Technical Amendment to the Finding of Significant Contribution and Rulemaking for Certain States for Purposes of Reducing Regional Transport of Ozone

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 51

[FRL-6338-6]

RIN 2060-AH10

Technical Amendment to the Finding of Significant Contribution

and Rulemaking for Certain States for Purposes of Reducing Regional

Transport of Ozone

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is revising the oxides of nitrogen (NOX)

statewide emissions budgets for the 22 States and the District of

Columbia that are required to submit State implementation plan (SIP)

revisions to address the regional transport of ozone (also referred to

as the NOX SIP call). These revisions are based on the

comments received during the comment period for emissions inventory

revisions to 2007 baseline sub-inventory information used to establish

each State's budget in the NOX SIP call.

DATES: This rule is effective June 14, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Dockets containing information relating to this rulemaking

(Docket Nos. A-96-56, A-97-43, and A-98-12) are available for public

inspection at the Office of Air and Radiation Docket and Information

Center (6102), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW,

Room M-1500, Washington, DC 20460, telephone (202) 260-7548, between

8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying. Docket materials

may be sent by electronic mail to A-and-R-D[email protected]. Documents

related to this notice are available on EPA's website at http://

epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/otagsip.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General questions concerning today's

technical amendment should be addressed to Kimber S. Scavo, Office of

Air Quality Planning and Standards, Air Quality Strategies and

Standards Division, MD-15, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone

(919) 541-3354; e-mail: [email protected]. Specific questions on the

revised NOX emissions budgets should be directed to Greg

Stella, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Emissions

Monitoring and Analysis Division, MD-14, Research Triangle Park, NC

27711, telephone (919) 541-3649; e-mail: [email protected]. Specific

questions on the electric generating unit (EGU) sector should be

directed to Kevin Culligan, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Acid Rain

Division, 401 M Street SW, 6204J, Washington, D.C., 20460, telephone

(202) 564-9172; e-mail; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By notice dated October 27, 1998, EPA

published, ``Finding of Significant Contribution and Rulemaking for

Certain States in the Ozone Transport Assessment Group Region for

Purposes of Reducing Regional Transport of Ozone'' (63 FR 57356), which

may be referred to as the NOX SIP call. The final

NOX SIP call provided that the opportunity for comments on

2007 baseline sub-inventory revisions would be available for 60 days

after signature of the NOX SIP call.

The EPA received numerous requests to allow more time to accept

revisions to source-specific inventory data used to establish each

State's emissions baseline and budget in the NOX SIP call

and to also allow revisions to vehicle miles traveled (VMT)

projections. Therefore, by notice dated December 24, 1998, EPA

published, ``Correction and Clarification to the Finding of Significant

Contribution and Rulemaking for Purposes of Reducing Regional Transport

of Ozone'' (63 FR 71220), which may be referred to as the correction

notice.

In these notices, EPA reopened and extended the comment period on

emissions inventory revisions to 2007 baseline sub-inventory

information used to establish each State's budget in the NOX

SIP call. This included source-specific emission inventory data, data

on VMT and nonroad mobile growth rates, VMT distribution by vehicle

class, average speed by roadway type, inspection and maintenance

program parameters, and other input parameters used in the calculation

of highway vehicle emissions. The EPA extended this time period for

additional comment to February 22, 1999 in the correction notice.

The EPA is proceeding to final action now based on the comments

received from the public in response to this extended comment period.

To the extent the Administrative Procedure Act might require

publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking for this action, EPA

finds good cause to dispense with such proposal, because EPA has

already provided an opportunity for public comment (5 U.S.C.

553(b)(B)).

I. Public Comments

The EPA stated in ``Correction and Clarification to the Finding of

Significant Contribution and Rulemaking for Purposes of Reducing

Regional Transport of Ozone'' that the Agency would evaluate the data

submitted by commenters and, if it was determined to be technically

justified, revise the State baseline inventory and budgets for the

NOX SIP call to reflect the new data by April 23, 1999. The

Agency received approximately 300 comments. The Response to Comment

Document (RTC) entitled ``Responses to the 2007 Baseline Sub-inventory

Information and Significant Comments for the Final NOX SIP

Call,'' addresses EPA's response to the submitted comments in detail.

The EPA also

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developed a technical support document (TSD) entitled ``Development of

Emission Budget Inventories for the Regional Transport NOX

SIP call.'' Upon promulgation of this technical amendment (i.e.,

signature), the TSD and RTC documents will be available in the dockets

and the website listed above in ADDRESSES. All comments were considered

in finalizing this technical amendment including numerous comments

submitted after the February 22, 1999 deadline and those where the

commenter did not adhere to the requests for data that were specified

in the final NOX SIP call and the correction notice.

Individuals interested in the specific modifications requested by

commenters may review the materials as they were submitted to the

dockets.

II. Major Changes to the Statewide NOX Emissions Budgets

Changes to the Statewide NOX emissions budgets are

mainly in response to the comments submitted during the reopened and

extended comment periods indicated in the section above. Each of the

sub-inventory sectors of EGU, non-EGU point, area, nonroad mobile, and

highway mobile were commented on and affected by these comments and EPA

action.

As a result of these revisions, EPA anticipates that full

implementation of the NOX SIP call will reduce total

NOX emissions by 1.142 million tons. This is a slight

decrease from the 1.157 million tons in total NOX reductions

from the final NOX SIP call. The total overall percent

reduction decreased slightly from 28 percent to 25 percent as a result

of an increase in the emissions inventory baseline. Even though there

was a slight increase in the overall NOX emissions

inventory, EPA expects that the air quality benefits and the impacts on

cost-effectiveness would remain virtually the same because the

emissions change is so small.

The EGU source budgets increased by less than 1 percent. A number

of EGU point source units were reclassified to the non-EGU source

sector and some non-EGU sources were reclassified to the EGU source

sector. Further, in response to comments, the EGU budget also adds

previously unidentified EGUs. Overall, the emissions reductions from

this sector are similar to the emissions reductions of the final

NOX SIP call.

The non-EGU source budgets increased by 14 percent for several

reasons. First, many sources were reclassified from large non-EGUs to

small non-EGUs, thereby removing them from the category of sources

requiring budget level controls. Second, some non-EGU units for which

EPA assumed controls were reclassified to categories for which controls

were not assumed; this reclassification results in excluding them from

budget level controls (e.g., large industrial boiler reclassified as a

glass manufacturer). Many State and local agencies submitted revised

non-EGU point source inventories which replaced their final

NOX SIP call inventory for non-EGUs. A number of non-EGU

point source units were reclassified to the EGU source sector and a

number of EGU sources were reclassified to the non-EGU source sector.

The result of all of these reclassifications is that fewer non-EGUs

would be subject to EPA's assumed control strategy. Consequently, the

overall result of these changes increased the non-EGU budget by 14

percent. Because the 2007 base budget increased, but the total number

of units that would be subject to controls under EPA's assumed control

strategy decreased, these changes lower the amount of emissions

expected to be reduced by the NOX SIP call by 12,070 tons.

Changes in the stationary area source budgets resulted in an

overall budget increase of 11 percent. Some State and local agencies

submitted revised stationary area source inventories to replace their

final NOX SIP call inventory. In addition, EPA is applying a

more consistent method for calculating ozone season emissions based on

typical ozone season daily emissions. To retain consistency in State

ozone season estimation methods, EPA is estimating seasonal emissions

budgets by multiplying the typical ozone season day emission value by

the number of days in the ozone season. Since EPA does not apply any

controls to this source sector in calculating the reductions for the

final NOX SIP call, there is no expected effect on the

overall reduction due to these changes.

Changes in the nonroad mobile source budget resulted in an overall

increase of 19 percent. The EPA applied the same ozone season

estimation methods change described above for stationary area sources

to the nonroad mobile source budget. Several State and local agencies

provided emissions growth and control data for use in estimating the

nonroad sector of the budgets. Since EPA does not apply any controls to

this source sector in calculating the reductions for the final

NOX SIP call, there is no expected affect on the overall

reduction due to these changes.

Changes in the highway mobile source sector resulted in a 14

percent budget increase. Differences in the highway sector of the State

emissions budgets are in response to State and local agency comments on

VMT, VMT growth, vehicle mix throughout the State, State to county

level VMT allocations, speed changes by vehicle and roadway type, and

inspection and maintenance program application, as well as EPA's

inclusion of excess NOX emissions from the use of ``defeat

devices'' on highway heavy-duty diesel engines. This latter effect is

discussed more fully in the following section. Since EPA does not apply

any controls to this source sector in calculating the reductions for

the final NOX SIP call, there is no expected effect on the

overall reduction due to these changes.

III. Heavy-Duty Diesel Emission Estimates

The final NOX budget numbers EPA is presenting today

include the effects of excess NOX emissions from highway

heavy-duty diesel engines with ``defeat devices.'' These diesel engines

use computer software that cause the effectiveness of the engines'

emission control systems to be reduced. In essence, the computer

software alters the fuel injection timing when the engine operates in

certain modes (such as highway driving), causing the engine to emit

higher levels of NOX than indicated by their certification

standards or by EPA's existing emission models.

In September of 1998, when EPA developed the budgets for the final

NOX SIP call, EPA had not yet completed its evaluation of

the impact of these defeat devices on NOX emissions. As a

result, EPA did not include the added emissions in those NOX

budgets. Since that time, EPA has completed its evaluation and entered

into proposed consent decrees with the manufacturers of diesel engines

equipped with these devices. These consent decrees would commit the

manufacturers to reduce emissions from their engines and cease

equipping them with defeat devices according to an agreed-upon

schedule, and to take steps to mitigate the emissions effects of

existing engines equipped with defeat devices. These mitigation

commitments include the early introduction of heavy-duty diesel engines

that will meet the more stringent NOX standards scheduled to

take effect in 2004. Additional information regarding the defeat device

consent decrees can be found in ``Notices of Filing of Consent Decree

under the Clean Air Act'' (63 FR 59330-59334, November 3, 1998).

Additional information about defeat devices and their emissions effects

can be obtained from the U.S. EPA's Office of Mobile Sources by

contacting the Engine Compliance Programs Group at (202) 564-9240 and

requesting document

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VPCD-98-13 (HD Engine), dated October 15, 1998.

The EPA believes that the emissions impact of defeat devices peaked

in the late 1990s and subsequently will decline rapidly as newer

engines replace defeat device-equipped engines and as manufacturers

undertake the mitigation commitments required under the proposed

consent decrees. The final baseline NOX emission projections

and NOX budgets presented in this notice include the effects

of defeat devices and the commitments made by diesel engine

manufacturers in the settlement to introduce diesel engines meeting the

2004 standards prior to 2004. Including the emissions due to defeat

devices in the statewide NOX emissions budgets will not, by

themselves, alter the emission reductions that will result from the

final NOX SIP call, because the change in baseline and

budget amounts is identical. The increase in NOX budgets

varies from State to State but averages approximately 5.6 percent

across the entire 37-State OTAG domain, which EPA believes approximates

the increase in the States covered by the final NOX SIP

call. The EPA does not believe this increase is sufficiently large to

alter the conclusions regarding significant contribution or estimates

of the overall benefits of the rule, although it may alter the

projected benefits of the rule in specific locations.

The EPA is including the effects of the defeat devices in this

technical amendment even though they were not available at the time of

proposal or for the final NOX SIP call. The EPA finds good

cause to use this information without prior proposal. Comment would be

unnecessary since EPA will be including the effects of the defeat

devices in both the calculation of the baseline inventories and the

establishment of the SIP call budgets. Because the effects of the

defeat devices will be included in both the baseline and the emission

levels that must be achieved, inclusion of the effects will not alter

the obligations that the affected States must meet to comply with the

SIP call. The result of this change does not alter the tons of

NOX reductions that the States must achieve, nor does it

change the type of controls States are expected to select to reduce

NOX emissions. This change will more accurately reflect

EPA's current understanding of emissions from highway mobile sources.

Therefore, EPA finds good cause to include these effects in this final

action.

IV. Revised Statewide NOX Emissions Budgets

The final percent reduction from the 2007 Base Case to the Revised

May 3, 1999 Budget for electricity generating sources is shown in Table

1.

Table 1.--Final NOX Budget Components and Percent Reduction for Electricity Generating Units

[Tons/season]

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Final 2007 5/3/99 final Percent

State base budget reduction

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Alabama......................................................... 76,926 29,002 62

Connecticut..................................................... 5,636 2,652 53

Delaware........................................................ 5,838 5,250 10

District of Columbia............................................ 3 207 \1\ n/a

Georgia......................................................... 86,455 30,402 65

Illinois........................................................ 119,311 32,373 73

Indiana......................................................... 136,773 47,731 65

Kentucky........................................................ 107,829 36,503 66

Maryland........................................................ 32,603 14,656 55

Massachusetts................................................... 16,479 15,145 8

Michigan........................................................ 86,600 32,467 63

Missouri........................................................ 82,097 24,194 71

New Jersey...................................................... 18,352 10,384 43

New York........................................................ 39,199 31,009 21

North Carolina.................................................. 84,815 31,840 62

Ohio............................................................ 163,132 49,266 70

Pennsylvania.................................................... 123,102 48,311 61

Rhode Island.................................................... 1,082 997 8

South Carolina.................................................. 36,299 16,772 54

Tennessee....................................................... 70,908 25,814 64

Virginia........................................................ 40,884 17,187 58

West Virginia................................................... 115,490 26,624 77

Wisconsin....................................................... 51,962 17,375 67

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Total....................................................... 1,501,775 546,181 64

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The final percent reduction from the 2007 Base Case to the May 3,

1999 Final Budget for non-electricity generating sources is shown in

Table 2.

Table 2.--Final NOX Budget Components and Percent Reduction for Non-Electricity Generating Point Sources

[Tons/season]

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Final 2007 5/3/99 final Percent

State base budget reduction

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Alabama......................................................... 58,791 41,865 29

Connecticut..................................................... 5,124 4,970 3

Delaware........................................................ 2,370 2,235 6

District of Columbia............................................ 300 282 6

Georgia......................................................... 36,827 29,024 21

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Illinois........................................................ 72,183 58,670 19

Indiana......................................................... 80,884 53,463 34

Kentucky........................................................ 29,328 17,861 39

Maryland........................................................ 15,554 11,568 26

Massachusetts................................................... 11,229 10,296 8

Michigan........................................................ 62,988 53,703 15

Missouri........................................................ 26,870 23,182 14

New Jersey...................................................... 18,345 17,863 3

New York........................................................ 28,281 22,935 19

North Carolina.................................................. 34,888 27,635 21

Ohio............................................................ 53,074 39,453 26

Pennsylvania.................................................... 82,270 67,602 18

Rhode Island.................................................... 2,031 2,031 0

South Carolina.................................................. 37,495 27,768 26

Tennessee....................................................... 53,198 37,994 29

Virginia........................................................ 54,414 38,617 29

West Virginia................................................... 32,235 27,369 15

Wisconsin....................................................... 22,886 18,584 19

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Total....................................................... 821,563 634,970 23

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\1\ The majority of D.C.'s capacity is projected to shut down by 2007. Thus the 2007 base tonnage is very low.

The budget target for all States is based on current capacity.

The final percent reduction from the 2007 Base Case to the May 3,

1999 Final Budget for stationary area sources is shown in Table 3.

Table 3.--Final NOX Budget Components for Stationary Area Sources

[Tons/season]

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Final 2007 5/3/99 final Percent

State base budget reduction

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Alabama......................................................... 28,762 28,762 0

Connecticut..................................................... 4,821 4,821 0

Delaware........................................................ 1,129 1,129 0

District of Columbia............................................ 830 830 0

Georgia......................................................... 13,212 13,212 0

Illinois........................................................ 9,369 9,369 0

Indiana......................................................... 29,070 29,070 0

Kentucky........................................................ 31,807 31,807 0

Maryland........................................................ 4,448 4,448 0

Massachusetts................................................... 11,048 11,048 0

Michigan........................................................ 31,721 31,721 0

Missouri........................................................ 7,341 7,341 0

New Jersey...................................................... 12,431 12,431 0

New York........................................................ 17,423 17,423 0

North Carolina.................................................. 11,067 11,067 0

Ohio............................................................ 21,860 21,860 0

Pennsylvania.................................................... 17,842 17,842 0

Rhode Island.................................................... 448 448 0

South Carolina.................................................. 9,415 9,415 0

Tennessee....................................................... 13,333 13,333 0

Virginia........................................................ 27,738 27,738 0

West Virginia................................................... 5,459 5,459 0

Wisconsin....................................................... 11,253 11,253 0

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Total....................................................... 321,826 321,826 0

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The final percent reduction from the 2007 Base Case to the May 3,

1999 Final Budget for nonroad sources is shown in Table 4.

Table 4.--Final NOX Budget Components for Nonroad Sources

[Tons/season]

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Final 2007 5/3/99 final Percent

State base budget reduction

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Alabama......................................................... 20,186 20,186 0

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Connecticut..................................................... 10,736 10,736 0

Delaware........................................................ 5,651 5,651 0

District of Columbia............................................ 3,138 3,138 0

Georgia......................................................... 26,497 26,497 0

Illinois........................................................ 57,033 57,033 0

Indiana......................................................... 26,536 26,536 0

Kentucky........................................................ 15,042 15,042 0

Maryland........................................................ 20,121 20,121 0

Massachusetts................................................... 20,166 20,166 0

Michigan........................................................ 26,940 26,940 0

Missouri........................................................ 20,875 20,875 0

New Jersey...................................................... 23,565 23,565 0

New York........................................................ 42,091 42,091 0

North Carolina.................................................. 22,045 22,045 0

Ohio............................................................ 43,780 43,780 0

Pennsylvania.................................................... 30,635 30,635 0

Rhode Island.................................................... 2,455 2,455 0

South Carolina.................................................. 14,670 14,670 0

Tennessee....................................................... 52,985 52,985 0

Virginia........................................................ 27,867 27,867 0

West Virginia................................................... 10,438 10,438 0

Wisconsin....................................................... 17,975 17,975 0

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Total....................................................... 541,428 541,428 0

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The final percent reduction from the 2007 Base Case to the May 3,

1999 Final Budget for highway sources is shown in Table 5.

Table 5.--Final NOX Budget Components for Highway Vehicles

[Tons/season]

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Final 2007 5/3/99 final Percent

State base budget reduction

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Alabama......................................................... 52,202 52,202 0

Connecticut..................................................... 19,902 19,902 0

Delaware........................................................ 8,524 8,524 0

District of Columbia............................................ 2,215 2,215 0

Georgia......................................................... 90,499 90,499 0

Illinois........................................................ 117,354 117,354 0

Indiana......................................................... 82,170 82,170 0

Kentucky........................................................ 54,406 54,406 0

Maryland........................................................ 30,832 30,832 0

Massachusetts................................................... 28,641 28,641 0

Michigan........................................................ 79,751 79,751 0

Missouri........................................................ 52,554 52,554 0

New Jersey...................................................... 35,890 35,890 0

New York........................................................ 126,664 126,664 0

North Carolina.................................................. 75,785 75,785 0

Ohio............................................................ 96,572 96,572 0

Pennsylvania.................................................... 93,052 93,052 0

Rhode Island.................................................... 3,879 3,879 0

South Carolina.................................................. 55,585 55,585 0

Tennessee....................................................... 67,538 67,538 0

Virginia........................................................ 73,619 73,619 0

West Virginia................................................... 21,325 21,325 0

Wisconsin....................................................... 70,984 70,984 0

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Total....................................................... 1,339,944 1,339,944 0

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The May 3, 1999 final statewide emissions budgets are shown in

Table 6.

Table 6.--May 3, 1999 Final Statewide NOX Budgets and Percent Reduction

[Tons/season]

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Final 2007 5/3/99 final Percent

State base budget Tons reduction reduction

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Alabama......................................... 236,867 172,037 64,830 27

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Connecticut..................................... 46,220 43,081 3,138 7

Delaware........................................ 23,512 22,789 723 3

District of Columbia............................ 6,485 6,672 (187) -3

Georgia......................................... 253,489 189,634 63,856 25

Illinois........................................ 375,250 274,799 100,451 27

Indiana......................................... 355,433 238,970 116,463 33

Kentucky........................................ 238,412 155,619 82,793 35

Maryland........................................ 103,558 81,625 21,933 21

Massachusetts................................... 87,563 85,296 2,267 3

Michigan........................................ 288,000 224,582 63,419 22

Missouri........................................ 189,737 128,146 61,591 32

New Jersey...................................... 108,584 100,133 8,450 8

New York........................................ 253,659 240,123 13,536 5

North Carolina.................................. 228,600 168,373 60,228 26

Ohio............................................ 378,418 250,930 127,487 34

Pennsylvania.................................... 346,900 257,441 89,459 26

Rhode Island.................................... 9,895 9,810 85 1

South Carolina.................................. 153,465 124,211 29,254 19

Tennessee....................................... 257,962 197,664 60,298 23

Virginia........................................ 224,521 185,027 39,494 18

West Virginia................................... 184,947 91,216 93,731 51

Wisconsin....................................... 175,061 136,172 38,889 22

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Total....................................... 4,526,538 3,384,350 1,142,188 25

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Table 7 shows the percent change between the statewide

NOX emissions budgets promulgated on September 24, 1998 and

the revised final statewide NOX emissions budgets of May 3,

1999.

Table 7.--Percent Changes Between September 24, 1998 Budgets and May 3, 1999 Budgets

[Tons/season]

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9/24/98 total 5/3/99 total

State 2007 budget 2007 budget Percent change

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Alabama......................................................... 158,677 172,037 8

Connecticut..................................................... 40,573 43,081 6

Delaware........................................................ 18,523 22,789 23

District of Columbia............................................ 6,792 6,672 -2

Georgia......................................................... 177,381 189,634 7

Illinois........................................................ 210,210 274,799 31

Indiana......................................................... 202,584 238,970 18

Kentucky........................................................ 155,698 155,619 0

Maryland........................................................ 71,388 81,625 14

Massachusetts................................................... 78,168 85,296 9

Michigan........................................................ 212,199 224,582 6

Missouri........................................................ 114,532 128,146 12

New Jersey...................................................... 97,034 100,133 3

New York........................................................ 179,769 240,123 34

North Carolina.................................................. 151,847 168,373 11

Ohio............................................................ 239,898 250,930 5

Pennsylvania.................................................... 252,447 257,441 2

Rhode Island.................................................... 8,313 9,810 18

South Carolina.................................................. 109,425 124,211 14

Tennessee....................................................... 182,476 197,664 8

Virginia........................................................ 155,718 185,027 19

West Virginia................................................... 92,920 91,216 -2

Wisconsin....................................................... 106,540 136,172 28

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Total....................................................... 3,023,113 3,384,350 12

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Table 8 shows each State's final compliance supplement pool.

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Table 8.--State Compliance Supplement Pool

[Tons]

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Compliance

State Base Budget Tonnage supplement

reduction pool

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Alabama......................................... 236,867 172,037 64,830 11,350

Connecticut..................................... 46,220 43,081 3,138 549

Delaware........................................ 23,512 22,789 723 127

District of Columbia............................ 6,485 6,672 -186 0

Georgia......................................... 253,489 189,634 63,856 11,179

Illinois........................................ 375,250 274,799 100,451 17,586

Indiana......................................... 355,433 238,970 116,463 20,390

Kentucky........................................ 238,412 155,619 82,793 14,495

Maryland........................................ 103,558 81,625 21,933 3,840

Massachusetts................................... 87,563 85,296 2,267 397

Michigan........................................ 288,000 224,582 63,419 11,103

Missouri........................................ 189,737 128,146 61,591 10,783

New Jersey...................................... 108,584 100,133 8,450 1,479

New York........................................ 253,659 240,123 13,536 2,370

North Carolina.................................. 228,600 168,373 60,228 10,544

Ohio............................................ 378,418 250,930 127,487 22,320

Pennsylvania.................................... 346,900 257,441 89,459 15,662

Rhode Island.................................... 9,895 9,810 85 15

South Carolina.................................. 153,465 124,211 29,254 5,122

Tennessee....................................... 257,962 197,664 60,298 10,557

Virginia........................................ 224,521 185,027 39,494 6,914

West Virginia................................... 184,947 91,216 93,731 16,410

Wisconsin....................................... 175,061 136,172 38,889 6,808

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Total....................................... 4,526,538 3,384,350 1,142,188 200,000

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V. Administrative Requirements

A. Congressional Review Act

The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 804 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. The 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 U.S. prior to

publication of the rule in the Federal Register. This rule is not a

``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

B. Executive Order 12866

Under Executive Order (E.O.) 12866, (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993),

this technical amendment is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and

is therefore not subject to review by the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) because this action simply revises the emissions budget

numbers of the NOX SIP call final rule. The final

NOX SIP call was submitted to OMB for review. The EPA

prepared a regulatory impact analysis (RIA) for the final

NOX SIP call titled ``Regulatory Impact Analysis for the

NOX SIP Call, FIP, and Section 126 Petitions.'' The RIA and

any written comments from OMB to EPA and any written EPA responses to

those comments are included in the docket. The docket is available for

public inspection at the EPA's Air Docket Section, which is listed in

the ADDRESSES section of this preamble. This technical amendment does

not create any additional impacts beyond what was promulgated in the

final NOX SIP call, therefore, no additional RIA is needed.

C. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

This technical amendment also does not impose any enforceable duty,

contain any unfunded mandate, or impose any significant or unique

impact on small governments as described in the Unfunded Mandates

Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) (Pub. L. 104-4). The EPA did not reach a

final conclusion as to the applicability of the requirements of the

UMRA to the final NOX SIP call. The EPA prepared a statement

that would be required by UMRA if its statutory provisions applied and

has consulted with governmental entities as would be required by UMRA.

Because today's technical amendment does not create any additional

mandates, no further UMRA analysis is needed.

D. Executive Order 12875

This technical amendment also does not require prior consultation

with State, local, and tribal government officials as specified by

Executive Order 12875 (58 FR 58093, October 28, 1993). The final

NOX SIP call did not create a mandate on State, local or

tribal governments. As explained in the final NOX SIP call

in the discussion of UMRA and the Executive Order 12875, the final rule

did not impose an enforceable duty on these entities. Therefore, the

Executive Order 12875 does not apply to this technical amendment to the

final NOX SIP call.

E. Executive Order 13084

The EPA stated in the final NOX SIP call that Executive

Order 13084 (63 FR 27655, May 10, 1998) did not apply because the final

rule does not significantly or uniquely affect the communities of

Indian tribal governments or call on States to regulate NOX

sources located on tribal lands.

F. Executive Order 12898

In addition, since today's action is a technical amendment, this

action does not involve special consideration of environmental justice

related issues as required by E.O. 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16,

1994). For the final NOX SIP call, the Agency conducted a

general analysis of the potential changes in ozone and particulate

matter levels that may be experienced by minority and low-income

populations as a result

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of the requirements of the rule. These findings are presented in the

RIA.

G. Regulatory Flexibility Act

This technical amendment is not subject to the regulatory

flexibility provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601

et seq.). Both the final NOX SIP call and this technical

amendment will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of

small entities because this action does not establish requirements

applicable to small entities.

H. Executive Order 13045

This technical amendment also is not subject to E.O. 13045

(Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety

Risks) (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997) because EPA interprets E.O. 13045

as applying only to those regulatory actions that are based on health

or safety risks, such that the analysis required under section 5-501 of

the Order has the potential to influence the regulation. This technical

amendment is not subject to E.O. 13045 because it does not establish an

environmental standard intended to mitigate health or safety risks and

is not economically significant under E.O. 12866.

I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act

In addition, the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act

of 1997 does not apply because today's technical amendment does not

require the public to perform activities conducive to the use of

voluntary consensus standards under that Act. The EPA's compliance with

these statutes and Executive Orders for the underlying rule, the final

NOX SIP call, is discussed in more detail in 63 FR 57477-81

(October 27, 1998).

J. Judicial Review

Section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) indicates which

Federal Courts of Appeal have venue for petitions of review of final

actions by EPA. This section provides, in part, that petitions for

review must be filed in the Court of Appeals for the District of

Columbia Circuit if (i) the agency action consists of ``nationally

applicable regulations promulgated, or final action taken, by the

Administrator,'' or (ii) such action is locally or regionally

applicable, if ``such action is based on a determination of nationwide

scope or effect and if in taking such action the Administrator finds

and publishes that such action is based on such a determination.''

Any final action related to the NOX SIP call is

``nationally applicable'' within the meaning of section 307(b)(1). As

an initial matter, through this rule, EPA interprets section 110 of the

CAA in a way that could affect future actions regulating the transport

of pollutants. In addition, the NOX SIP call requires 22

States and the District of Columbia to decrease emissions of

NOX. The NOX SIP call also is based on a common

core of factual findings and analyses concerning the transport of ozone

and its precursors between the different States subject to the

NOX SIP call. Finally, EPA has established uniform

approvability criteria that would be applied to all States subject to

the NOX SIP call. For these reasons, the Administrator has

also determined that any final action regarding the NOX SIP

call is of nationwide scope and effect for purposes of section

307(b)(1). Thus, any petitions for review of final actions regarding

the NOX SIP call must be filed in the Court of Appeals for

the District of Columbia Circuit within 60 days from the date final

action is published in the Federal Register.

H. Paperwork Reduction Act

The EPA stated in the final NOX SIP call that an

information collection request was pending. This action imposes no

additional burdens beyond those imposed by the final NOX SIP

call. Any issues relevant to satisfaction of the requirements of the

Paperwork Reduction Act will be resolved during review and approval of

that information collection request.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 51

Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Administrative

practice and procedure, Carbon monoxide, Intergovernmental relations,

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides, Transportation, Volatile

organic compounds.

Dated: May 3, 1999.

Carol M. Browner,

Administrator.

40 CFR part 51 is amended as follows:

PART 51--REQUIREMENTS FOR PREPARATION, ADOPTION, AND SUBMITTAL OF

IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

1. The authority citation for part 51 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.

Subpart G--Control Strategy

2. Section 51.121 is amended by revising paragraphs

(e)(2),(e)(3)(iii), and (g)(2)(ii) to read as follows:

Sec. 51.121 Findings and requirements for submission of State

implementation plan revisions relating to emissions of oxides of

nitrogen.

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(e) * * *

(2) The State-by-State amounts of the NOX budget,

expressed in tons, are as follows:

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State Budget

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Alabama.................................................... 172,037

Connecticut................................................ 43,081

Delaware................................................... 22,789

District of Columbia....................................... 6,672

Georgia.................................................... 189,634

Illinois................................................... 274,799

Indiana.................................................... 238,970

Kentucky................................................... 155,619

Maryland................................................... 81,625

Massachusetts.............................................. 85,296

Michigan................................................... 224,582

Missouri................................................... 128,146

New Jersey................................................. 100,133

New York................................................... 240,123

North Carolina............................................. 168,373

Ohio....................................................... 250,930

Pennsylvania............................................... 257,441

Rhode Island............................................... 9,810

South Carolina............................................. 124,211

Tennessee.................................................. 197,664

Virginia................................................... 185,027

West Virginia.............................................. 91,216

Wisconsin.................................................. 136,172

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Total.................................................. 3,384,350

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(3) * * *

(iii) The State-by-State amounts of the compliance supplement pool

are as follows:

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Compliance

supplement

State pool (tons

of NOX)

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Alabama.................................................... 11,350

Connecticut................................................ 549

Delaware................................................... 127

District of Columbia....................................... 0

Georgia.................................................... 11,179

Illinois................................................... 17,586

Indiana.................................................... 20,390

Kentucky................................................... 14,495

Maryland................................................... 3,840

Massachusetts.............................................. 397

Michigan................................................... 11,103

Missouri................................................... 10,783

New Jersey................................................. 1,479

New York................................................... 2,370

North Carolina............................................. 10,544

Ohio....................................................... 22,320

Pennsylvania............................................... 15,662

Rhode Island............................................... 15

South Carolina............................................. 5,122

Tennessee.................................................. 10,557

Virginia................................................... 6,914

West Virginia.............................................. 16,410

Wisconsin.................................................. 6,808

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Total.................................................. 200,000

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(g) * * *

(2) * * *

(ii) The base year 2007 NOX emissions sub-inventories

for each State, expressed in tons per ozone season, are as follows:

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State EGU Non-EGU Area Nonroad Highway Total

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Alabama................................................. 76,926 58,791 28,762 20,186 52,202 236,867

Connecticut............................................. 5,636 5,124 4,821 10,736 19,902 46,220

Delaware................................................ 5,838 2,370 1,129 5,651 8,524 23,512

District of Columbia.................................... 3 300 830 3,138 2,215 6,485

Georgia................................................. 86,455 36,827 13,212 26,497 90,499 253,489

Illinois................................................ 119,311 72,183 9,369 57,033 117,354 375,250

Indiana................................................. 136,773 80,884 29,070 26,536 82,170 355,433

Kentucky................................................ 107,829 29,328 31,807 15,042 54,406 238,412

Maryland................................................ 32,603 15,554 4,448 20,121 30,832 103,558

Massachusetts........................................... 16,479 11,229 11,048 20,166 28,641 87,563

Michigan................................................ 86,600 62,988 31,721 26,940 79,751 288,000

Missouri................................................ 82,097 26,870 7,341 20,875 52,554 189,737

New Jersey.............................................. 18,352 18,345 12,431 23,565 35,890 108,584

New York................................................ 39,199 28,281 17,423 42,091 126,664 253,659

North Carolina.......................................... 84,815 34,888 11,067 22,045 75,785 228,600

Ohio.................................................... 163,132 53,074 21,860 43,780 96,572 378,418

Pennsylvania............................................ 123,102 82,270 17,842 30,635 93,052 346,900

Rhode Island............................................ 1,082 2,031 448 2,455 3,879 9,895

South Carolina.......................................... 36,299 37,495 9,415 14,670 55,585 153,465

Tennessee............................................... 70,908 53,198 13,333 52,985 67,538 257,962

Virginia................................................ 40,884 54,414 27,738 27,867 73,619 224,521

West Virginia........................................... 115,490 32,235 5,459 10,438 21,325 184,947

Wisconsin............................................... 51,962 22,886 11,253 17,975 70,984 175,061

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Total............................................... 1,501,775 821,563 321,826 541,428 1,339,944 4,526,538

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Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

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[FR Doc. 99-11983 Filed 5-13-99; 8:45 am]

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