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EPA ID: [EPA-R03-OAR-2007-1188; FRL-8559-5]
SUBJECT CATEGORY: Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware; Control of Stationary Generator Emissions
DOCUMENT SUMMARY: EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Delaware. This SIP revision contains provisions to control emissions from stationary generators. EPA is approving this SIP revision in accordance with the Clean Air Act (CAA).
SUMMARY: Delaware; Control of Stationary Generator Emissions,
On March 5, 2008 (73 FR 11845), EPA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) for the State of Delaware. The NPR proposed approval of the provisions to control emissions from stationary generators. The formal SIP revision was submitted by the State of Delaware on November 1, 2007. Specific requirements of Delaware's regulation to control emissions from stationary generators and the rationale for EPA's proposed action are explained in the NPR and will not be restated here. No public comments were received on the NPR.
EPA is approving Regulation No. 1144Control of Stationary Generator Emissions, as a revision to the Delaware SIP. This regulation will help ensure that the air emissions from new and existing generators do not cause or contribute to the existing air quality problems with regard to groundlevel ozone and fine particulate matter, thereby adversely impacting public health, safety, and welfare. III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA 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 state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. 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:
In addition, this rule does not have tribal implications as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because the SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country located in the state, and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law.
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 action 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 CAA, petitions for judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by June 30, 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, pertaining to Delaware's regulation to control emissions from stationary generators, may not be challenged later in proceedings to enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).)
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide, Incorporation by reference, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides.
Dated: April 15, 2008.
William T. Wisniewski,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:
PART 52[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart IDelaware
2. In Sec. 52.420, the table in paragraph (c) is amended by adding
entries for Regulation No. 1144Control of Stationary Generators Emissions at the end of the table to read as follows:
Sec. 52.420 Identification of plan.
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(c) * * *
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EPAApproved Regulations in the Delaware SIP State
State citation Title/subject effective EPA approval date Additional explanation date
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Regulation No. 1144 Control of Stationary Generator Emissions
Section 1.0............... General........ 01/11/06 4/29/08 [Insert page
number where the document
begins].
Section 2.0............... Definitions.... 01/11/06 4/29/08 [Insert page
number where the document
begins].
Section 3.0............... Emissions...... 01/11/06 4/29/08 [Insert page
number where the document
begins].
Section 4.0............... Operating 01/11/06 4/29/08 [Insert page
Requirements. number where the document
begins].
Section 5.0............... Fuel 01/11/06 4/29/08 [Insert page
Requirements. number where the document
begins].
Section 6.0............... Record Keeping 01/11/06 4/29/08 [Insert page
and Reporting. number where the document
begins].
Section 7.0............... Emissions 01/11/06 4/29/08 [Insert page
Certification, number where the document
Compliance, begins]. and
Enforcement.
Section 8.0............... Credit for 01/11/06 4/29/08 [Insert page
Concurrent number where the document
Emissions begins]. Reductions.
Section 9.0............... DVFA Member 01/11/06 4/29/08 [Insert page
Companies. number where the document
begins]. * * * * *
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