Air Plan Approval; OR; Vehicle Inspection Program and Medford-Ashland PM10 Maintenance Plan Technical Correction

Air Plan Approval; OR; Vehicle Inspection Program and Medford-Ashland PM10 Maintenance Plan Technical Correction

Publication: Federal Register
Signing Official: Casey Sixkiller
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 12 July 2022

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 12, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 41256-41258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14390]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R10-OAR-2021-0393; FRL-9756-02-R10]

Air Plan Approval; OR; Vehicle Inspection Program and Medford-
Ashland PM10 Maintenance Plan Technical Correction

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving
revisions to the Oregon state implementation plan (SIP) submitted by
the State of Oregon (Oregon) on December 9, 2020 and December 22, 2021.
The revisions update the SIP-approved vehicle inspection program for
the Portland and Medford areas. The EPA is approving the SIP submittal
as consistent with Clean Air Act (Act or CAA) requirements.
Additionally, the EPA is making a technical correction to the Medford-
Ashland particulate matter (PM10) maintenance plan that
incorrectly identified a street-sweeping commitment as a transportation
control measure (TCM).

DATES: This action is effective on August 11, 2022.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-R10-OAR-2021-0393. All documents in the docket are
listed on the https://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in
the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI 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 through https://www.regulations.gov, or please contact the person identified in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section for additional availability
information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Claudia Vaupel, (206) 553-6121,
vaupel.claudia@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, it is intended to refer to the EPA.

I. Background

On May 11, 2022, EPA proposed to approve Oregon's SIP revision for
the vehicle inspection program (VIP) in the Portland and Medford areas
(87 FR 28783). The SIP revision updates the rules to improve clarity,
add requirements for the onboard diagnostics system, and remove
references to the enhanced dynamometer test that is no longer required
as of January 1, 2007.\1\ EPA also proposed to correct the nomenclature
used to describe the street sweeping commitment in the Medford-Ashland
SIP as a TCM. EPA clarified that the street sweeping commitment is not
a TCM, within the meaning of 40 CFR 93.101, and further clarified that
Oregon is not obliged to treat the street sweeping commitment in its
SIP as a TCM. An explanation of the CAA requirements, a detailed
analysis of the submittal, and the EPA's reasons for approval were
provided in the notice of proposed rulemaking. The public comment
period for this proposed rulemaking closed on June 10, 2022. The EPA
received no comments during the public comment period.
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\1\ The EPA approved phasing out the enhanced test on December
19, 2011. (See 76 FR 78571).
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II. Final Action

The EPA is approving the SIP revision submitted by Oregon on
December 9, 2020 and December 22, 2021. We are approving the following
rule amendments (state effective November 19, 2020): OAR 340-256-0010,
-0100, -0130, -0200, -0300, -0310, -0330, -0340, -0355, -0356, -0370, -
0380, -0390, -0400, -0420, -0440, -0450, -0465, -0470, -0350 (repeal),
-0410 (repeal), -0460 (repeal). The EPA is also correcting the
nomenclature in the Medford-Ashland PM10 maintenance plan
used to describe the street sweeping control measure as a TCM.

III. Incorporation by Reference

In this document, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that
includes incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of
1 CFR 51.5, the EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of
certain provisions and removing certain provisions from incorporation
by reference, as described in sections I and II of this preamble. The
EPA has made, and will continue to make, these materials generally
available through www.regulations.gov and at the EPA Region 10 Office
(please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this preamble for more information). Therefore,
these materials have been approved by EPA for inclusion in the State
implementation plan, have been incorporated by reference by EPA into
that plan, are fully federally enforceable

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under sections 110 and 113 of the CAA as of the effective date of the
final rulemaking of EPA's approval, and will be incorporated by
reference in the next update to the SIP compilation.

IV. 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 Clean Air 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 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:
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
Does not provide the EPA with the discretionary authority
to address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or
environmental effects, using practicable and legally permissible
methods, under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
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 it 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).
This action is subject to the CRA, and the EPA will submit a rule
report to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of
the United States. 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 September 12, 2022. 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, Lead, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone,
Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur
oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

Dated: June 30, 2022.
Casey Sixkiller,
Regional Administrator, Region 10.
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 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 MM--Oregon

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2. In Sec. 52.1970, amend Table 2 in paragraph (c) by revising the
entries for ``256-0010'', ``256-0130'', and ``256-200'' and under the
heading ``Emission Control System Inspection'' entries ``256-0300''
through ``256-0470'' to read as follows:

Sec. 52.1970 Identification of plan.

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Table 2--EPA Approved Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) \1\
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State
State citation Title/subject effective date EPA approval date Explanations
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CHAPTER 340--DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
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Division 256--Motor
Vehicles
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256-0010................ Definitions.......... 11/19/2020 7/12/2022, [Insert
Federal Register
citation].
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Visible Emissions
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256-0130................ Motor Vehicle Fleet 11/19/2020 7/12/2022, [Insert
Operation. Federal Register
citation].
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Certification of Pollution Control Systems
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256-0200................ County Designations.. 11/19/2020 7/12/2022, [Insert
Federal Register
citation].
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Emission Control System Inspection
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256-0300................ Scope................ 11/19/2020 7/12/2022, [Insert
Federal Register
citation].
256-0310................ Government-Owned 11/19/2020 7/12/2022, [Insert
Vehicle, Permanent Federal Register
Fleet Vehicle and citation].
United States
Government Vehicle
Testing Requirements.
256-0330................ Department of Defense 11/19/2020 7/12/2022, [Insert
Personnel Federal Register
Participating in the citation].
Privately Owned
Vehicle Import
Control Program.
256-0340................ Light Duty Motor 11/19/2020 7/12/2022, [Insert
Vehicle and Heavy Federal Register
Duty Gasoline Motor citation].
Vehicle Emission
Control Test Method
for Basic Program.
256-0355................ Emissions Control 11/19/2020 7/12/2022, [Insert
Test Method for OBD Federal Register
Test Program. citation].
256-0356................ Emissions Control 11/19/2020 7/12/2022, [Insert ........................
Test Method for On- Federal Register
Site Vehicle Testing citation]..
for Automobile
Dealerships.
256-0370................ Renewal of 11/19/2020 7/12/2022, [Insert
Registration for Federal Register
Light Duty Motor citation].
Vehicles and Heavy
Duty Gasoline Motor
Vehicles Temporarily
Operating Outside of
Oregon.
256-0380................ Light Duty Motor 11/19/2020 7/12/2022, [Insert
Vehicle Emission Federal Register
Control Test citation].
Criteria for Basic
Program.
256-0390................ Heavy Duty Gasoline 11/19/2020 7/12/2022, [Insert
Motor Vehicle Federal Register
Emission Control citation].
Test Criteria.
256-0400................ Light Duty Motor 11/19/2020 7/12/2022, [Insert
Vehicle Emission Federal Register
Control Standards citation].
for Basic Program.
256-0420................ Heavy-Duty Gasoline 11/19/2020 7/12/2022, [Insert
Motor Vehicle Federal Register
Emission Control citation].
Standards.
256-0440................ Criteria for 11/19/2020 7/12/2022, [Insert
Qualifications of Federal Register
Persons Eligible to citation].
Inspect Motor
Vehicles and Motor
Vehicle Pollution
Control Systems and
Execute Certificates.
256-0450................ Gas Analytical System 11/19/2020 7/12/2022, [Insert
Licensing Criteria Federal Register
for Basic Program. citation].
256-0465................ Test Equipment 11/19/2020 7/12/2022, [Insert
Licensing Criteria Federal Register
for OBD Test Program. citation].
256-0470................ Agreement With 11/19/2020 7/12/2022, [Insert
Independent Federal Register
Contractor; citation].
Qualifications of
Contractor;
Agreement Provisions.

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\1\ The EPA approves the requirements in Table 2 of this paragraph (c) only to the extent they apply to (1)
pollutants for which NAAQS have been established (criteria pollutants) and precursors to those criteria
pollutants as determined by the EPA for the applicable geographic area; and (2) any additional pollutants that
are required to be regulated under Part C of Title I of the CAA, but only for the purposes of meeting or
avoiding the requirements of Part C of Title I of the CAA.

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