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ANNUAL REPORT OF SECOND PARTY TRANSFORMATION AND SECOND PARTY DESTRUCTION ( Sec 82.13( k m))

SECTION 1 COMPANY IDENTIFICATION 1.1 Date of Submission 1.2 Year To Which This Report Applies 1.3 Company Information Company Name Street Address City State Zip Code 1.4 Company Contact Identification Reporting Company Contact Person Phone Number Fax Number 1.5 Signature of Reporting Company Representative I certify under penalty of law that I have personally examined and am familiar with the information submitted in this and all attached documents, and that based on my inquiry of those individuals immediately responsible for obtaining the information, I believe that the submitted information is true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment.

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 12, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 73924-73926]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2010-0077; FRL-9760-7]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
West Virginia; The 2002 Base Year Emissions Inventory for the
Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH Nonattainment Area for the 1997 Fine
Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standard

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is approving the fine particulate matter
(PM2.5) 2002 base year emissions inventory portion of the
West Virginia State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the
State of West Virginia, through the West Virginia Department of
Environmental Protection (WVDEP), on September 9, 2008. The emissions
inventory is part of the September 9, 2008 SIP revision that was
submitted to meet nonattainment requirements related to the West
Virginia portion of the Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH nonattainment area
(hereafter referred to as the Parkersburg Area) for the 1997
PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). EPA is
approving the 2002 base year PM2.5 emissions inventory in
accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES: This final rule is effective on January 11, 2013.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
Number EPA-R03-OAR-2010-0077. All documents in the docket are listed in
the www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the electronic
docket, some information is not publicly available, i.e., confidential
business information (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 either electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard
copy for public inspection during normal business hours at the Air
Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III,
1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the State
submittal are available at the West Virginia Department of
Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality, 601 57th Street SE.,
Charleston, West Virginia 25304.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth Knapp,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by
email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    On October 2, 2012 (77 FR 60087), EPA published a notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPR) for the State of West Virginia. The NPR
proposed approval of the 2002 base year emissions inventory portion of
the West Virginia SIP revision submitted by the State of West Virginia
on September 9, 2008.

II. Summary of SIP Revision

    The 2002 base year emissions inventory submitted by WVDEP on
September 9, 2008 for the Parkersburg Area includes emissions estimates
that cover the general source categories of point sources, non-road
mobile sources, area sources, on-road mobile sources, and biogenic
sources. The pollutants that comprise the inventory are nitrogen oxides
(NOX), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), PM2.5,
coarse particles (PM10), ammonia (NH3) and sulfur
dioxide (SO2). EPA has reviewed the results, procedures and
methodologies for the base year emissions inventory submitted by WVDEP.
The year 2002 was selected by WVDEP as the base year for the emissions
inventory per 40 CFR 51.1008(b). A discussion of the emissions
inventory development as well as the emissions inventory for the
Parkersburg Area can be found in the September 9, 2008 SIP submittal.
Specific requirements of the base year inventory and the rationale for
EPA's action are explained in the NPR and will not be restated here. No
public comments were received on the NPR.

III. Final Action

    EPA is approving the 2002 base year PM2.5 emissions
inventory for the Parkersburg Area as a revision to the West Virginia
SIP.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. General Requirements

    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:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
     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 CAA; and
     Does not provide 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).
    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.

B. Submission to Congress and the Comptroller General

    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).

C. Petitions for Judicial Review

    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 February 11, 2013. 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 pertaining to the PM2.5 2002 base year
emissions inventory for the Parkersburg Area 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, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Nitrogen dioxide, Particulate matter,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile
organic compounds.

    Dated: November 21, 2012.
W.C. Early,
Acting, Regional Administrator, Region III.

    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 XX--West Virginia

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2. In Sec.  52.2520, the table in paragraph (e) is amended by adding at
the end of the table an entry for 2002 Base Year Emissions Inventory
for the 1997 fine particulate matter (PM2.5) standard to
read as follows:

Sec.  52.2520  Identification of plan.

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    Name of non-regulatory  SIP     Applicable geographic       State                               Additional
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2002 Base Year Emissions Inventory  West Virginia portion          9/9/08  12/12/12 [Insert page      52.2531(c)
 for the 1997 fine particulate       of the Parkersburg-                    number where the
 matter (PM2.5) standard.            Marietta, WV-OH                        document begins].
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3. Section 52.2531 is amended by adding paragraph (c) to read as
follows:

Sec.  52.2531  Base year emissions inventory.

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    (c) EPA approves as a revision to the West Virginia State
Implementation Plan the 2002 base year emissions inventory for the
Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH fine particulate matter (PM2.5)
nonattainment area submitted by the West Virginia Department of
Environmental Protection on September 9, 2008. The 2002 base year
emissions inventory includes emissions estimates that cover the general
source categories of point sources, non-road mobile sources, area
sources, on-road mobile sources, and biogenic sources. The pollutants
that comprise the inventory are nitrogen oxides (NOX),
volatile organic compounds (VOCs), PM2.5, coarse particles
(PM10), ammonia (NH3) and sulfur dioxide
(SO2).

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 11931-11937]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R06-OAR-2019-0211; FRL-10005-69-Region 6]

Air Plan Approval; Louisiana; Infrastructure for the 2015 Ozone
National Ambient Air Quality Standards

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or Act), the EPA is
proposing to approve elements of two State Implementation Plan (SIP)
submittals from Louisiana for the 2015 ozone (O3) National
Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The submittals address how the
existing SIP provides for the implementation, maintenance and
enforcement of the 2015 ozone NAAQS (infrastructure SIP or i-SIP). The
i-SIP ensures that the Louisiana SIP is adequate to meet the state's
responsibilities under the CAA for this NAAQS.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 30, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket Number EPA-R06-
OAR-2019-0211, at http://www.regulations.gov or via email to
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>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 Sherry Fuerst, 214-665-
6454<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For the full EPA public comment policy,
information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance
on making effective comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
    Docket: The index to the docket for this action is available
electronically at

www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at the EPA Region 6, 1201 Elm
Street, Suite 500, Dallas, Texas. While all documents in the docket are
listed in the index, some information may be publicly available only at
the hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted material), and some may not
be publicly available at either location (e.g., CBI).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherry Fuerst,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>To inspect the hard copy materials, please
schedule an appointment with Ms. Fuerst or Mr. Bill Deese at 214-665-
7253.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document wherever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean the EPA.

I. Background

    Under section 109 of the CAA, EPA establishes NAAQS to protect
human health and public welfare. On October 26, 2015, the EPA revised
the primary and secondary 8-hour ozone NAAQS from 0.075 ppm to 0.070
ppm to provide increased protection of public health and the
environment (80 FR 65291). The primary standards are set to protect
human health, while secondary standards are set to protect public
welfare.
    Whenever EPA promulgates a new or revised NAAQS, CAA section
110(a)(1) requires states to make SIP submissions to provide for the
implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of the NAAQS. This
particular type of SIP submission is commonly referred to as an
``infrastructure SIP'' or ``i-SIP''. These submissions must meet the
various requirements of CAA section 110(a)(2), as applicable. Due to
ambiguity in some of the language of CAA section 110(a)(2), EPA
believes that it is appropriate to interpret these provisions in the
specific context of acting on infrastructure SIP submissions. EPA has
previously provided comprehensive guidance on the application of these
provisions through a guidance document for infrastructure SIP
submissions and through regional actions on infrastructure
submissions.\1\ We are following that existing approach in acting on
these submissions. In addition, in the context of acting on such
infrastructure submissions, EPA evaluates the submitting state's SIP
for facial compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, not
for the state's implementation of its SIP.\2\ The EPA has other CAA
authority to address any issues concerning a state's implementation of
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    \1\ EPA explains and elaborates on these ambiguities and its
approach to address them in its September 13, 2013, Infrastructure
SIP Guidance (available at https://www3.epa.gov/airquality/urbanair/sipstatus/docs/Guidance_on_Infrastructure_SIP_Elements_Multipollutant_FINAL_Sept_2013.pdf), as well as in numerous agency actions, including EPA's prior
action on Louisiana's infrastructure SIP to address the 2006
PM2.5, 2008 Pb, 2008 O3, 2010 NO2,
2010 SO2 and 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS (81 FR 68322,
October 4, 2016).
    \2\ See U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision in
Montana Environmental Information Center v. EPA, No. 16-71933, 16-17
(August 30, 2018) (Potential problems with actual implementation are
``better addressed at a different time'' via specific provisions set
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    The State of Louisiana's i-SIP certification, submitted on February
7, 2019, and the certification submitted on November 8, 2019, intend to
demonstrate how the existing Louisiana SIP meets the applicable CAA
section 110(a)(2) requirements for the 2015 ozone NAAQS. Our technical
evaluation of these submittals is provided in the Technical Support
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II. The EPA's Evaluation of Louisiana's i-SIP

    The State's submissions on dated February 7, 2019 and November 8,
2019 are intended to demonstrate how the existing Louisiana SIP meets
the infrastructure requirements for the 2015 ozone NAAQS. The February
7, 2019 submission addresses most elements pertaining to CAA section
110(a)(2) requirements for the 2015 ozone NAAQS, while the November 8,
2019 submission focuses on Section 110(a)(2)(D) requirements for the
2015 ozone NAAQS. We are not evaluating or proposing action on portions
of the submissions pertaining to 110(a)(2)(D)(i) as described below. As
mentioned in the previous section, a detailed discussion of our
evaluation can be found in the TSD for this action, accessible through
www.regulations.gov (Docket No. EPA-R06-OAR-2019-0211). Below is a
summary of the EPA's evaluation of the Louisiana i-SIP for each
applicable element of 110(a)(2)(A) through (M).
    (A) Emission limits and other control measures: The CAA
section[thinsp]110(a)(2)(A) requires the SIP to include enforceable
emission limits and other control measures, means or techniques
(including economic incentives such as fees, marketable permits, and
auctions of emissions rights), as well as schedules and timetables for
compliance, as may be necessary or appropriate to meet the applicable
requirements of the Act and other related matters as needed to
implement, maintain and enforce each of the NAAQS.\4\
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    \4\ The specific nonattainment area plan requirements of CAA
section 110(a)(2)(I) are subject to the timing requirements of CAA
section 172, not the timing requirement of CAA section 110(a)(1).
Thus, CAA section 110(a)(2)(A) does not require that states submit
regulations or emissions limits specifically for attaining the 2015
ozone NAAQS. Those SIP provisions are due as part of each state's
attainment plan, and will be addressed separately from the
requirements of CAA section 110(a)(2)(A). In the context of an
infrastructure SIP, the EPA is not evaluating the existing SIP
provisions for this purpose. Instead, the EPA is only evaluating
whether the state's SIP has basic structural provisions for the
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    The Louisiana Air Control Law found in the Louisiana Environmental
Quality Act at Louisiana Revised Statutes (Louisiana Revised Statutes
30:2054 (La R.S. 30:2054)) provides the Secretary of the Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) with broad legal authority.
The Secretary can adopt emission standards and compliance schedules
which are applicable to regulated entities; emission standards and
limitations; and any other measures necessary for attainment and
maintenance of national standards. The Secretary can also enforce
applicable laws, regulations, standards and compliance schedules, and
seek injunctive relief. This authority has been employed in the past to
adopt and submit multiple revisions to the Louisiana SIP. The approved
SIP for Louisiana is documented at 40 CFR part 52.970, Subpart T.\5\
LDEQ's air quality rules and standards are codified at Title 33, Part
III of the Louisiana Administrative Code (LAC 33:III). As detailed in
our TSD, numerous parts of the regulations codified into LAC 33:III
necessary for implementing and enforcing the NAAQS have been adopted
into the SIP.\6\
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    The EPA is therefore proposing to find that the Louisiana SIP meets
the requirements of section 110(a)(2)(A) of the CAA with respect to the
2015 ozone NAAQS.
    (B) Ambient air quality monitoring/data system: Section
110(a)(2)(B) of the CAA requires SIPs to include provisions for
establishment and operation of ambient air quality monitors, collecting
and analyzing ambient air quality data, and making these data available
to the EPA upon request.
    La R.S. 30:2011(C)(1)(b) provides LDEQ with the authority to
collect air quality monitoring data, quality-assure the results, and
report the data. LAC

33:III.709 outlines the procedures for the measurement of
concentrations of the NAAQS. LDEQ maintains and operates a monitoring
network to measure levels of the pollutants in accordance with EPA
regulations specifying siting and monitoring requirements. All
monitoring data is measured using EPA approved methods and is subject
to the EPA quality assurance requirements. LDEQ submits all required
data to EPA, consistent with EPA regulations. The monitoring network
plan was approved into the SIP and it undergoes recurrent annual review
by EPA.\7\ In addition, LDEQ conducts a recurrent assessment of its
monitoring network every five years, as required by EPA rules. The most
recent of these 5-year monitoring network assessments was conducted by
LDEQ and approved by EPA.\8\ The LDEQ website provides the monitor
locations and posts past and current concentrations of criteria
pollutants measured in the State's network of monitors.\9\
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    \7\ A copy of the 2019 Annual Air Monitoring Network Plan and
EPA's approval letter, October 21, 2019, are included in the docket
for this proposed rulemaking.
    \8\ A copy of LDEQ's 2015 5-year ambient monitoring network
assessment and EPA's approval letter, July 5, 2016, are included in
the docket for this proposed rulemaking.
    \9\ See http://airquality.deq.louisiana.gov/.
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    In summary, Louisiana meets the requirements to: Establish,
operate, and maintain an ambient air monitoring network; collect and
analyze the monitoring data; and make the data available to the EPA
upon request. The EPA is proposing to find that the current Louisiana
SIP meets the requirements of CAA section 110(a)(2)(B) with respect to
the 2015 ozone NAAQS.
    (C) Program for enforcement of control measures: The SIP must
include the following three elements: (1) A program providing for
enforcement of the measures in CAA section 110(a)(2)(A); (2) a minor
new source review (NSR) program for the regulation of new and modified
minor stationary sources and minor modifications of new major
stationary sources as necessary to protect the applicable NAAQS; and
(3) a major stationary source permit program to meet the prevention of
significant deterioration (PSD) permitting requirements of the CAA (for
areas designated as attainment or unclassifiable for the NAAQS in
question). Each of these elements is described in more detail in the
TSD for this action.
    (1) Enforcement of SIP Measures. The state must provide a program
for enforcement of the necessary control measures described in
subparagraph (A). As noted earlier, the Louisiana Revised Statutes and
implementing regulations in the Louisiana Administrative Code (LAC
33:III Chapters 1, 5-7, 9, 11, 13-15 and 21-23) provide authority for
the LDEQ, and its Secretary, to enforce the requirements of the LAC,
and any regulations, permits, or final compliance orders. These
Louisiana Revised Statutes and implementing regulations in the
Louisiana Administrative Code also provide the LDEQ with general
enforcement powers. Among other things, the La R. S. grants authority
to the LDEQ to file lawsuits to compel compliance with the statutes and
regulations; commence civil actions; conduct investigations of
regulated entities; collect criminal and civil penalties; develop and
enforce rules and standards related to protection of air quality; issue
compliance orders; pursue criminal prosecutions; investigate, enter
into remediation agreements; and issue emergency cease and desist
orders. The LAC also provides additional enforcement authorities and
funding mechanisms.
    (2) Minor New Source Review. The SIP is required to include
measures to regulate construction and modification of minor stationary
sources and minor modifications to major stationary sources to protect
the NAAQS. As detailed in the TSD, the Louisiana minor NSR permitting
requirements are approved as part of the SIP at 30 LAC Chapter 5.\10\
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    \10\ In specifically approving this i-SIP element, we note that
EPA is not opening up for action any provisions in the existing
Louisiana minor NSR program to the extent that it may be
inconsistent with EPA's regulations governing this program. EPA has
maintained that the CAA does not require that new infrastructure SIP
submissions correct any defects in existing EPA-approved provisions
of minor NSR programs in order for EPA to approve the infrastructure
SIP for element C (e.g., 76 FR 41076-41079, July 13, 2011).
Louisiana submitted a SIP revision on April 20, 2011. The revision
was acted on and approved into the SIP on August 4, 2016 (81 FR
51341). The statutory requirements of section 110(a)(2)(C) provide
for considerable flexibility in designing minor NSR programs.
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    (3) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit program.
The Louisiana PSD portion of the SIP covers all NSR regulated
pollutants as well as the requirements for the 2015 O3
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    Based upon review of the SIP submissions for the 2015 ozone NAAQS
and relevant statutory and regulatory authorities and provisions
referenced in the submissions or referenced in the Louisiana SIP, the
EPA is proposing to find that the requirements of CAA section
110(a)(2)(C) are met.
    (D) Interstate transport, and interstate and international
pollution abatement: CAA section 110(a)(2)(D) has two primary parts;
section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) and (ii). Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) has four sub-
elements addressing interstate transport of emissions as described
below.
    Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I):
    Sub-element 1 requires the SIP must prohibit emissions within
Louisiana from contributing significantly to the nonattainment of the
NAAQS in other states, and;
    Sub-element 2 requires the SIP prohibit emissions within Louisiana
from interfering with the maintenance of the NAAQS in other states.
    Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II):
    Sub-element 3 requires the SIP must prohibit emissions within
Louisiana from interfering with measures required to prevent
significant deterioration in other states and;
    Sub-element 4 requires the SIP must prohibit emissions within
Louisiana from interfering with measures required to protect visibility
in other states.
    CAA 110(a)(2)(D)(ii) requires that states comply with the
requirements listed in sections 126 of the CAA which is designed to aid
in the abatement of interstate pollution and 115 of the CAA which were
designed to aid in the abatement of international pollution. Section
115 authorizes the Administrator to require a state to revise its SIP
under certain conditions to alleviate international transport into
another country. Section 126(a) requires new or modified sources to
notify neighboring states of potential impacts from the source. Section
126(b) provides that any state or political subdivision may petition
the Administrator for a finding that a major source or group of
stationary sources emits or would emit any air pollutant in violation
of the prohibition of section 110(a)(2)(D)(ii) after public hearing.
CAA 126(b) and (c) could occur if (1) the Administrator has, in
response to a petition, made a finding under section 126(b) that
emissions from a source or sources within the air agency's jurisdiction
emit prohibited amounts of air pollution relevant to the new or revised
NAAQS for which the infrastructure SIP is being made; and (2) under
section 126(c), the Administrator has required the source or sources to
cease construction, cease or reduce operations, or comply with
emissions limitations and compliance schedule requirements for
continued operation.
    At this time, we are proposing approval that the SIP meets the
requirements sub-element 3 of Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I). We are also
proposing approval that the SIP meets the

requirements in 110(a)(2)(D)(ii), for both the interstate and
international pollution abatement provisions. We plan to act on the
remaining sub-elements of Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) in separate
actions.
    For 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II), Louisiana has EPA-approved PSD SIP
provisions which will limit Louisiana emissions from new major sources
or major modifications, which will help ensure that Louisiana will not
significantly contribute to nonattainment or interfere with maintenance
of the 2015 ozone NAAQS in other states in the future. As we have
approved the Louisiana comprehensive PSD program, we propose to approve
that the current SIP meets CAA section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) sub-element
3 requirements.
    CAA section 110(a)(2)(D)(ii) requires that the SIP contain adequate
provisions insuring compliance with the applicable requirements of
section 126 (relating to interstate pollution abatement) and section
115 (relating to international pollution abatement). As stated in their
submittal, Louisiana meets the section 126 requirements as (1) they
have a fully approved PSD SIP (81 FR 74923, October 28, 2016), which
includes notification to neighboring air agencies of potential impacts
from each new or modified major source, and (2) no source or sources
have been identified by the EPA as having any interstate impacts under
CAA section 126 in any pending action related to any air pollutant.
    There are no findings under section 115 of the CAA against
Louisiana with respect to the 2015 ozone NAAQS.
    Based upon our review of the SIP submissions for the 2015 ozone
NAAQS and relevant statutory and regulatory authorities and provisions
referenced in the submissions or referenced in the Louisiana SIP, the
EPA is proposing to find that the requirements of CAA section
110(a)(2)(D)(ii) are met.
    (E) Adequate authority, resources, implementation, and oversight:
CAA section 110(a)(2)(E) requires that the SIP provide for the
following: (1) Necessary assurances that the state (and other entities
within the state responsible for implementing the SIP) will have
adequate personnel, funding, and authority under state or local law to
implement the SIP, and that there are no legal impediments to such
implementation; (2) compliance with requirements relating to state
boards as required under section 128 of the CAA; and (3) necessary
assurances that the state has responsibility for ensuring adequate
implementation of any plan provision for which it relies on local
governments or other entities to carry out that portion of the plan.
Both subsections A and E of this action address the requirement that
there is adequate authority and no legal impediments to implement and
enforce the SIP.
    The i-SIP submissions for the 2015 ozone NAAQS describe the SIP
regulations governing the various functions of personnel within the
LDEQ, including the administrative, technical support, planning,
enforcement, and permitting functions of the program.
    The duties, powers and structure of the LDEQ (described at La R.S.
30:2011.F) provide that ``the basic personnel [* * *] shall be employed
or provided by the department:'' and the LDEQ may contract, employ, and
compensate such assistance on a full or part-time basis as may be
necessary to carry out the provisions of this Subtitle. In addition,
the State has the Environmental Trust Fund, established at La R.S.
30:2015, which is used, in part, to ``defray the cost to the State of
permitting, monitoring, * * * maintaining and administering the
programs provided for under the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act.''
    There are Federal sources of funding for the implementation of the
NAAQS, for example the CAA sections 103 and 105 provide grant funds.
The LDEQ receives Federal funds on an annual basis, under sections 103
and 105 of the Act, to support its air quality programs. Fees collected
for motor vehicle inspections, non-Title V permit programs, and other
inspections, maintenance and renewals required of other air pollution
sources also provide necessary funds to help implement the State's air
programs. Information on permitting fees is provided in the discussion
for 110(a)(2)(L) below. The Secretary has the power and duty ``to
receive and budget duly appropriated monies and to accept, receive, and
administer grants or other funds or gifts from public and private
agencies, including the Federal government to carry out the provisions
and purposes of this Subtitle.'' (La R.S. 30:2011.D.10). The SIP
approved rule at 33 LAC Chapter 1, section 101 describes the LDEQ as
the State's air pollution control agency and describes its enforcement
authority, referencing the 1983 Louisiana Environmental Quality Act (54
FR 9783, March 8, 1989).
    As required by the CAA and the SIP, the majority of the members
that compose any board or body which approves permits or enforcement
orders must not derive any ``significant portion'' of their income from
persons subject to permits and enforcement orders or persons who appear
before the board on issues related to the CAA or the Louisiana Air
Quality Rules (La. R.S. 30:2014.1). The members of the board or body,
or the head of an agency with similar powers, are required to
adequately disclose any potential conflicts of interest.
    Louisiana has not delegated any authority to implement any of the
provisions of its plan to local governmental entities. The LDEQ acts as
the primary air pollution control agency.
    Based upon review of the SIP submissions for the 2015 ozone NAAQS
and relevant statutory and regulatory authorities \12\ and provisions
referenced in the submissions or referenced in the Louisiana SIP, the
EPA is proposing to find that the requirements of CAA section
110(a)(2)(E) are met.
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    (F) Stationary source monitoring system: CAA
section[thinsp]110(a)(2)(F) requires that the SIP provide for the
establishment of a system to monitor emissions from stationary sources
and to submit periodic emission reports. Element F requires the
installation, maintenance, and replacement of equipment, and the
implementation of other necessary steps, by owners or operators of
stationary sources, to monitor emissions from such sources. The SIP
shall also require periodic reports on the nature and amounts of
emissions and emissions-related data from such sources and require that
the state correlate the source reports with emission limitations or
standards established under the CAA. These reports must be made
available for public inspection at reasonable times.
    LAC 33:III Chapter 9 authorizes the LDEQ to require persons engaged
in operations which result in air pollution to monitor or test
emissions and to file reports containing information relating to the
nature and amount of emissions. There are also SIP approved state
regulations pertaining to sampling and testing and requirements for
reporting of emissions inventories (81 FR 4891 (January 28, 2016)). In
addition, SIP approved rules establish general requirements for
maintaining records and reporting emissions.\13\
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    \13\ LAC 33:III Chapter 9 outlines the general requirements for
maintaining records and reporting. There are also additional
requirements provided in the rules for each emission source, for
example Chapter 13 outlines the emission standard for Particulate
Matter where there are additional recording keeping requirements for
abrasive blasting. All chapters are noted in the TSD.
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    The LDEQ uses this information, in addition to information obtained
from other sources, to track progress towards maintaining the NAAQS,
develop

control and maintenance strategies, identify sources and general
emission levels, and determine compliance with SIP approved regulations
and additional EPA requirements. The SIP requires this information be
made available to the public. Provisions concerning the handling of
confidential data and proprietary business information are included in
the SIP approved regulations. These rules specifically exclude from
confidential treatment any records concerning the nature and amount of
emissions reported by sources.
    Based upon review of the SIP submissions for the 2015 ozone NAAQS
and relevant statutory and regulatory authorities and provisions
referenced in the submissions or referenced in the Louisiana SIP, the
EPA is proposing to find that the requirements of CAA section
110(a)(2)(F) are met.
    (G) Emergency authority: CAA section[thinsp]110(a)(2)(G) requires a
demonstration that the state has the authority to restrain any source
from causing imminent and substantial endangerment to public health or
welfare or the environment. The SIP must include an adequate
contingency plan to implement such authorities as necessary.
    La R.S. 30:2011.D.15 provides LDEQ with the required authority to
address environmental emergencies, and LDEQ has contingency plans to
implement the emergency episode provisions in the SIP. The LDEQ
promulgated the ``Prevention of Air Pollution Emergency Episodes,''
which includes contingency measures, and these provisions were approved
into the SIP in 1989 (54 FR 9783, March 8, 1989). The episode criteria
and contingency measures are found in LAC 33.III Chapter 56.
    Louisiana has general emergency powers to address any possible
dangerous air pollution episode, if necessary, to protect the
environment and public health.
    Based upon review of the infrastructure SIP submissions, the EPA is
proposing to find that the requirements of CAA section 110(a)(2)(G) are
met.
    (H) Future SIP revisions: CAA section[thinsp]110(a)(2)(H) requires
that states must have the authority to revise their SIPs in response to
changes in the NAAQS, availability of improved methods for attaining
the NAAQS, or in response to an EPA finding that the SIP is
substantially inadequate to attain the NAAQS.
    La R.S. 30:2011 authorizes the LDEQ to revise the Louisiana SIP, as
necessary, to account for revisions of an existing NAAQS, establishment
of a new NAAQS, to attain and maintain a NAAQS, to abate air pollution,
to adopt more effective methods of attaining a NAAQS, and to respond to
EPA SIP calls concerning NAAQS adoption or implementation.
    Based upon review of the infrastructure SIP submissions, the EPA is
proposing to find that the requirements of CAA section 110(a)(2)(H) are
met.
    (I) Nonattainment areas: The CAA section 110(a)(2)(I) requires that
in the case of a plan or plan revision for areas designated as
nonattainment areas, states must meet applicable requirements of part D
of the CAA, relating to SIP requirements for designated nonattainment
areas.
    The EPA does not expect infrastructure SIP submissions to address
element I. The specific SIP submissions for designated nonattainment
areas, as required under CAA title I, part D, are subject to different
submission schedules than those for CAA section 110 infrastructure
elements. Instead, the EPA will take action on part D attainment plan
SIP submissions through a separate rulemaking process governed by the
requirements for nonattainment areas, as described in part D.\14\
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    \14\ This infrastructure SIP rulemaking will not address the
Louisiana program for provisions related to nonattainment areas,
since EPA considers evaluation of these provisions to be outside the
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    (J) Consultation with government officials, public notification,
PSD and visibility protection: The SIP must meet the following three
CAA requirements: (1) Section 121, relating to interagency consultation
regarding certain CAA requirements; (2) section 127, relating to public
notification of NAAQS exceedances and related issues; (3) prevention of
significant deterioration of air quality and (4) visibility protection.
    (1) Interagency consultation: As discussed in detail in the TSD,
both the La R.S and LAC require a public hearing before the adoption of
any regulations or emission control requirements, and all interested
persons are given a reasonable opportunity to review the action that is
being proposed and to submit data or arguments, either orally or in
writing, and to examine witnesses testifying at the hearing (La R.S.
30:2011, LAC 33:III Chapter 5). This means, among other things, that
the SIP revision public participation requirements are met.
    In addition, the La R.S provides the LDEQ the power and duty to
establish cooperative agreements with local authorities, and consult
with other states, the federal government and other interested persons
or groups in regard to matters of common interest in the field of air
quality control (La. R.S. 30:2032). Furthermore, as found in LAC 33:III
Chapter 5, the Louisiana PSD SIP rules mandate that the LDEQ provide
for public participation and notification regarding permitting
applications to any other state or local air pollution control
agencies, local government officials of the city or county where the
source will be located, tribal authorities, and Federal Land Manager
(FLMs) whose lands may be affected by emissions from the source or
modification (LAC 33:III.509). Additionally, these rules require the
LDEQ to consult with FLMs regarding permit applications for sources
with the potential to impact Class I Federal Areas. The SIP also
includes a commitment to consult continually with the FLMs on the
review and implementation of the visibility program. Louisiana works
with the FLMs providing notification or early consultation with a new
or modifying source prior to the submission of a permit application and
with PSD projects. Likewise, the State's Transportation Conformity SIP
rules (LAC 3:III Chapter 13) provide for interagency consultation,
resolution of conflicts, and public notification.
    (2) Public Notification: On January 10, 1980, the Governor
submitted a SIP revision to the ambient monitoring portion of the state
implementation plan. The revision was included into the SIP on August
6, 1981 (46 FR 40005). This portion of the SIP includes requirements
for public notification of information related to air quality standards
violations included in 40 CFR part 51 in order to meet the requirements
of Section 127 of the Act, requiring LDEQ to regularly notify the
public of instances or areas in which any NAAQS are exceeded, advise
the public of the health hazards associated with such exceedances, and
enhance public awareness of measures that can prevent such exceedances
and ways in which the public can participate in efforts to improve air
quality. In addition, as discussed for infrastructure element B above,
the LDEQ air monitoring website provides air quality data for each of
the monitoring stations in Louisiana; this data is provided
instantaneously for certain pollutants, such as ozone. The website also
provides information on the health effects of lead, ozone, particulate
matter, and other criteria pollutants.\15\
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    \15\ Louisiana's ambient air monitoring web page includes links
to the air monitoring sites, list of monitoring sites mobile air
monitoring lab information, guidance documents and other monitoring
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    (3) PSD: The PSD requirements for this element are the same as
those addressed under element (C) above. As was mentioned earlier, the
State has a PSD program, so this requirement has been met.
    (4) Visibility Protection: The Louisiana SIP requirements relating
to visibility and regional haze do not change when EPA establishes or
revises a NAAQS. Therefore, EPA believes that there are no new
visibility protection requirements for Louisiana due to the revision of
the 2015 ozone NAAQS, and consequently there are no newly applicable
visibility protection obligations pursuant to infrastructure element
(J).
    Based upon review of the SIP submissions for the 2015 ozone NAAQS
and relevant statutory and regulatory authorities and provisions
referenced in the submissions or referenced in the Louisiana SIP, the
EPA is proposing to find that the requirements of CAA section
110(a)(2)(J) are met.
    (K) Air quality and modeling/data: Element K requires that the SIP
provide for performing air quality modeling to predict the effects on
ambient air quality from emissions of any NAAQS pollutant, and for
submission of such data to the EPA upon request.
    The LDEQ has the power and duty, under La R.S. 30:2011 et seq. to
employ or provide scientific, technical, administrative and operational
services necessary to carry out the duties of the Department of
Environmental Quality. The LDEQ may, by contract, secure services as it
may deem necessary to carry out the duties of the Department of
Environmental Quality. Past modeling and emissions reductions measures
have been submitted by the State and approved into the SIP.
Additionally, Louisiana has the ability to perform modeling for primary
and secondary NAAQS as necessary consistent with their SIP approved PSD
rules and with EPA issued guidance.
    The La R.S. authorizes and requires LDEQ to cooperate with the
federal government and local authorities concerning matters of common
interest in the field of air quality control, thereby allowing the
agency to make such submissions to the EPA. LAC 33:III.509.L(1) states
that ``all estimates of ambient concentrations required under this
Subsection shall be based on applicable air quality models, databases,
and other requirements specified in Appendix W of 40 CFR part 51''.
    Based upon review of the SIP submissions for the 2015 ozone NAAQS
and relevant statutory and regulatory authorities and provisions
referenced in the submissions or referenced in the Louisiana SIP, the
EPA is proposing to find that the requirements of CAA section
110(a)(2)(K) are met.
    (L) Permitting fees: The SIP must require each major stationary
source to pay permitting fees to the permitting authority, as a
condition of any permit required under CAA section 504, to cover the
cost of reviewing and acting upon any application for such a permit,
and, if the permit is issued, the costs of implementing and enforcing
the terms of the permit. The fee requirement applies until a fee
program established by the state pursuant to Title V of the CAA,
relating to operating permits, is approved by the EPA.
    The State has met this requirement as it has a fully developed fee
system in place which is outlined in LAC 33:III Chapter 2 and is
approved as part of the SIP. See element (E) above for the description
of the mandatory collection of permitting fees outlined in the SIP.
    Based upon review of the SIP submissions for the 2015 ozone NAAQS
and relevant statutory and regulatory authorities and provisions
referenced in the submissions or referenced in the Louisiana SIP, the
EPA is proposing to find that the requirements of CAA section
110(a)(2)(L) are met.
    (M) Consultation/participation by affected local entities: CAA
section[thinsp]110(a)(2)(M) requires that the SIP must provide for
consultation and participation by local political subdivisions affected
by the SIP.
    See the discussion for element (J) above for a description of the
SIP's public participation process, the authority to advise and
consult, and the PSD SIP's public participation requirements.
Additionally, the LDEQ noted that La R.S. 30:2011(D)(21) also requires
initiation of cooperative action between local authorities and the
LDEQ, between one local authority and another, or among any combination
of local authorities and the LDEQ for control of air pollution in areas
having related air pollution problems that overlap the boundaries of
political subdivisions, and has authority to enter into agreements and
compacts with adjoining states and Indian tribes, where appropriate.
The transportation conformity component of the Louisiana SIP requires
that interagency consultation and opportunity for public involvement be
provided before making transportation conformity determinations and
before adopting applicable SIP revisions on transportation-related
issues. (LAC 33:III.1434).
    Based upon review of the SIP submissions for the 2015 ozone NAAQS
and relevant statutory and regulatory authorities and provisions
referenced in the submissions or referenced in the Louisiana SIP, the
EPA is proposing to find that the requirements of CAA section
110(a)(2)(M) are met.

III. Proposed Action

    The EPA is proposing to approve the February 7, 2019 submittal, and
portions of the November 8, 2019 submittal for Louisiana pursuant to
the requirements of CAA sections 110(a)(1) and (2) as applicable to the
2015 ozone NAAQS. Table 1 below outlines the specific actions the EPA
is proposing to approve. As mentioned earlier in this action, the EPA
is not taking action on portions of CAA section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) for
Louisiana for the 2015 ozone NAAQS.

 Table 1--Proposed Action on Louisiana Infrastructure SIP Submittals for
         the 2015 Ozone NAAQS Under CAA Section 110(a)(2)(A)-(M)
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                          Element                              2015 O3
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(A): Emission limits and other control measures...........            A
(B): Ambient air quality monitoring and data system.......            A
(C)(i): Enforcement of SIP measures.......................            A
(C)(ii): PSD program for major sources and major                      A
 modifications............................................
(C)(iii): Permitting program for minor sources and minor              A
 modifications............................................
(D)(i)(I): Prohibit emissions to other states which will             NA
 (1) significantly contribute to nonattainment of the
 NAAQS, (2) interfere with maintenance of the NAAQS.......

(D)(i)(II): Prohibit emissions to other states which will             A
 (3) interfere with PSD requirements......................
(D)(i)(II): Prohibit emissions to other states which will            NA
 (4) interfere with visibility protection.................
(D)(ii): Interstate Pollution Abatement and International             A
 Air Pollution............................................
(E)(i): Adequate resources................................            A
(E)(ii): State boards.....................................            A
(E)(iii): Necessary assurances with respect to local                  A
 agencies.................................................
(F): Stationary source monitoring system..................            A
(G): Emergency power......................................            A
(H): Future SIP revisions.................................            A
(I): Nonattainment area plan or plan revisions under part             +
 D........................................................
(J)(i): Consultation with government officials............            A
(J)(ii): Public notification..............................            A
(J)(iii): PSD.............................................            A
(J)(iv): Visibility protection............................            +
(K): Air quality modeling and data........................            A
(L): Permitting fees......................................            A
(M): Consultation and participation by affected local                 A
 entities.................................................
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Key to Table:
A--Approve;
+--Not germane to infrastructure SIPs
NA--No action. EPA will take future action in a separate rulemaking
  action.

    Based upon our review of these infrastructure SIP submissions and
relevant statutory and regulatory authorities and provisions referenced
in the State's submissions or referenced in the Louisiana SIP, the EPA
finds that Louisiana has the infrastructure in place to address
required elements of CAA sections 110(a)(2)(A)-(C), (D)(i)(II) sub-
element 3, (D)(ii)-(H), and (J)-(M) to ensure that the 2015 ozone NAAQS
is implemented throughout the State of Louisiana.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve SIP
submissions that comply with 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 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 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);
     Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82 FR 9339, February 2,
2017) regulatory action because SIP approvals are exempted under
Executive Order 12866;
     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 CAA; and
     Does not provide 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).
    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 proposed 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, Ozone,
Incorporation by reference, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

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

    Dated: February 24, 2020.
Kenley McQueen,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2020-04065 Filed 2-27-20; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71903-71904]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[SEC File No. 270-XXX, OMB Control No. 3235-0779]

Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 2a-5

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549-2736

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the collections
of information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit the
existing collection of information to the Office of Management and
Budget for extension and approval.
    Section 2(a)(41) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(``Investment Company Act'') \1\ requires funds to value their
portfolio investments using the market value of their portfolio
securities when market quotations for those securities are ``readily
available,'' and, when a market quotation for a portfolio security is
not readily available, by using the fair value of that security, as
determined in good faith by the fund's board.\2\ The aggregate value of
a fund's investments is the primary determinant of the fund's net asset
value (``NAV''), which for many funds determines the price at which
their shares are offered and redeemed (or repurchased).\3\
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(41). See also 17 CFR 270.2a-4.
    \3\ See 15 U.S.C. 80a-22(c) and 23(c). See also 17 CFR 270.22c-
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    Rule 2a-5 provides requirements for determining in good faith the
fair value of the investments of a registered investment company or
companies that have elected to be treated as business development
companies under the Investment Company Act (``BDCs'' and, collectively,
``funds'') for purposes of section 2(a)(41) of the Investment Company
Act and rule 2a-4

thereunder.\4\ Under the rule, fair value as determined in good faith
requires assessing and managing material risks associated with fair
value determinations; selecting, applying, and testing fair value
methodologies; and overseeing and evaluating any pricing services used.
The rule also permits a fund's board to designate a ``valuation
designee'' to perform fair value determinations. The valuation designee
can be the adviser of the fund or an officer of an internally managed
fund.\5\ When a board designates the performance of determinations of
fair value to a valuation designee for some or all of the fund's
investments under the rule, the rule requires the board to oversee the
valuation designee's performance of fair value determinations.
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    \4\ See Good Faith Determinations of Fair Value, Investment
Company Act Release No. 34128 (Dec. 7, 2020) (``Adopting Release'').
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    To facilitate the board's oversight, the rule also includes certain
reporting and other requirements in the case of designation to a
valuation designee.\6\ As relevant here, the rule requires, if the
board designates performance of fair value determinations to a
valuation designee, that the valuation designee report to the board in
both periodic and as needed reports on a per-fund basis.
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    Specifically, on a periodic basis, the valuation designee must
provide to the board:
     Quarterly Reports. At least quarterly, in writing, (1) any
reports or materials requested by the board related to the fair value
of designated investments or the valuation designee's process for fair
valuing fund investments and (2) a summary or description of material
fair value matters that occurred in the prior quarter. This summary or
description must include (1) any material changes in the assessment and
management of valuation risks, including any material changes in
conflicts of interest of the valuation designee (and any other service
provider), (2) any material changes to, or material deviations from,
the fair value methodologies, and (3) any material changes to the
valuation designee's process for selecting and overseeing pricing
services, as well as any material events related to the valuation
designee's oversight of pricing services.
     Annual Reports. At least annually, in writing, an
assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of the valuation
designee's process for determining the fair value of the designated
portfolio of investments. At a minimum, this annual report must include
a summary of the results of the testing of fair value methodologies
required under the rule and an assessment of the adequacy of resources
allocated to the process for determining the fair value of designated
investments, including any material changes to the roles or functions
of the persons responsible for determining fair value.
    Further, the rule requires the valuation designee to provide a
written notification to the board of the occurrence of matters that
materially affect the fair value of the designated portfolio of
investments (defined as ``material matters'') within a time period
determined by the board, but in no event later than five business days
after the valuation designee becomes aware of the material matter.
Material matters in this instance include, as examples, a significant
deficiency or material weakness in the design or effectiveness of the
valuation designee's fair value determination process or of material
errors in the calculation of net asset value. The valuation designee
must also provide such timely follow-on reports as the board may
reasonably determine are appropriate.\7\
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    \7\ Rule 2a-5(b).
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    The Commission staff estimates that 9,800 funds are subject to rule
2a-5. The internal annual burden estimate is 34 hours for a fund. Based
on these estimates, the total annual burden hours associated with the
rule is estimated to be 333,200 hours. The estimated burden hours
associated with rule 2a-5 have increased by 15,810 hours from the
current allocation of 317,390 hours. The external cost associated with
this collection of information is approximately $3,674 per fund, and
the total annual external cost burden is $36,005,200. The estimated
external cost has increased by $6,319,900 from the current estimate of
$29,685,300. These increases are due to an increase in the estimated
number of affected entities, as well as in the estimated hourly burden
and the external cost associated with the information collection
requirements.
    The estimate of average burden hours is made solely for purposes of
the Paperwork Reduction Act and is not derived from a comprehensive or
even a representative survey or study of the cost of Commission rules.
The collection of information required by rule 2a-5 is necessary to
obtain the benefits of the rule. Other information provided to the
Commission in connection with staff examinations or investigations is
kept confidential subject to the provisions of applicable law. If
information collected pursuant to rule 2a-5 is reviewed by the
Commission's examination staff, it is accorded the same level of
confidentiality accorded to other responses provided to the Commission
in the context of its examination and oversight program.
    Written comments are invited on: (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Commission, including whether the information
shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's
estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected;
and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology. Consideration will
be given to comments and suggestions submitted by December 18, 2023.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information under the PRA unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    Please direct your written comments to: David Bottom, Director/
Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o John
Pezzullo, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549 or send an email to:
[email protected].

    Dated: October 13, 2023.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-22970 Filed 10-17-23; 8:45 am]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-89344; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2020-028]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC;
Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a
Proposed Rule Change To Amend IM-5101-1 (Use of Discretionary
Authority) To Deny Listing or Continued Listing or To Apply Additional
and More Stringent Criteria to an Applicant or Listed Company Based on
Considerations Related to the Company's Auditor or When a Company's
Business Is Principally Administered in a Jurisdiction That Is a
Restrictive Market

July 20, 2020.
    On May 19, 2020, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a
proposed rule change to amend IM-5101-1 (Use of Discretionary
Authority) to deny listing or continued listing or to apply additional
and more stringent criteria to an applicant or listed company based on
considerations related to the company's auditor or when a company's
business is principally administered in a jurisdiction that has secrecy
laws, blocking statutes, national security laws, or other laws or
regulations restricting access to information by regulators of U.S.-
listed companies in such jurisdiction. The proposed rule change was
published for comment in the Federal Register on June 8, 2020.\3\
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 88987 (June 2,
2020), 85 FR 34774. Comments on the proposed rule change can be
found at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nasdaq-2020-028/srnasdaq2020028.htm.
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \4\ provides that within 45 days of the
publication of notice of the filing of a proposed rule change, or
within such longer period up to 90 days as the Commission may designate
if it finds such longer period to be appropriate and publishes its
reasons for so finding, or as to which the self-regulatory organization
consents, the Commission shall either approve the proposed rule change,
disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule change should be disapproved. The
45th day after publication of the notice for this proposed rule change
is July 23, 2020. The Commission is extending this 45-day time period.
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    The Commission finds it appropriate to designate a longer period
within which to take action on the proposed rule change so that it has
sufficient time to consider the proposed rule change and the comments
received. Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of
the Act,\5\ designates September 6, 2020 as the date by which the
Commission shall either approve or disapprove, or institute proceedings
to determine whether to disapprove, the proposed rule change (File No.
SR-NASDAQ-2020-028).
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    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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    \6\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).
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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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Compliance With Section 301 of the
Medical Device User Fee and
Modernization Act of 2002, as
Amended: Prominent and Conspicuous
Mark of Manufacturers on Single-Use
Devices (formerly ‘‘Reprocessed Single-
Use Device Labeling’’) (Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act, Section 502(u))
(OMB Control Number 0910–0577)—
Extension
Section 502 of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (the act) (21 U.S.C.
352), among other things, establishes
requirements that the label or labeling of
a medical device must meet so that it is
not misbranded and subject to
regulatory action. Section 301 of the
Medical Device User Fee and
Modernization Act of 2002 (Public Law
107–250) amended section 502 of the
act to add section 502(u) to require
devices (both new and reprocessed) to
bear prominently and conspicuously the
name of the manufacturer, a generally
recognized abbreviation of such name,
or a unique and generally recognized
symbol identifying the manufacturer.
Thus, the name for this information
collection activity has been changed to
more accurately describe the
information collection content.
Section 2(c) of The Medical Device
User Fee Stabilization Act of 2005
(Public Law 109–43) amends section
502(u) of the act by limiting the
provision to reprocessed single-use
devices (SUDs) and the manufacturers
who reprocess them. Under the
amended provision, if the original SUD
or an attachment to it prominently and
conspicuously bears the name of the
manufacturer, then the reprocessor of
the SUD is required to identify itself by
name, abbreviation, or symbol, in a
prominent and conspicuous manner on
the device or attachment to the device.
If the original SUD does not
prominently and conspicuously bear the
name of the manufacturer, the
manufacturer who reprocesses the SUD
for reuse may identify itself using a
detachable label that is intended to be
affixed to the patient record.
The requirements of section 502(u) of
the act impose a minimal burden on
industry. This section of the act only
requires the manufacturer, packer, or
distributor of a device to include their
name and address on the labeling of a
device. This information is readily
available to the establishment and easily
supplied. From its registration and
premarket submission database, FDA
estimates that there are 10
establishments that distribute
approximately 1,000 reprocessed SUDs.
Each response is anticipated to take 0.1
hours resulting in a total burden to
industry of 100 hours.
FDA estimates the burden of this
collection of information as follows:
TABLE 1.—ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN
1
Section of the Act
No. of
Respondents
No. of Responses
per Respondent
Total Annual
Responses
Hours Per
Response
Total Hours
502(u) 10 100 1,000 .1 100
1
There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
Please note that on January 15, 2008,
the FDA Division of Dockets
Management Web site transitioned to
the Federal Dockets Management
System (FDMS). FDMS is a
Government-wide, electronic docket
management system. Electronic
comments or submissions will be
accepted by FDA only through FDMS at
http://www.regulations.gov.
Dated: November 5, 2008.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Associate Commissioner for Policy and
Planning.
[FR Doc. E8–27178 Filed 11–14–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2008–E–0111]
Determination of Regulatory Review
Period for Purposes of Patent
Extension; SOMATULINE DEPOT
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) has determined
the regulatory review period for
SOMATULINE DEPOT and is
publishing this notice of that
determination as required by law. FDA
has made the determination because of
the submission of an application to the
Director of Patents and Trademarks,
Department of Commerce, for the
extension of a patent which claims that
human drug product.
ADDRESSES:
Submit written comments
and petitions to the Division of Dockets
Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm.
1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Submit
electronic comments to http://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Beverly Friedman, Office of Regulatory
Policy, Food and Drug Administration,
10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51,
rm. 6222, Silver Spring, MD 20993–
0002, 301–796–3602.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Drug
Price Competition and Patent Term
Restoration Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–
417) and the Generic Animal Drug and
Patent Term Restoration Act (Public
Law 100–670) generally provide that a
patent may be extended for a period of
up to 5 years so long as the patented
item (human drug product, animal drug
product, medical device, food additive,
or color additive) was subject to
regulatory review by FDA before the
item was marketed. Under these acts, a
product’s regulatory review period
forms the basis for determining the
amount of extension an applicant may
receive.
A regulatory review period consists of
two periods of time: A testing phase and
an approval phase. For human drug
products, the testing phase begins when
the exemption to permit the clinical
investigations of the drug becomes
effective and runs until the approval
phase begins. The approval phase starts
with the initial submission of an
application to market the human drug
product and continues until FDA grants
permission to market the drug product.
Although only a portion of a regulatory
review period may count toward the
actual amount of extension that the
Director of Patents and Trademarks may
award (for example, half the testing
phase must be subtracted as well as any
time that may have occurred before the
patent was issued), FDA’s determination
of the length of a regulatory review
period for a human drug product will
include all of the testing phase and
approval phase as specified in 35 U.S.C.
156(g)(1)(B).
FDA recently approved for marketing
the human drug product SOMATULINE
DEPOT (lanreotide). SOMATULINE
DEPOT is indicated for the long-term
treatment of acromegalic patients who
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have had an inadequate response to or
cannot be treated with surgery and/or
radiotherapy. Subsequent to this
approval, the Patent and Trademark
Office received a patent term restoration
application for SOMATULINE DEPOT
(U.S. Patent No. 5,595,760) from Society
De Conseils De Recherches Et
D’Applications Scientifiques, and the
Patent and Trademark Office requested
FDA’s assistance in determining this
patent’s eligibility for patent term
restoration. In a letter dated April 22,
2008, FDA advised the Patent and
Trademark Office that this human drug
product had undergone a regulatory
review period and that the approval of
SOMATULINE DEPOT represented the
first permitted commercial marketing or
use of the product. Shortly thereafter,
the Patent and Trademark Office
requested that FDA determine the
product’s regulatory review period.
FDA has determined that the
applicable regulatory review period for
SOMATULINE DEPOT is 3,629 days. Of
this time, 3,324 days occurred during
the testing phase of the regulatory
review period, while 305 days occurred
during the approval phase. These
periods of time were derived from the
following dates:
1.
The date an exemption under
section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (the act) (21 U.S.C.
355) became effective: September 24,
1997. FDA has verified the applicant’s
claim that the date the investigational
new drug application became effective
was on September 24, 1997.
2.
The date the application was
initially submitted with respect to the
human drug product under section
505(b) of the act: October 30, 2006. FDA
has verified the applicant’s claim that
the new drug application (NDA) for
SOMATULINE DEPOT (NDA 22–074)
was initially submitted on October 30,
2006.
3.
The date the application was
approved: August 30, 2007. FDA has
verified the applicant’s claim that NDA
22–074 was approved on August 30,
2007.
This determination of the regulatory
review period establishes the maximum
potential length of a patent extension.
However, the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office applies several
statutory limitations in its calculations
of the actual period for patent extension.
In its application for patent extension,
this applicant seeks 5 years of patent
term extension.
Anyone with knowledge that any of
the dates as published are incorrect may
submit to the Division of Dockets
Management (see
ADDRESSES
) written or
electronic comments and ask for a
redetermination by January 16, 2009.
Furthermore, any interested person may
petition FDA for a determination
regarding whether the applicant for
extension acted with due diligence
during the regulatory review period by
May 18, 2009. To meet its burden, the
petition must contain sufficient facts to
merit an FDA investigation. (See H.
Rept. 857, part 1, 98th Cong., 2d sess.,
pp. 41–42, 1984.) Petitions should be in
the format specified in 21 CFR 10.30.
Comments and petitions should be
submitted to the Division of Dockets
Management. Three copies of any
mailed information are to be submitted,
except that individuals may submit one
copy. Comments are to be identified
with the docket number found in
brackets in the heading of this
document. Comments and petitions may
be seen in the Division of Dockets
Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday.
Please note that on January 15, 2008,
the FDA Division of Dockets
Management Web site transitioned to
the Federal Dockets Management
System (FDMS). FDMS is a
Government-wide, electronic docket
management system. Electronic
comments or submissions will be
accepted by FDA only through FDMS at
http://www.regulations.gov.
Dated: October 20, 2008.
Jane A. Axelrad,
Associate Director for Policy, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research.
[FR Doc. E8–27179 Filed 11–14–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[FEMA–1795–DR]
Indiana; Amendment No. 7 to Notice of
a Major Disaster Declaration
AGENCY:
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
This notice amends the notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
State of Indiana (FEMA–1795–DR),
dated September 23, 2008, and related
determinations.
DATES:
Effective Date: November 7,
2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance
Directorate, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–3886.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
State of Indiana is hereby amended to
include the following areas among those
areas determined to have been adversely
affected by the event declared a major
disaster by the President in his
declaration of September 23, 2008.
LaPorte County for Public Assistance
(already designated for Individual
Assistance).
Daviess County for Public Assistance.
(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);
97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to
Individuals and Households In Presidentially
Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—
Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals
and Households; 97.050 Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals
and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants—Public Assistance
(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
Hazard Mitigation Grant.)
R. David Paulison,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. E8–27164 Filed 11–14–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[FEMA–1804–DR]
Arkansas; Major Disaster and Related
Determinations
AGENCY:
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
This is a notice of the
Presidential declaration of a major
disaster for the State of Arkansas
(FEMA–1804–DR), dated October 22,
2008, and related determinations.
DATES:
Effective Date: October 22, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance
Directorate, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–3886.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice is
hereby given that, in a letter dated
October 22, 2008, the President declared
a major disaster under the authority of
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act, 42
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