Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Louisiana; Volatile Organic Compounds Rule Revision and Stage II Vapor Recovery

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Louisiana; Volatile Organic Compounds Rule Revision and Stage II Vapor Recovery

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Louisiana; Volatile Organic Compounds Rule Revision and Stage II Vapor Recovery

Samuel Coleman
Environmental Protection Agency
29 August 2017

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 29, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 40949-40953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17844]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R06-OAR-2013-0167; FRL-9965-62-Region 6]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Louisiana;
Volatile Organic Compounds Rule Revision and Stage II Vapor Recovery

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving revisions submitted
by the State of Louisiana controlling emissions of volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) and changes to the Stage II gasoline vapor recovery
rule as part of the Louisiana State Implementation Plan (SIP).

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DATES: This rule is effective on September 28, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-R06-OAR-2013-0167. All documents in the docket are
listed on the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in
the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g.,
Confidential Business Information or other information whose disclosure
is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically through http://www.regulations.gov or
in hard copy at the EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas,
Texas 75202-2733.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy Jacques, (214) 665-7395,
jacques.wendy@epa.gov.

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

I. Background

The background for this action is discussed in detail in our March
23, 2017, proposal (82 FR 14845). In that document we proposed to
approve revisions submitted by the State of Louisiana controlling
emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and changes to the Stage
II gasoline vapor recovery rule as part of the Louisiana State
Implementation Plan (SIP).
We received comments on the proposal. Our response to the comments
are below.

II. Response to Comments

Comment: We received three comments opposing our SIP revision. The
commenters expressed concerns that our approval would make air quality
worse.
Response: As discussed in our proposal and technical support
document we do not believe our approval would worsen air quality. Under
CAA section 110(l) we can approve a SIP revision if it would not
interfere with any applicable requirement concerning attainment and
reasonable further progress or any other applicable requirement under
the CAA.
Consequently, the SIP-approved Stage II vapor recovery programs
cannot be revised or removed unless it is demonstrated that revision or
removal of such program from the SIP would not interfere with any
applicable requirement under the CAA. While Louisiana's submittal is
not requesting the withdrawal of its Stage II rule for these parishes,
this SIP revision is requesting revisions to Louisiana's Stage II
requirements, and thus this revision must be shown to satisfy 110(l) of
the CAA. We evaluated the SIP revision and found that it satisfies
110(l) of the CAA.
Stage II refers to vapor recovery systems on gasoline dispensing
equipment for the control of emissions during the refueling of
vehicles. This SIP revision provides an exemption to gasoline
dispensing systems that service solely vehicles equipped with onboard
refueling vapor recovery (ORVR) and is approvable because this is an
equivalent vapor recovery system. In order for a system to meet ORVR
requirements, the systems must demonstrate a 95 percent or greater VOC
control efficiency, equivalent to the control achieved by a Stage II
system; thus, there will be no increase in emissions as a result of
this SIP revision. During the phase-in of ORVR controls, which began in
1997, Stage II vapor recovery has provided VOC reductions in ozone
nonattainment areas and certain attainment areas of the OTR. As more
vehicles equipped with ORVR became part of the fleet, Congress
recognized that Stage II would eventually become a largely redundant
technology, and provided authority to the EPA to allow States to
substitute Stage II with ORVR in their SIPs after EPA finds that ORVR
is in widespread use in the applicable area. EPA made the determination
on May 16, 2012 that there was widespread use throughout the country
(77 FR 28772). A detailed discussion of this guidance and the 110(l)
demonstration is provided in the TSD. A copy of this memo is included
in the docket.
Comment: EPA should not be repealed (sic) or defunded.
Response: The subject matter of this rulemaking is the control of
volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emissions and changes to the Stage II
gasoline vapor recovery rule as part of the Louisiana State
Implementation Plan (SIP). The funding of EPA is outside the scope of
this rulemaking.

III. Final Action

We are approving, into the Louisiana SIP, rule revisions to
Louisiana Administrative Code Title 33 Environmental Quality Part III,
chapters 1, 21, 22 and 25 in the 2008-2010 VOC Rule revisions submittal
and chapter 21 in the 2011-2013 Permit Rule revisions submittal.

IV. Incorporation by Reference

In this rule, we are finalizing regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. In accordance with the requirements of 1
CFR 51.5, we are finalizing the incorporation by reference of the
revisions to the Louisiana regulations as described in the Final Action
section above. We have made, and will continue to make, these documents
generally available electronically through www.regulations.gov and/or
in hard copy at the EPA Region 6 office.

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

Under the CAA, 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 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:
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, 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 this action does not involve technical standards; and
Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible

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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 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).
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 October 30, 2017. 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. 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, Ozone, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.

Dated: August 17, 2017.
Samuel Coleman,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.

40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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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 T--Louisiana

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2. In Sec. 52.970(c), the table titled ``EPA Approved Regulations in
the Louisiana SIP'' is amended by:
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a. Revising the entry for Section 111 and the entries under Chapter 7.
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b. Removing the entries for Sections 919-919.A.6, 919.B.1, 919.B.2-
919.B.5.g.v, 919.C, and 919.D.-F.
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c. Adding entries in sequential order for Sections 1101, 1109, and
2103.
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d. Removing the entries for Sections 2103.A-2103.B, 2103.C-2103.D.4,
2103.D.4.a, 2103.D.4.b.-2103.D.4.d, 2103.G.1-2103.G.2, 2103.G.3-
2103.G.5, 2103.H.2.a.-d, 2103.H.3, 2103.I.6, 2103.I.7, 2107.E.1.-2,
2108.A, 2108.C.2.-2108.C.3, 2108.D.4, 2108.E.1.a.i.-ii. and E.1.b,
2108.E.2, 2108.E.3. and E.5, and 2108.F.1.
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e. Adding entries in sequential order for Sections 2017 and 2018.
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f. Revising the entry for Section 2121.A; the entry for Subchapter C of
Chapter 21; the entries under Subchapters F, I, and J of Chapter 21;
the entries under Chapter 22; and the entry for Chapter 25.
The revisions and additions read as follows:

Sec. 52.970 Identification of plan.

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(c) * * *

EPA-Approved Louisiana Regulations in the Louisiana SIP
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State citation Title/subject State approval date EPA approval date Comments
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Chapter 1--General Provisions
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Section 111............ Definitions...... 1/20/2008..................... 8/29/2017, .................
[Insert Federal
Register
citation].

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Chapter 7--Ambient Air Quality
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Section 701............ Purpose.......... 03/20/08...................... 01/28/16, 81 FR .................
4891.
Section 703............ Scope............ 03/20/08...................... 01/28/16, 81 FR .................
4891.
Section 705............ Standards: Dec. 1987, LR13:741........... 03/08/89, 54 FR Ref
Description of 09795. 52.999(c)(49).
Ambient Air
Quality
Standards.
Section 707............ Degradation of Dec. 1987, LR13:741........... 03/08/89, 54 FR Ref
Ambient Air 09795. 52.999(c)(49).
Having Higher
Quality than Set
Forth in these
Sections
Restricted.
Section 709............ Measurement of 9/20/2006..................... 7/05/2011, 76 FR Ref
Concentrations 38977. 52.999(c)(50).
PM10, SO2, CO,
Atmospheric
Oxidants, NOX,
and Pb.
Section 711............ Tables 1, 1a, and 9/20/2006..................... 7/05/2011, 76 FR PM2.5 and PM10
2--Air Quality. 38977. standards.

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Chapter 11--Control of Emissions From Smoke
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Section 1101........... Control of Air Dec. 1987, LR13:741........... 03/08/89, 54 FR Ref
Pollution from 09795. 52.999(c)(49).
Smoke: Purpose
and Control of
Smoke.

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Section 1109........... Stack Heights.... Dec. 1987, LR13:741........... 03/08/89, 54 FR Ref
09795. 52.999(c)(49).

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Chapter 21--Control of Emissions of Organic Compounds
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Section 2103........... Storage of 10/20/2010.................... 8/29/2017, 2103.E.3 is not
Volatile Organic [Insert Federal included in the
Compounds. Register SIP.
citation].

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Section 2107........... Volatile Organic 9/20/2008..................... 8/29/2017, E.1.b., E.1.d.
Compounds--Loadi [Insert Federal and E.1.e. have
ng. Register not been
citation]. submitted for
approval into
the SIP.
Section 2108........... Marine Vapor 9/20/2008..................... 8/29/2017, .................
Recovery. [Insert Federal
Register
citation].

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Section 2121.A......... Fugitive Emission 1/20/2008..................... 8/29/2017, .................
Control. [Insert Federal
Register
citation].

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Subchapter C Solvent Degreasers
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Section 2125........... Solvent 1/20/2008..................... 8/29/2017, .................
Degreasers. [Insert Federal
Register
citation].

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Subchapter F Gasoline Handling
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Section 2131........... Filling of 7/20/2010..................... 8/29/2017, .................
Gasoline Storage [Insert Federal
Vessels. Register
citation].
Section 2132........... Stage II Vapor 4/20/2011..................... 8/29/2017, This rule is
Recovery Systems [Insert Federal approved for
for Control of Register fueling/
Vehicle citation]. refueling of
Refueling only 100% ORVR
Emissions at vehicles.
Gasoline
Dispensing
Facilities.

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Subchapter I Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facilities
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Section 2145........... Pharmaceutical 1/20/2008..................... 8/29/2017, .................
Manufacturing [Insert Federal
Facilities. Register
citation].
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Subchapter J Limiting Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions From Reactor Processes and Distillation
Operations in the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI)
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Section 2147........... Limiting VOC 1/20/2008..................... 8/29/2017, .................
Emissions from [Insert Federal
SOCMI Reactor Register
Processes and citation].
Distillation
Operations.

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Chapter 22--Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides (NOX)
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Section 2201........... Affected 1/20/2008..................... 8/29/2017, .................
Facilities in [Insert Federal
the Baton Rouge Register
Nonattainment citation].
Area and the
Region of
Influence.

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Section 2202........... Contingency Plan. 1/20/2010..................... 11/30/11, 76 FR Section 2202
74000. approved in the
Louisiana
Register January
20, 2010 (LR
36:63).

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Chapter 25--Miscellaneous Incinerator Rules
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Section 2511........... Standards of 1/20/2008..................... 8/29/2017, .................
Performance for [Insert Federal
Biomedical Waste Register
Incinerators. citation].
Section 2521........... Refuse 1/20/2008..................... 8/29/2017, .................
Incinerators. [Insert Federal
Register
citation].
Section 2531........... Standards of 1/20/2008..................... 8/29/2017, .................
Performance for [Insert Federal
Crematories. Register
citation].

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