[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 28 (Thursday, February 10, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 7779-7784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02772]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2021-0818; FRL-9264-01-R9]


Air Plan Approval; California; Northern Sierra Air Quality 
Management District; Reasonably Available Control Technology

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve a revision to the Northern Sierra Air Quality Management 
District (NSAQMD or ``District'') portion of the California State 
Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns the District's 
demonstration regarding reasonably available control technology (RACT) 
requirements for the 2015 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality 
standard (NAAQS or ``standards'') in the Western Nevada County 
(``Western Nevada'') ozone nonattainment area (NAA), which is under the 
jurisdiction of the NSAQMD. We are taking comments on this proposal and 
plan to follow with a final action.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 14, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R09-
OAR-2021-0818 at https://www.regulations.gov. For comments submitted at 
Regulations.gov, follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from 
Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public 
docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, 
video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written 
comment is considered the official comment and should include 
discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not 
consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary 
submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For 
additional submission methods, please contact the person identified in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the full EPA public 
comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and 
general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets. If you need assistance in a 
language other than English or if you are a person with disabilities 
who needs a reasonable accommodation at no cost to you, please contact 
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Levin, EPA Region IX, 75 
Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA 94105. By phone: (415) 972-3848 or by 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us'' and 
``our'' refer to the EPA.

Table of Contents

I. The State's Submittal
    A. What document did the State submit?
    B. Are there other versions of this document?
    C. What is the purpose of the submitted document?
II. The EPA's Evaluation and Proposed Action
    A. How is the EPA evaluating the submitted document?
    B. Does the document meet the evaluation criteria?
    C. The EPA's Recommendations To Further Improve the RACT SIP
    D. Public Comment and Proposed Action
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. The State's Submittal

A. What document did the State submit?

    On January 25, 2021, the NSAQMD adopted the ``Reasonably Available 
Control Technology (RACT) State Implementation Plan (SIP) Revision for 
Western Nevada County 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area'' (``2015 ozone 
RACT SIP''), and on March 23, 2021, the California Air Resources Board 
(CARB) submitted it to the EPA for approval as a revision to the 
California SIP.
    On September 23, 2021, the submittal for the NSAQMD 2015 ozone RACT 
SIP was deemed by operation of law to meet the completeness criteria in 
40 CFR part 51 Appendix V, which must be met before formal EPA review.

B. Are there other versions of this document?

    There are no previous versions of this document in the NSAQMD 
portion of the California SIP for the 2015 8-hour ozone NAAQS.

C. What is the purpose of the submitted document?

    Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and oxides of nitrogen 
(NOX) contribute to the production of ground-level ozone, 
smog, and particulate matter, which harm human health and the 
environment. Section 110(a) of the CAA requires states to submit 
regulations that control VOCs and NOX emissions. CAA

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sections 182(b)(2) and (f) require that SIPs for areas designated 
nonattainment for the ozone NAAQS and classified as Moderate or above 
implement RACT for any source covered by a Control Techniques 
Guidelines (CTG) document and for any major source of VOCs or 
NOX.\1\
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    \1\ Any stationary source that emits or has the potential to 
emit at least 100 tpy of VOCs or NOX is a major 
stationary source in a Moderate ozone nonattainment area (CAA 
section 182(b)(2), (f), and 302(j)).
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    The NSAQMD is subject to this RACT SIP requirement, as the District 
regulates the Western Nevada NAA, which was classified as Moderate for 
the 2015 8-hour ozone NAAQS on June 4, 2018.\2\ Therefore, to satisfy 
sections 182(b)(2) and (f) of the Act, the NSAQMD must, at a minimum, 
adopt RACT-level controls for all sources covered by a CTG document and 
for all major non-CTG sources of VOCs or NOX within the 
ozone nonattainment area that it regulates.
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    \2\ 83 FR 25776.
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    We note that the EPA issued a final rule on October 28, 2021, in 
which it reclassified Western Nevada County as ``Serious'' 
nonattainment for the 2015 8-hour ozone NAAQS (``2015 ozone 
NAAQS'').\3\ This final rule established a Serious area RACT SIP 
deadline and implementation schedule. NSAQMD adopted its Moderate area 
2015 ozone RACT SIP in January 2021, when it was classified as a 
Moderate ozone NAA. We are addressing the Moderate area requirements in 
this notice.
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    \3\ 86 FR 59648.
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    Section III.F of the preamble to the EPA's final rule to implement 
the 2015 ozone NAAQS (``2015 State Requirements Rule'') finalized the 
proposal ``to retain our existing RACT requirements codified in 40 CFR 
51.1112 and to add new deadline requirements for certain RACT SIP 
submissions . . .''.\4\ It states ``[F]or reference, the final 2008 
Ozone NAAQS SIP Requirements Rule provides an extensive discussion of 
the EPA's rationale and approach for how air agencies can provide for 
RACT in their nonattainment SIPs (80 FR 12278; March 6, 2015).'' The 
2008 ozone SIP Requirements Rule states, in part, that RACT SIPs must 
contain adopted RACT regulations, certifications (where appropriate) 
that existing provisions are RACT, and/or negative declarations that no 
sources in the nonattainment area are covered by a specific CTG.\5\ It 
also provides that states must submit appropriate supporting 
information for their RACT submissions as described in the EPA's 
implementation rule for the 1997 ozone NAAQS.\6\
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    \4\ 83 FR 62998, 63007.
    \5\ 80 FR 12264, 12278.
    \6\ Id.; 70 FR 71612, 71652 (November 29, 2005).
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    The 2015 ozone RACT SIP, including its negative declarations, 
provide the NSAQMD's analysis of its compliance with CAA section 182 
RACT requirements for the 2015 8-hour ozone NAAQS. The EPA's technical 
support document (TSD) for this action has more information about the 
District's submittal and the EPA's evaluation thereof.

II. The EPA's Evaluation and Proposed Action

A. How is the EPA evaluating the submitted document?

    Generally, SIP rules must require RACT for each category of sources 
covered by a CTG document and for each major source of VOCs or 
NOX in ozone nonattainment areas classified as Moderate or 
above (see CAA sections 182(b)(2) and (f), and 40 CFR 51.1312(a) and 
(b)). At the time of submittal, NSAQMD regulated an ozone nonattainment 
area classified as Moderate for the 2015 ozone standard (40 CFR 
81.305). Therefore, NSAQMD rules must implement RACT.\7\
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    \7\ On October 28, 2021, the EPA reclassified the Western Nevada 
2015 ozone nonattainment area from ``Moderate'' to ``Serious,'' and 
established a Serious area RACT SIP deadline of November 29, 2023 
(86 FR 59648).
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    States should also submit for SIP approval negative declarations 
for those source categories for which they have not adopted RACT-level 
regulations (because they have no sources above the CTG-recommended 
applicability threshold), regardless of whether such negative 
declarations were made for an earlier SIP.\8\ To do so, the submittal 
should provide reasonable assurance that no sources subject to the CTG 
requirements currently exist in the portion of the ozone nonattainment 
area that is regulated by the District.
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    \8\ 57 FR 13498, 13512 (April 16, 1992).
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    With respect to NSAQMD, the District's analysis must demonstrate 
that each major source of VOCs or NOX in the Western Nevada 
NAA is covered by a RACT-level rule. In addition, for each CTG source 
category, the District must either demonstrate that a RACT-level rule 
is in place, or submit a negative declaration. Guidance and policy 
documents that we use to evaluate CAA section 182 RACT requirements 
include the following:

    1. ``State Implementation Plans; General Preamble for the 
Implementation of Title I of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990,'' 
57 FR 13498 (April 16, 1992); 57 FR 18070 (April 28, 1992).
    2. EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, ``Issues 
Relating to VOC Regulation Cutpoints, Deficiencies, and 
Deviations,'' May 25, 1988 (``the Bluebook,'' revised January 11, 
1990).
    3. ``Guidance Document for Correcting Common VOC & Other Rule 
Deficiencies,'' EPA Region 9, August 21, 2001 (the Little Bluebook).
    4. ``State Implementation Plans; Nitrogen Oxides Supplement to 
the General Preamble; Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 
Implementation of Title I; Proposed Rule,'' (``the NOX 
Supplement''), 57 FR 55620, (November 25, 1992).
    5. Memorandum dated May 18, 2006, from William T. Harnett, 
Director, Air Quality Policy Division, to Regional Air Division 
Directors, Subject: ``RACT Qs & As--Reasonably Available Control 
Technology (RACT): Questions and Answers.''
    6. ``Final Rule to Implement the 8-hour Ozone National Ambient 
Air Quality Standard--Phase 2,'' 70 FR 71612 (November 29, 2005).
    7. ``Implementation of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards for Ozone: State Implementation Plan Requirements,'' 80 FR 
12264 (March 6, 2015).
    8. ``Implementation of the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards for Ozone: Nonattainment Area State Implementation Plan 
Requirements,'' 83 FR 62998 (December 6, 2018).

B. Does the document meet the evaluation criteria?

    NSAQMD's 2015 ozone RACT SIP provides the District's demonstration 
that the applicable SIP for the Western Nevada NAA, which is under the 
jurisdiction of the NSAQMD, satisfies CAA section 182 RACT requirements 
for the 2015 ozone NAAQS. The District's conclusion is based on its 
analysis of SIP-approved requirements that apply to the following: (1) 
Source categories for which a CTG has been issued, and (2) major non-
CTG stationary sources of VOC or NOX emissions.
    With respect to CTG source categories, the NSAQMD determined that 
it only had sources subject to the CTGs covering gasoline service 
stations and vapor recovery operations, gasoline tank truck vapor 
tightness, and cutback asphalt. For each of these CTG source 
categories, the District's submittal provided an analysis to support 
the District's finding that a District rule previously approved by the 
EPA into the SIP as RACT for Western Nevada remains RACT for the 2015 
ozone NAAQS. Specifically, the ``Staff Report analyzing RACT for the 
2015 Ozone NAAQS SIP'' provides a discussion of the following District 
rules and why they continue to implement RACT: Rule 214, ``Phase I 
Vapor Recovery Requirements;'' and Rule 227, ``Cutback and Emulsified 
Asphalt Paving

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Materials.'' \9\ We reviewed the NSAQMD's evaluation of its rules 
addressing the CTG source categories that are subject to RACT in 
Western Nevada, which are as follows: ``Design Criteria for Stage I 
Vapor Control Systems--Gasoline Service Stations'' (EPA-450/R-75-
102),''Control of Volatile Organic Compound Leaks from Gasoline Tank 
Trucks and Vapor Collection Systems'' (EPA-450/2-78-051), and ``Control 
of Volatile Organic Compounds from Use of Cutback Asphalt'' (EPA-450/2-
77-37).\10\ We agree that the District's rules are generally consistent 
with the CTGs and with recently adopted rules in other air districts, 
and therefore satisfy CAA RACT requirements for the 2015 ozone NAAQS. 
In this rulemaking, we propose to find that NSAQMD Rules 214 and 227 
establish RACT-level controls for the sources within the applicable CTG 
categories. Our TSD has additional information about our evaluation of 
these rules.
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    \9\ The Staff Report also includes a discussion of two rules 
that the NSAQMD states are not needed for the 2015 ozone RACT SIP: 
Rule 215, ``Phase II Vapor Recovery System Requirements;'' and Rule 
228, ``Surface Coating of Metal Parts and Products.'' While NSAQMD 
reviewed Rule 215, ``Phase II Vapor Recovery System Requirements,'' 
as meeting RACT, and the EPA has approved the rule as meeting RACT 
for the 2008 ozone NAAQS, the EPA has not published a CTG for 
vehicle refueling operations. District Rule 228, corresponds to the 
CTG entitled ``Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing 
Stationary Sources, Volume VI: Surface Coating of Miscellaneous 
Metal Parts and Products, and Control Techniques Guidelines for 
Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts Coatings'' (EPA-453/R-08-003).
    \10\ District Rule 214 corresponds to the CTGs entitled ``Design 
Criteria for Stage I Vapor Control Systems--Gasoline Service 
Stations'' (EPA-450/R-75-102) and ``Control of Volatile Organic 
Compound Leaks from Gasoline Tank Trucks and Vapor Collection 
Systems'' (EPA-450/2-78-051). District Rule 227 corresponds to the 
CTG entitled, ``Cutback and Emulsified Asphalt Paving Materials,'' 
corresponds to the CTG entitled ``Control of Volatile Organic 
Compounds from Use of Cutback Asphalt'' (EPA-450/2-77-37).
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    Where there are no existing sources covered by a particular CTG 
document, or no major non-CTG sources of NOX or VOC, states 
may, in lieu of adopting RACT requirements for those sources, adopt 
negative declarations certifying that there are no such sources in the 
relevant nonattainment area.
    The submittal contains a table listing the EPA's CTGs and annotates 
those CTGs for which the District is adopting a negative declaration, 
indicating that the District has no sources subject to the applicable 
CTG for the 2015 ozone NAAQS. These negative declarations are listed in 
Table 1 below. The District concludes that it has no sources subject to 
the relevant CTGs, based on a review of its permit files, planning 
documents, and the emissions inventory.
    In addition, the NSAQMD determined ``there are no existing or 
anticipated major sources'' of VOC or NOX located in the 
Western Nevada NAA. The NSAQMD states ``the largest-emitting stationary 
source of ozone precursors in the nonattainment area (an asphalt batch 
plant) emitted 0.79 tons of NOX (4.3 pounds/day) and 0.02 
tons of TOG [VOC] (0.1 pounds/day) in 2019.''
    We reviewed the District's list of negative declarations in the 
submittal and CARB Emissions Inventory data and performed a general 
internet search to verify the District's conclusion that it has no 
sources subject to the CTGs for which it has adopted negative 
declarations, and has no non-CTG major sources of VOC or 
NOX. Based on our review, we agree with the District's 
negative declarations in the 2015 ozone RACT SIP, including negative 
declarations for non-CTG major sources of VOC and NOX, and 
propose to approve them into the SIP.

 Table 1--CTG Negative Declarations for 2015 Ozone NAAQS--Western Nevada
                                   NAA
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                 CTG No.                             CTG title
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EPA-450/2-77-008........................  Surface Coating of Cans.
EPA-450/2-77-008........................  Surface Coating of Coils.
EPA-450/2-77-008........................  Surface Coating of Paper.
EPA-450/2-77-008........................  Surface Coating of Fabric.
EPA-450/2-77-008........................  Surface Coating of Automobiles
                                           and Light-Duty Trucks.
EPA-450/2-77-022........................  Solvent Metal Cleaning.
EPA-450/2-77-025........................  Refinery Vacuum Producing
                                           Systems, Wastewater
                                           Separators, and Process Unit
                                           Turnarounds.
EPA-450/2-77-026........................  Tank Truck Gasoline Loading
                                           Terminals.
EPA-450/2-77-032........................  Surface Coating of Metal
                                           Furniture.
EPA-450/2-77-033........................  Surface Coating for Insulation
                                           of Magnet Wire.
EPA-450/2-77-034........................  Surface Coating of Large
                                           Appliances.
EPA-450/2-77-035........................  Bulk Gasoline Plants.
EPA-450/2-77-036........................  Storage of Petroleum Liquids
                                           in Fixed-Roof Tanks.
EPA-450/2-78-015........................  Surface Coating of
                                           Miscellaneous Metal Parts and
                                           Products.
EPA-450/2-78-029........................  Manufacture of Synthesized
                                           Pharmaceutical Products.
EPA-450/2-78-030........................  Manufacture of Pneumatic
                                           Rubber Tires.
EPA-450/2-78-032........................  Factory Surface Coating of
                                           Flat Wood Paneling.
EPA-450/2-78-033........................  Graphic Arts-Rotogravure and
                                           Flexography.
EPA-450/2-78-036........................  Leaks from Petroleum Refinery
                                           Equipment.
EPA-450/2-78-047........................  Petroleum Liquid Storage in
                                           External Floating Roof Tanks.
EPA-450/3-82-009........................  Large Petroleum Dry Cleaners.
EPA-450/3-83-006........................  Leaks from Synthetic Organic
                                           Chemical and Polymer
                                           Manufacturing Equipment.
EPA-450/3-83-007........................  Equipment Leaks from Natural
                                           Gas/Gasoline Processing
                                           Plants.
EPA-450/3-83-008........................  Manufacture of High-Density
                                           Polyethylene, Polypropylene,
                                           and Polystyrene Resins.
EPA-450/3-84-015........................  Air Oxidation Processes in
                                           Synthetic Organic Chemical
                                           Manufacturing Industry.
EPA-450/4-91-031........................  Reactor Processes and
                                           Distillation Operations
                                           Processes in the Synthetic
                                           Organic Chemical
                                           Manufacturing Industry.
EPA-453/R-96-007........................  Wood Furniture Manufacturing
                                           Operations.
EPA-453/R-94-032........................  ACT Surface Coating Operations
                                           at Shipbuilding and Ship
                                           Repair Facilities.
61 FR 44050; 8/27/96....................  Shipbuilding and Ship Repair
                                           Operations (Surface Coating).
59 FR 29216; 6/06/94....................  NESHAPS Aerospace
                                           Manufacturing and Rework.
EPA-453/R-97-004........................  Coating Operations at
                                           Aerospace Manufacturing and
                                           Rework Operations.
EPA-453/R-06-001........................  Industrial Cleaning Solvents.
EPA-453/R-06-002........................  Offset Lithographic Printing
                                           and Letterpress Printing.
EPA-453/R-06-003........................  Flexible Package Printing.
EPA-453/R-06-004........................  Flat Wood Paneling Coatings.

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EPA 453/R-07-003........................  Paper, Film, and Foil
                                           Coatings.
EPA 453/R-07-004........................  Large Appliance Coatings.
EPA 453/R-07-005........................  Metal Furniture Coatings.
EPA 453/R-08-003........................  Miscellaneous Metal and
                                           Plastic Parts Coatings; Table
                                           2--Metal Parts and Products.
EPA 453/R-08-003........................  Miscellaneous Metal and
                                           Plastic Parts Coatings; Table
                                           3--Plastic Parts and
                                           Products.
EPA 453/R-08-003........................  Miscellaneous Metal and
                                           Plastic Parts Coatings; Table
                                           4--Automotive/Transportation
                                           and Business Machine Plastic
                                           Parts.
EPA 453/R-08-003........................  Miscellaneous Metal and
                                           Plastic Parts Coatings; Table
                                           5--Pleasure Craft Surface
                                           Coating.
EPA 453/R-08-003........................  Miscellaneous Metal and
                                           Plastic Parts Coatings; Table
                                           6--Motor Vehicle Materials.
EPA 453/R-08-004........................  Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing
                                           Materials.
EPA 453/R-08-005........................  Miscellaneous Industrial
                                           Adhesives.
EPA 453/R-08-006........................  Automobile and Light-Duty
                                           Truck Assembly Coatings.
EPA 453/B-16-001........................  Oil and Natural Gas Industry.
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C. The EPA's Recommendations To Further Improve the RACT SIP

    Our TSD includes recommendations for future rule improvements.

D. Public Comment and Proposed Action

    As authorized in section 110(k)(3) of the Act, the EPA proposes to 
fully approve CARBs submittal of the NSAQMD RACT SIP for the 2015 ozone 
NAAQS, as reflected in Tables 2 and 3, because the submittal fulfills 
the RACT SIP requirements under CAA sections 182(b) and (f) and 40 CFR 
51.1312(a) and (b) for the 2015 ozone NAAQS. We will accept comments 
from the public on this proposal until March 14, 2022. If we take final 
action to approve the submitted document, our final action will 
incorporate this document into the federally enforceable SIP.

                             Table 2--CTGs for 2015 Ozone NAAQS--Western Nevada NAA
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                CTG No.                            CTG title             Rule claimed as current    declaration
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EPA-450/R-75-102.......................  Design Criteria for Stage I    Rule 214 (78 FR 897, 1/7/
                                          Vapor Control--Gasoline        13).
                                          Service Stations.
EPA-450/2-77-008.......................  Surface Coating of Cans......  ........................   \a\ 1/25/2021
EPA-450/2-77-008.......................  Surface Coating of Coils.....  ........................   \a\ 1/25/2021
EPA-450/2-77-008.......................  Surface Coating of Paper.....  ........................   \a\ 1/25/2021
EPA-450/2-77-008.......................  Surface Coating of Fabric....  ........................   \a\ 1/25/2021
EPA-450/2-77-008.......................  Surface Coating of             ........................   \a\ 1/25/2021
                                          Automobiles and Light-Duty
                                          Trucks.
EPA-450/2-77-022.......................  Solvent Metal Cleaning.......  ........................   \b\ 1/25/2021
EPA-450/2-77-025.......................  Refinery Vacuum Producing      ........................   \a\ 1/25/2021
                                          Systems, Wastewater
                                          Separators, and Process Unit
                                          Turnarounds.
EPA-450/2-77-026.......................  Tank Truck Gasoline Loading    ........................   \a\ 1/25/2021
                                          Terminals.
EPA-450/2-77-032.......................  Surface Coating of Metal       ........................   \c\ 1/25/2021
                                          Furniture.
EPA-450/2-77-033.......................  Surface Coating for            ........................   \a\ 1/25/2021
                                          Insulation of Magnet Wire.
EPA-450/2-77-034.......................  Surface Coating of Large       ........................   \a\ 1/25/2021
                                          Appliances.
EPA-450/2-77-035.......................  Bulk Gasoline Plants.........  ........................   \d\ 1/25/2021
EPA-450/2-77-036.......................  Storage of Petroleum Liquids   ........................   \a\ 1/25/2021
                                          in Fixed-Roof Tanks.
EPA-450/2-77-037.......................  Cutback Asphalt..............  Rule 227, 74 FR 56120
                                                                         (10/30/09).
EPA-450/2-78-015.......................  Surface Coating of             ........................   \a\ \j\ 1/25/
                                          Miscellaneous Metal Parts                                         2021
                                          and Products.
EPA-450/2-78-029.......................  Manufacture of Synthesized     ........................   \a\ 1/25/2021
                                          Pharmaceutical Products.
EPA-450/2-78-030.......................  Manufacture of Pneumatic       ........................   \a\ 1/25/2021
                                          Rubber Tires.
EPA-450/2-78-032.......................  Factory Surface Coating of     ........................   \a\ 1/25/2021
                                          Flat Wood Paneling.
EPA-450/2-78-033.......................  Graphic Arts-Rotogravure and   ........................   \e\ 1/25/2021
                                          Flexography.
EPA-450/2-78-036.......................  Leaks from Petroleum Refinery  ........................   \a\ 1/25/2021
                                          Equipment.
EPA-450/2-78-047.......................  Petroleum Liquid Storage in    ........................   \a\ 1/25/2021
                                          External Floating Roof Tanks.
EPA-450/2-78-051.......................  Leaks from Gasoline Tank       Rule 214 (78 FR 897, 1/7/
                                          Trucks and Vapor Collection    13).
                                          Systems.
EPA-450/3-82-009.......................  Large Petroleum Dry Cleaners.  ........................   \f\ 1/25/2021
EPA-450/3-83-006.......................  Leaks from Synthetic Organic   ........................   \a\ 1/25/2021
                                          Chemical and Polymer
                                          Manufacturing Equipment.
EPA-450/3-83-007.......................  Equipment Leaks from Natural   ........................   \a\ 1/25/2021
                                          Gas/Gasoline Processing
                                          Plants.
EPA-450/3-83-008.......................  Manufacture of High-Density    ........................   \a\ 1/25/2021
                                          Polyethylene, Polypropylene,
                                          and Polystyrene Resins.
EPA-450/3-84-015.......................  Air Oxidation Processes in     ........................   \f\ 1/25/2021
                                          Synthetic Organic Chemical
                                          Manufacturing Industry.
EPA-450/4-91-031.......................  Reactor Processes and          ........................   \a\ 1/25/2021
                                          Distillation Operations
                                          Processes in the Synthetic
                                          Organic Chemical
                                          Manufacturing Industry.
EPA-453/R-96-007.......................  Wood Furniture Manufacturing   ........................   \i\ 1/25/2021
                                          Operations.

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EPA-453/R-94-032.......................  ACT Surface Coating            ........................   \a\ 1/25/2021
                                          Operations at Shipbuilding
                                          and Ship Repair Facilities.
61 FR 44050; 8/27/96...................  Shipbuilding and Ship Repair
                                          Operations (Surface Coating).
59 FR 29216; 6/06/94...................  NESHAPS Aerospace              ........................   \a\ 1/25/2021
                                          Manufacturing and Rework.
EPA-453/R-97-004.......................  Coating Operations at
                                          Aerospace Manufacturing and
                                          Rework Operations.
EPA-453/R-06-001.......................  Industrial Cleaning Solvents.  ........................   \c\ 1/25/2021
EPA-453/R-06-002.......................  Offset Lithographic Printing   ........................   \g\ 1/25/2021
                                          and Letterpress Printing.
EPA-453/R-06-003.......................  Flexible Package Printing....  ........................   \g\ 1/25/2021
EPA-453/R-06-004.......................  Flat Wood Paneling Coatings..  ........................   \a\ 1/25/2021
EPA 453/R-07-003.......................  Paper, Film, and Foil          ........................   \a\ 1/25/2021
                                          Coatings.
EPA 453/R-07-004.......................  Large Appliance Coatings.....  ........................   \a\ 1/25/2021
EPA 453/R-07-005.......................  Metal Furniture Coatings.....  ........................   \a\ 1/25/2021
EPA 453/R-08-003.......................  Miscellaneous Metal and        ........................   \h\ \j\ 1/25/
                                          Plastic Parts Coatings;                                           2021
                                          Table 2--Metal Parts and
                                          Products.
EPA 453/R-08-003.......................  Miscellaneous Metal and        ........................   \h\ 1/25/2021
                                          Plastic Parts Coatings;
                                          Table 3--Plastic Parts and
                                          Products.
EPA 453/R-08-003.......................  Miscellaneous Metal and        ........................   \h\ 1/25/2021
                                          Plastic Parts Coatings;
                                          Table 4--Automotive/
                                          Transportation and Business
                                          Machine Plastic Parts.
EPA 453/R-08-003.......................  Miscellaneous Metal and        ........................   \h\ 1/25/2021
                                          Plastic Parts Coatings;
                                          Table 5--Pleasure Craft
                                          Surface Coating.
EPA 453/R-08-003.......................  Miscellaneous Metal and        ........................   \h\ 1/25/2021
                                          Plastic Parts Coatings;
                                          Table 6--Motor Vehicle
                                          Materials.
EPA 453/R-08-004.......................  Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing  ........................   \h\ 1/25/2021
                                          Materials.
EPA 453/R-08-005.......................  Miscellaneous Industrial       ........................   \g\ 1/25/2021
                                          Adhesives.
EPA 453/R-08-006.......................  Automobile and Light-Duty      ........................   \c\ 1/25/2021
                                          Truck Assembly Coatings.
EPA 453/B-16-001.......................  Oil and Natural Gas Industry.  ........................   \a\ 1/25/2021
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\a\ No existing or anticipated sources.
\b\ Exempt--rural (pop. <200,000).
\c\ No sources exceed actual emissions of 15 lbs/day.
\d\ No sources exceed 4,000 gallons per day throughput on a 30-day rolling average.
\e\ No sources that exceed 100 tpy.
\f\ No sources exceed 32,500 gallons/year.
\g\ No sources exceed actual emissions of 15 lbs./day or 3 tons per 12-month period.
\h\ No sources that exceed actual emissions of 15 lbs./day or 2.7 tons per 12-month period.
\i\ No sources exceed 25 tons per year of VOCs PTE.
\j\ 2021-11-23 email from S. Longmire, NSAQMD to N. Levin, EPA Re_RACT Submittal for 2015 Ozone NAAQS.


             Table 3--Major Sources of NOX and Non-CTG VOC for 2015 Ozone NAAQS--Western Nevada NAA
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                                                                                                     Negative
               Category                   Major sources in NAA?      Rule(s) claimed as current     declaration
                                                                                RACT                  adopted
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Major non-CTG sources of VOC.........  No.........................  N/A.........................   \a\ 1/25/2021
Major sources of NOX.................  No.........................  N/A.........................   \a\ 1/25/2021
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\a\ No existing or anticipated sources.

III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    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, the EPA's role is to approve state 
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act. 
Accordingly, this proposed action merely proposes to approve state law 
as meeting federal requirements and does not impose additional 
requirements beyond those imposed by state law. For that reason, this 
proposed action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to 
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 
2011);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact 
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     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);
     Does not have federalism implications as specified in 
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based 
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to 
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the 
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent 
with the Clean Air Act; and

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     Does not provide the EPA with the discretionary authority 
to address disproportionate human health or environmental effects with 
practical, appropriate, and legally permissible methods under Executive 
Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian 
reservation land or in any other area where the EPA or an Indian tribe 
has demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of 
Indian country, the rule does not have tribal implications and will not 
impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal 
law as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 
2000).

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.

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

    Dated: February 3, 2022.
Martha Guzman Aceves,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 2022-02772 Filed 2-9-22; 8:45 am]
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