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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R08-OAR-2007-0647; FRL-8546-3]

 
Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; State of 
Utah; Interstate Transport of Pollution and Other Revisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final action approving State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Utah on 
March 22 and September 17, 2007. The revisions address Interstate 
Transport Pollution requirements of Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) of the 
Clean Air Act and a typographical error in Rule R307-130-4, 
``Options.'' The March 22, 2007 submittal adds ``Section XXIII, 
Interstate Transport'' to the Utah SIP, and Rule R307-110-36 to the 
Utah Administrative Code (UAC). The new Rule R307-110-36 incorporates 
by reference the Interstate Transport declaration into the State rules. 
The September 17, 2007 submittal amends UAC Rule R307-130-4, 
``Options,'' by removing from the text the word ``not'' which had been 
accidentally placed in this rule. This action is being taken under 
section 110 of the Clean Air Act.

DATES: This rule is effective on May 27, 2008 without further notice, 
unless EPA receives adverse comment by April 28, 2008. If adverse 
comment is 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.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R08-
OAR-2007-0647, by one of the following methods:
     www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
     E-mail: videtich.callie@epa.gov and 
mastrangelo.domenico@epa.gov.
     Fax: (303) 312-6064 (please alert the individual listed in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT if you are faxing comments).
     Mail: Callie Videtich, Director, Air Program, 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mailcode 8P-AR, 1595 
Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129.
     Hand Delivery: Callie Videtich, Director, Air Program, 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mailcode 8P-AR, 1595 
Wynkoop, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129. Such deliveries are only accepted 
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:55 p.m., excluding Federal holidays. 
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed 
information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R08-OAR-
2007-0647. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at 
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 information that you consider to 
be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or e-mail. 
The 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 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. For additional 
instructions on submitting comments, go to Section I. General 
Information of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the 
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

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Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly 
available only in hard copy. Publicly-available docket materials are 
available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy 
at the Air Program, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, 
Mailcode 8P-AR, 1595 Wynkoop, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129. EPA requests 
that if at all possible, you contact the individual listed in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to view the hard copy of the 
docket. You may view the hard copy of the docket Monday through Friday, 
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., excluding Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Domenico Mastrangelo, Air Program, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, Mailcode 8P-AR, 1595 
Wynkoop, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129, (303) 312-6436, 
mastrangelo.domenico@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Definitions

    For the purpose of this document, we are giving meaning to certain 
words or initials as follows:
    (i) The words or initials Act or CAA mean or refer to the Clean Air 
Act, unless the context indicates otherwise.
    (ii) The words EPA, we, us or our mean or refer to the United 
States Environmental Protection Agency.
    (iii) The initials SIP mean or refer to State Implementation Plan.
    (iv) The words State or Utah mean the State of Utah, unless the 
context indicates otherwise.

Table of Contents

I. General Information
II. What is the purpose of this action?
III. What is the State process to submit these materials to EPA?
IV. EPA's Evaluation of the State of Utah March 22, 2007 Submittal
V. EPA's Evaluation of the State of Utah September 17, 2007 
Submittal
VI. Final Action
VII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. General Information

A. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit CBI to EPA through 
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the 
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or 
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as 
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the 
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as 
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information 
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. 
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with 
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. When submitting comments, 
remember to:
    a. Identify the rulemaking by docket number and other identifying 
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
    b. Follow directions--The agency may ask you to respond to specific 
questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    c. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and 
substitute language for your requested changes.
    d. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information 
and/or data that you used.
    e. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you 
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be 
reproduced.
    f. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and 
suggest alternatives.
    g. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of 
profanity or personal threats.
    h. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline 
identified.

II. What is the purpose of this action?

    EPA is approving the addition of ``Section XXIII, Interstate 
Transport'' to the Utah SIP, and of Rule R307-110-36 (incorporating by 
reference Section XXIII) to the Utah Administrative Code (UAC). The 
Interstate Transport SIP and Rule R307-110-36 were adopted by the Utah 
Air Quality Board (UAQB) on February 7, 2007, and were submitted by the 
Governor to EPA on March 22, 2007. Section XXIII of the Utah SIP, 
Interstate Transport, addresses the requirements of the ``good 
neighbor'' provisions of the CAA Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i). This section 
requires that each state's SIP include adequate provisions prohibiting 
emissions that adversely affect another state's air quality through 
interstate transport of air pollutants.
    EPA is also approving an amendment removing the word ``not,'' a 
typographical error, from the provisions of Rule R307-130-4, 
``Options.'' The amendment to this rule was adopted by the UAQB on June 
21, 2007, effective July 13, 2007, and submitted by the Governor to EPA 
on September 17, 2007.

III. What is the State process to submit these materials to EPA?

    Section 110(k) of the CAA addresses EPA actions on submissions of 
revisions to a SIP. The CAA requires States to observe certain 
procedural requirements in developing SIP revisions for submittal to 
EPA. Section 110(a)(2) of the CAA requires that each SIP revision be 
adopted after reasonable notice and public hearing. This must occur 
prior to the revision being submitted by a state to EPA.
    The UAQB held a public hearing on December 21, 2006 for the 
addition of Section XXIII, Interstate Transport to the Utah SIP, and 
Rule R307-110-36 to the Utah Administrative Code (UAC). The new Rule 
R307-110-36 incorporates by reference the Interstate Transport 
declaration into the State rules. These additions to the State SIP were 
adopted by the Board on February 7, 2007, and were submitted by the 
Governor to EPA on March 22, 2007. Rule R307-110-36 became effective 
February 9, 2007.
    The UAQB held a public hearing on April 18, 2007 for a revision to 
UAC Rule R307-130-4, Options, correcting a typographical error. This 
revision was adopted by the Board on June 21, 2007, effective July 13, 
2007, and submitted by the Governor to EPA on September 17, 2007.
    We have evaluated the Governor's submittals of these SIP revisions 
and have determined that the State met the requirements for reasonable 
notice and public hearing under Section 110(a)(2) of the CAA.

IV. EPA's Evaluation of the State of Utah March 22, 2007 Submittal

    EPA has reviewed the State of Utah Interstate Transport SIP 
submitted on March 22, 2007, and believes that approval is warranted. 
The ``good neighbor'' provisions of the CAA, Section 110 (a)(2)(D)(i), 
require that the Utah SIP contain adequate provisions prohibiting air 
pollutant emissions from sources or activities in the State from 
adversely affecting another state. A state SIP must include provisions 
that prohibit sources from emitting pollutants in amounts which will: 
(1) Contribute significantly to nonattainment of the NAAQS in another 
state; (2) interfere with maintenance of the NAAQS by another state; 
(3) interfere with another state's measures to prevent significant 
deterioration of its air quality; and (4) interfere with the efforts of 
another state to protect visibility. EPA issued guidance on August 15, 
2006 relating to SIP submissions that meet the requirements of Section 
110 (a)(2)(D)(i) for the 1997

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PM2.5 and 8-hour ozone standards. Section XXIII of the SIP, Interstate 
Transport, submitted by the State of Utah is consistent with the 
guidance.
    To support the first two of the four elements noted above, the 
State of Utah relies on EPA assessments and modeling analysis results 
published in Federal Register notices as part of the Clean Air 
Interstate Rule (CAIR) rulemaking process.\1\ In addition, EPA has 
examined factors specific to Utah and to a number of downwind or 
potentially downwind states that have the potential to be significantly 
affected by any transport of PM2.5 and ozone or ozone precursors from 
Utah. Utah's neighboring states considered here as downwind or 
potentially downwind include Colorado, Idaho, Montana, North and South 
Dakota, and Wyoming.
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    \1\ Unless otherwise noted, in this action the expression CAIR 
rulemaking process or CAIR rule refers to materials (data, analyses, 
assessments) developed during the rulemaking process that resulted 
in the May 12, 2005 Federal Register notice ``Rule to Reduce 
Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone (Clean Air 
Interstate Rule); Revisions to Acid Rain Program; Revisions to 
NOX SIP Call; Final Rule,'' (70 FR 25162).
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    The Utah Interstate Transport SIP addresses the question of 
potential PM2.5 and ozone transport to other states by quoting from the 
explanation given by EPA in support of the exclusion of seven western 
states (including Utah) from the analysis that underlies the CAIR 
notice of proposed rulemaking:

    In analyzing significant contribution to nonattainment, we 
determined it was reasonable to exclude the Western U.S., including 
the States of Washington, Idaho, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah 
and Arizona from further analysis due to geography, meteorology, and 
topography. Based on these factors, we concluded that the PM2.5 and 
8-hour ozone nonattainment problems are not likely to be affected 
significantly by pollution transported across these States' 
boundaries. Therefore, for the purpose of assessing State's 
contributions to nonattainment in other States, we have only 
analyzed the nonattainment counties located in the rest of the 
US.\2\
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    \2\ ``Rule to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate 
Matter and Ozone (Interstate Air Quality Rule); Proposed Rule,'' 
January 30, 2004 (69 FR 4566). Alaska and Hawaii complete the list 
of states not included in EPA's modeling analysis.

    Next, the Utah Interstate Transport SIP quotes a paragraph from an 
EPA April 2005 response to public comments to the CAIR notice of 
proposed rule. EPA's response extrapolates from the results of the 
modeling analysis conducted for the January 30, 2004 proposed rule to 
validate the previous decision to exclude Utah and other six western 
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states from the CAIR analysis:

    Regarding modeling of all states, in the PM2.5 modeling for the 
NPRM, we modeled 41 states, and found that the westernmost of these 
states made very small contributions to nonattainment in any other 
state. For the revised modeling for the final rule, we reduced the 
set of states modeled for reasons of efficiency. The results again 
showed that the westernmost states modeled did not make 
contributions above the significance threshold, indicating that had 
other even more western States been modeled they also would not have 
done so.\3\
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    \3\ ``Corrected Response to Significant Public Comments on the 
Proposed Clean Air Interstate Rule Received in response to: Rule to 
Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone 
(Interstate Air Quality Rule); Proposed Rule (69 FR 4566; January 
30, 2004) Supplemental Proposal for the Rule to Reduce Interstate 
Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone (Clean Air Interstate 
Rule); Proposal Rule (69 FR 32684; June 10, 2004) Docket Number OAR-
2003-0053,'' April 2005.

    These assessments are substantiated by data and consideration of 
additional factors EPA examined. Findings from the modeling analysis 
conducted by EPA for the CAIR proposed rule include the maximum annual 
average PM2.5 contribution by 41 states to the downwind counties 
identified in nonattainment for the base years 2010 and 2015. For the 
states included in the study, the maximum PM2.5 annual average 
contribution to nonattainment by the westernmost states amounted to: 
0.04 [mu]g/m\3\ for Colorado, 0.03 for Montana, 0.08 for Nebraska, 0.12 
for North Dakota, 0.04 for South Dakota, and 0.05 for Wyoming (69 FR 
4608). These amounts are well below the ``significant contribution'' 
threshold of 0.20 [mu]g/m\3\ set by EPA.
    A review of the attainment/nonattainment areas for the 1997 PM2.5 
standard in these states and in Utah yields similar conclusions. Utah's 
closest, potentially downwind, PM2.5 nonattainment area is centered in 
Libby, Lincoln County, Montana, which is about 500 miles north of the 
northern Utah border. EPA's findings based on a nine-factor analysis of 
Lincoln County, and reported in the Agency's technical support document 
for the December 17, 2004 designations, stressed the local origins of 
PM2.5 nonattainment in Libby.\4\ These findings, in combination with 
other factors such as the absence of PM2.5 nonattainment areas in Utah, 
the distance between Utah and Libby, and the absence of PM2.5 
nonattainment areas along the 500 miles between the Utah northern 
border and Libby lead to the conclusion that it is unlikely that Utah 
is making a significant contribution to the PM2.5 nonattainment status 
of Lincoln County or interfering with maintenance of the NAAQS in 
Montana. Similarly, the absence of PM2.5 nonattainment areas in Utah 
and in the other neighboring downwind states makes it unlikely that 
Utah interferes with the maintenance of the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS standard 
in Colorado, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wyoming.
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    \4\ ``Technical Support for State and Tribal Air Quality Fine 
Particle (PM2.5) Designations,'' December 2004; Chapter 6, pages 
347-352.
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    For the 1997 8-hour ozone standard, our review of the attainment/
nonattainment status in Utah and its downwind states confirms the EPA 
positions incorporated by the State of Utah into its Interstate 
Transport SIP. Utah does not have any ozone nonattainment areas, and 
the same is true for all of its closest downwind states, except 
Colorado. On this basis it is plausible to conclude that Utah does not 
contribute significantly to ozone nonattainment, or interfere with 
ozone maintenance, in the states of Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, North 
Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
    Several factors need to be considered about potential ozone 
transport between Utah and the Denver-Fort Collins metropolitan area, 
in Colorado, which is designated nonattainment for the 1997 8-hour 
ozone standard. Certain geographical, topographical, and meteorological 
factors indicate that it is unlikely that Utah contributes 
significantly to the 8-hour ozone nonattainment of the Denver-Fort 
Collins metropolitan area. The 400 miles distance between Salt Lake 
City and Denver, in combination with high natural barriers such as the 
Wasatch Range in Utah and several ranges of the Rocky Mountains in 
Colorado, constitute a sizeable physical barrier to potential eastward 
transport of ozone or ozone precursors from Utah to Colorado. Also, 
observed days of high ozone levels in the Salt Lake City metropolitan 
area are usually associated with a `bowl effect' resulting from an 
inversion that has a stagnant air pollution mass surrounded by the 
Oquirrh Mountains to the west, the Great Salt Lake to the north, and 
the Wasatch Range on the east. In contrast, high ozone levels in the 
Denver metropolitan area are often associated with light up-slope 
(easterly) winds occurring at the surface level, that keep ozone and 
its precursors stagnating against the Front Range on the west side of 
metropolitan Denver and Fort Collins. In light of these considerations, 
it is unlikely that Utah makes a significant contribution of ozone and/
or ozone precursors to ozone nonattainment in the Denver-Fort Collins 
metropolitan area.
    The third element of the Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) provisions 
requires states to prohibit emissions that interfere with any other 
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significant deterioration (PSD) of air quality. The State of Utah's SIP 
provisions include EPA-approved PSD and Nonattainment New Source Review 
(NNSR) programs that have been successfully implemented in past years. 
For PM2.5, the State PSD and NNSR programs are being 
implemented in accordance with EPA's interim guidance calling for the 
use of PM10 as a surrogate for PM2.5 in the PSD 
program. In addition, Utah has committed to transitioning from use of 
the interim PM2.5 guidance to the final PM2.5 
implementation guidance after this guidance is finalized. EPA published 
proposed regulations to establish this guidance on September 21, 2007 
(72 FR 54112).
    The fourth element of the ``good neighbor'' provisions concerns the 
requirement that a state SIP prohibit sources from emitting pollutants 
that interfere with the efforts of another state to protect visibility. 
Consistent with EPA's August 15, 2007 guidance, the Utah Interstate 
Transport SIP declares that, under the 1980 regulations addressing 
Reasonably Attributable Visibility Impairment (RAVI), in Utah there are 
no sources that interfere with implementation of RAVI in other states. 
The Interstate Transport SIP refers also to the Utah Regional Haze SIP 
submitted to EPA in 2003 as an indication of the State's commitment to 
reduce impacts on Class I areas on the Colorado Plateau. Consistent 
with the EPA guidance cited above, Utah will fully address in the 
State's regional haze SIP the requirements for SIP measures protecting 
visibility in downwind states.
    Based on EPA's review and analysis of how the State of Utah 
addresses the four elements identified in the ``good neighbor'' 
provisions, we are approving the State's Section XXIII of its SIP, 
Interstate Transport, as meeting the requirements of the CAA Section 
110(a)(2)(D)(i). We are also approving the Utah Administrative Code 
(UAC) Rule R307-110-36 which incorporates Section XXIII of the SIP into 
the State rules.

V. EPA's Evaluation of the State of Utah September 17, 2007 Submittal

    In its September 17, 2007 submittal to EPA, Utah corrected a 
typographical error in UAC Rule R307-130-4 by eliminating the term 
``not'' from its language. This change is approvable as it does not 
modify, and makes clearer, the meaning of the rule. During the required 
five year review of State rules, the Utah Division of Air Quality, 
Department of Environmental Quality, discovered that the term ``not'' 
was a typographical error. Rule R307-130-4, ``Options,'' under the 
General Penalty Policy Provisions of the UAC, reads: ``Consideration 
may be given to suspension of monetary penalties in trade-off for 
expenditures resulting in additional controls and/or emissions 
reductions beyond those not [italics ours] required to meet existing 
requirements. Consideration may be given to an increased amount of 
suspended penalty as deterrent to future violations where 
appropriate.'' It is clear that Utah intended for the rule to indicate 
that monetary penalties assessed for violations may be suspended by the 
State in exchange for a violator's investment in additional pollution 
control measure and/or emissions reductions ``beyond those required to 
meet existing requirements,'' thus, the change is appropriate.

VI. Final Action

    EPA is approving, through direct final rulemaking, the addition of 
Section XXIII, Interstate Transport, to the Utah SIP, and of Rule R307-
110-36 (which incorporates Section XXIII) to the Utah Administrative 
Code (UAC), to reflect that the State has adequately addressed the 
required elements of Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) of the Clean Air Act. 
These revisions were adopted on February 7, 2007, and were submitted to 
EPA on March 22, 2007. Rule R307-110-36 became effective February 9, 
2007.
    EPA is also approving the removal of the word ``not,'' a 
typographical error, from the provisions of Rule R307-130-4, 
``Options.'' The amended text was adopted by the UAQB on June 21, 2007, 
effective July 13, 2007, and submitted by the Governor to EPA on 
September 17, 2007.
    EPA is publishing this rule without prior proposal because the 
Agency views this as a noncontroversial amendment and anticipates no 
adverse comments. This rule will be effective May 27, 2008 without 
further notice unless the Agency receives adverse comments by April 28, 
2008. If the EPA receives adverse comments, EPA will publish a timely 
withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that the rule 
will not take effect. EPA will address all public comments in a 
subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. The EPA will not 
institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties 
interested in commenting must do so at this time. 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.

VII. Statutory and Executive Order Review

    Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this 
action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and therefore is not 
subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget. For this 
reason, this action is also not subject to Executive Order 13211, 
``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy 
Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001). This action 
merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and imposes 
no additional requirements beyond those imposed by state law. 
Accordingly, the Administrator certifies that this rule will not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because 
this rule approves pre-existing requirements under state law and does 
not impose any additional enforceable duty beyond that required by 
state law, it does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or 
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded 
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4).
    This rule also does not have tribal implications because it will 
not have a substantial direct effect on one or more Indian tribes, on 
the relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, or 
on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal 
Government and Indian tribes, as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 
FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This action also does not have Federalism 
implications because it does not have substantial direct effects on the 
States, on the relationship between the national government and the 
States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the 
various levels of government, as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64 
FR 43255, August 10, 1999). This action merely approves a state rule 
implementing a Federal standard, and does not alter the relationship or 
the distribution of power and responsibilities established in the Clean 
Air Act. This rule also is not subject to Executive Order 13045 
``Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety 
Risks'' (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), because it is not economically 
significant.
    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

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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, to 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.).
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally 
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating 
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, 
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the 
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this rule and other 
required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of 
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior 
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot 
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal 
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 
804(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 May 27, 2008. 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).)

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by 
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, 
Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile 
organic compounds.

    Dated: March 12, 2008.
Carol Rushin,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 8.

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40 CFR part 52 is amended to read as follows:

PART 52--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Subpart TT--Utah

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2. Section 52.2320 is amended by adding paragraph (c)(65) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  52.2320  Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (65) On March 22, 2007 the Governor of Utah submitted the addition 
to the Utah Administrative Code (UAC) of Rule R307-110-36. This rule 
incorporates by reference Section XXIII, Interstate Transport, of the 
Utah State Implementation Plan (SIP). The Interstate Transport 
declaration satisfies the requirements of Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) of 
the Clean Air Act (CAA). On September 17, 2007, the Governor of Utah 
also submitted an amendment to the UAC Rule R307-130-4, ``Options,'' 
that removes from the text a typographical error. It removes the word 
``not'' which had been accidentally placed in this rule.
    (i) Incorporation by reference.
    (A) Addition to the UAC of rule R307-110-36 that incorporates by 
reference Section XXIII, ``Interstate Transport,'' of the Utah SIP. 
Rule R307-110-36 was adopted by the UAQB on February 7, 2007, effective 
February 9, 2007, and it was submitted by the Governor to EPA on March 
22, 2007.
    (B) Revision to UAC Rule R307-130-4, ``Options.'' This revision 
removes from the text the word ``not.'' The amended text was adopted by 
the UAQB on June 21, 2007, effective July 13, 2007, and it was 
submitted by the Utah Governor to EPA on September 17, 2007.
    (ii) Additional material.
    (A) Replacement page for UAC Rule R307-110-36 attached to the March 
22, 2007 submittal letter by the Utah Governor to EPA. The new page 
correctly refers to Section XXIII of the Utah SIP instead of the 
incorrect reference to Section XXII included in the corresponding page 
submitted with the Administrative Documentation for Rule R307-110-36.

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3. Section 52.2354 is added to read as follows:


Sec.  52.2354  Interstate Transport.

    CAA Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) requirements for the 1997 8-hour ozone 
and PM2.5 standards. Section XXIII, Interstate Transport, of 
the Utah SIP submitted by the Utah Governor on March 22, 2007, 
satisfies the requirements of the Clean Air Act Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) 
for the 8-hour ozone and PM2.5 NAAQS promulgated by EPA in 
July 1997. Section XXIII, Interstate Transport, was adopted by the UAQB 
on February 9, 2007. The March 22, 2007 Governor's letter included as 
an attachment a set of replacement pages for the Interstate Transport 
text. The new pages reflect correctly that the Interstate Transport 
declaration is under Section XXIII of the Utah SIP and not under 
Section XXII as incorrectly indicated in the pages submitted with the 
Administrative Documentation for the adoption of this SIP section.

 [FR Doc. E8-6275 Filed 3-27-08; 8:45 am]

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