2002, EPA issued the consolidated emissions reporting rule (CERR), (June 10, 2002 Federal Register, 67 FR 39602). The rule consolidated the various emissions reporting requirements that already exist into one place in the CFR, established new reporting requirements related to particulate matter less than or equal to 2.5 microns (PM2.5) and regional haze, and established new requirements for the statewide reporting of area source and mobile source emissions. On December 17, 2008, EPA issued the Air Emissions Reporting Rule (73 FR 76539) which revised the emissions reporting requirements. The requirements can be found at 40 CFR 51 Subpart A. We have evaluated the State's submittal and have determined that the revisions meet the applicable requirements of the CAA and EPA's regulations. For more information on our evaluation, please see our Technical Support Document found in the electronic docket at http://www.regulations.gov.
Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve Start Printed Page 48863state choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act. 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:
Start Amendment Part2. The table in § 52.1620(c) entitled “EPA Approved New Mexico Regulations” is amended by:End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Parta. Revising the entry for Part 1 under New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC) Title 20—Environment Protection, Chapter 2—Air Quality.End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Partb. Revising the entry for Part 73 under New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC) Title 20—Environment Protection, Chapter 2—Air Quality.End Amendment Part
EPA Approved New Mexico RegulationsState citationTitle/subjectState approval/submittal dateEPA approval dateCommentsNew Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC) Title 20—Environment Protection Chapter 2—Air QualityPart 1General Provisions4/8/20108/12/2010 [Insert FR page number where document begins] * * * * * * *Part 73Notice of Intent and Emissions Inventory Requirements4/25/20058/12/2010 [Insert FR page number where document begins] * * * * * * *
Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement and Consent Decree, 75 FR 11886, March 12, 2010, and http://www.regulations.gov, docket No. EPA-HQ-OGC-2010-0221.