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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2008-0808; Directorate Identifier 2008-NE-18-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company (GE) CT58
Series Turboshaft Engines

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD)
for certain GE CT58 series turboshaft engines. This proposed AD would
require recalculating the lives of certain part numbered compressor
spools using a new repetitive heavy lift (RHL) multiplying factor. This
proposed AD results from reports of cracks originating from the inner
faces of the locking screw holes in the compressor spool. We are
proposing this AD to prevent cracks due to RHL missions. Cracks could
result in an uncontained rotor burst and damage to, or loss of, the
helicopter and serious injuries to any person onboard.

DATES: We must receive any comments on this proposed AD by September
22, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Use one of the following addresses to comment on this
proposed AD.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address above between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    You can get the service information identified in this proposed AD
from GE Aircraft Engines Customer Support Center, M/D 285, 1 Neumann
Way, Evendale, OH 45215; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>;
e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher J. Richards, Aerospace
Engineer, Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine & Propeller
Directorate, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; e-
mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax
(781) 238-7199.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    We invite you to send us any written relevant data, views, or
arguments regarding this proposal. Send your comments to an address
listed under ADDRESSES. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2008-0808; Directorate
Identifier 2008-NE-18-AD'' in the subject line of your comments. We
specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory, economic,
environmental, and energy aspects of the proposed AD. We will consider
all comments received by the closing date and may amend the proposed AD
in light of those comments.
    We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We
will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact
with FAA personnel concerning this proposed AD. Using the search
function of the Web site, anyone can find and read the comments in any
of our dockets, including, if provided, the name of the individual who
sent the comment (or signed the comment on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may review the DOT's complete Privacy
Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65
FR 19477-78).

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://
www.regulations.gov; or in person at the Docket Operations office
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The AD docket contains this proposed AD, the regulatory
evaluation, any comments received, and other information. The street
address for the Docket Operations office (telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>) is
the same as the Mail address provided in the ADDRESSES section.
Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly after receipt.

Discussion

    We have received reports of nine compressor spools, with cracks
originating from the inner faces of the locking screw holes in
compressor spools used in RHL missions. We have not received any
reports of in-flight events occurring because of the cracking. GE, the
engine manufacturer, has developed a new RHL multiplying factor for use
when calculating compressor spool lives on engines used for RHL
missions. The new, larger multipliers will prevent the cracks from
propagating to failure by causing the spools to meet their service life
limits sooner, resulting in earlier removal from the engine. This
condition, if not corrected, could result in an uncontained rotor burst
and damage to, or loss of, the helicopter and serious injuries to any
person onboard.

Relevant Service Information

    We have reviewed and approved the technical contents of GE Alert
Service Bulletin (ASB) CT58 S/B 72-A0162, Revision 12, dated April 17,
2008, that describes procedures for calculating the compressor spool
cycles using RHL mission multipliers.

FAA's Determination and Requirements of the Proposed AD

    We have evaluated all pertinent information and identified an
unsafe condition that is likely to exist or develop on other products
of this same type design. We are proposing this AD which would require
recalculating the cycles on certain compressor spools using new RHL
mission multipliers within 30 days after the effective date of the
proposed AD.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this proposed AD would affect 89 engines installed
on helicopters of U.S. registry. We also estimate that it would take
about 0.5 work-hour per engine to perform the proposed actions, and
that the average labor rate is $80 per work-hour. Prorated life lost
for the compressor spools

would cost about $16,972 per engine. Based on these figures, we
estimate the total cost of the proposed AD to U.S. operators to be
$1,514,068.

Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, Section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's authority.
    We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701, ``General
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator
finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within
the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this
rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

    We have determined that this proposed AD would not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD would not
have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship
between the national Government and the States, or on the distribution
of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify that the proposed AD:
    1. Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order
12866;
    2. Is not a ``significant rule'' under the DOT Regulatory Policies
and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and
    3. Would not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    We prepared a regulatory evaluation of the estimated costs to
comply with this proposed AD. You may get a copy of this summary at the
address listed under ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Safety.

The Proposed Amendment

    Under the authority delegated to me by the Administrator, the
Federal Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 39 as
follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

    1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

    2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new
airworthiness directive:

General Electric Company (GE): Docket No. FAA-2008-0808; Directorate
Identifier 2008-NE-18-AD.

Comments Due Date

    (a) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) must receive
comments on this airworthiness directive (AD) action by September
22, 2008.

Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to GE CT58 series turboshaft engines with a
compressor spool, part number (P/N) 5920T82G07, 6010T57G07, or
6010T57G08, installed. These engines are installed on, but not
limited to, Sikorsky S-61A, S-61L, S-61N, S-61R, S-62, and Columbia
107-II helicopters.

Unsafe Condition

    (d) This AD results from reports of cracks originating from the
inner faces of the locking screw holes in the compressor spool. We
are issuing this AD to prevent cracks due to repetitive heavy lift
(RHL) missions. Cracks could result in an uncontained rotor burst
and damage to, or loss of, the helicopter and serious injuries to
any person onboard.

Compliance

    (e) You are responsible for having the actions required by this
AD performed within the compliance times specified unless the
actions have already been done.

Recalculating Compressor Spool Cycles

    (f) Within 30 days after the effective date of this AD,
recalculate the life of compressor spools, P/N 5920T82G07,
6010T57G07, or 6010T57G08, using an RHL mission multiplying factor
of both 3.7 cycles per hour and 6.0 cycles per hour. GE Alert
Service Bulletin CT58 S/B 72-A0162, Revision 12, dated April 17,
2008, contains information on calculating life cycles for the
compressor spools.

Removing Compressor Spools Based on the New Recalculated Cycles

    (g) Before January 1, 2010, remove the compressor spools, P/N
5920T82G07, 6010T57G07, or 6010T57G08, at the earlier of when:
    (1) The compressor spool reaches its part life limit as
calculated using an RHL multiplying factor of 3.7, or
    (2) You can see the spool at shop visit after it has reached its
part life limit using an RHL multiplying factor of 6.0.
    (h) On January 1, 2010 and thereafter, remove the engine before
the compressor spool exceeds its part life limit as calculated using
an RHL multiplying factor of 6.0.
    (i) As of January 1, 2010, don't use an RHL multiplying factor
of 3.7 to calculate the life of the compressor spool.

Installation Prohibition

    (j) After the effective date of this AD, don't install any
engine that has a compressor spool installed that meets or exceeds
the life limits as calculated in paragraph (g)(1) through (g)(2) or
(h) of this AD.

Alternative Methods of Compliance

    (k) The Manager, Engine Certification Office, has the authority
to approve alternative methods of compliance for this AD if
requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19.

Related Information

    (l) GE Alert Service Bulletin CT58 S/B 72-A0162, Revision 12,
dated April 17, 2008, pertains to the subject of this AD.
    (m) Contact Christopher J. Richards, Aerospace Engineer, Engine
Certification Office, FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 12 New
England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; e-mail:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax (781)
238-7199, for more information about this AD.

    Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on July 17, 2008.
Marc Bouthillier,
Acting Manager, Engine and Propeller Directorate, Aircraft
Certification Service.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA HQ-OA-2008-0701; FRL-9977-91-OA]

Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Focus
Groups as Used by EPA for Economics Projects (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR), ``Focus Groups as used by EPA for
Economics Projects (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 2205.17, OMB Control No.
2090-0028) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing
so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed
renewal of the ICR, which is currently approved through September 30,
2018. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 20, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OA-
2008-0701, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by
email to [email protected], or by mail to: EPA Docket Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathalie Simon, Office of Policy, (MC
1809T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number: 202-
566-2338 email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting
comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of
the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. EPA
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate.
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking
renewal of a generic information collection request (ICR) for the
conduct of focus groups and protocol interviews (hereafter jointly
referred to as focus groups) related to economics projects. Over the
next three years, the Agency anticipates working on a number of survey
development efforts associated with a variety of economics projects
including those related to valuation of ecosystems, health risk
reductions, and improvements to coastal waters, to name a few. Focus
groups are an important part of any survey development process,
allowing

researchers to directly gauge what specific issues are important to the
public and providing a means for explicitly testing draft survey
materials. Through these focus groups, the Agency will be able to gain
a more in-depth understanding of the public's attitudes, beliefs,
motivations and feelings regarding specific issues and will provide
valuable information regarding the quality of draft survey instruments.
    The information collected in the focus groups will be used to
develop and improve economics-related surveys. To the extent that these
surveys are ultimately successfully administered, they will serve to
expand the Agencies understanding of benefits and costs of a variety of
actions and could provide the means to quantitatively assess the
effects of others. Participation in the focus groups will be voluntary
and the identity of the participants will be kept confidential.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Individuals.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 1,584 (total).
    Frequency of response: Once.
    Total estimated burden: 2,745 hours (total). Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $0, includes $0 annualized capital or
operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in estimates: There is no change in the total estimated
respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB.

    Dated: May 1, 2018.
Al McGartland,
Director, National Center for Environmental Economics, Office of
Policy.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[9931-85-Region 10]

Final Reissuance of a General NPDES Permit (GP) for Oil and Gas
Exploration Facilities in the Federal Waters of Cook Inlet, Alaska

AGENCY: Region 10, Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Final notice of reissuance of a general permit.

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SUMMARY: EPA is reissuing a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) GP (AKG-28-5100) to cover Oil and Gas Exploration
Facilities in the Federal Waters of Cook Inlet. EPA proposed the GP on
March 22, 2013 for a 60 day comment period. Public Hearings were held
the week of April 29, 2013, in Kenai (April 29), Homer (April 30), and
Anchorage (May 2).

DATES: The effective date of this GP will be September 1, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the GP and Response to Comments are available
through written requests submitted to EPA, Region 10, 1200 Sixth
Avenue, Suite 900, OWW-191, Seattle, WA 98101. Electronic requests may
be sent to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For
requests by phone, call Audrey Washington at<PHONE_NUMBER> or Cindi
Godsey at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The GP, Fact Sheet, Response to
Comments and Ocean Discharge Criteria Evaluation may be found on the
Region 10 Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/r10/water.nsf/NPDES+Permits/General+NPDES+Permits/#oilgas.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA prepared a Biological Evaluation for
consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National
Marine Fisheries Service. EPA received concurrence from both Services
on a Not Likely to Adversely Affect determination.
    Executive Order 12866: The Office of Management and Budget has
exempted this action from the review requirements of Executive Order
12866 pursuant to Section 6 of that order.
    Regulatory Flexibility Act: Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., a Federal agency must prepare an initial
regulatory flexibility analysis ``for any proposed rule'' for which the
agency ``is required by section 553 of the Administrative Procedure Act
(APA), or any other law, to publish general notice of proposed
rulemaking.'' The RFA exempts from this requirement any rule that the
issuing agency certifies ``will not, if promulgated, have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.'' EPA has
concluded that NPDES general permits are permits, not rulemakings,
under the APA and thus not subject to APA rulemaking requirements or
the RFA. Notwithstanding that general permits are not subject to the
RFA, EPA has determined that this GP, as issued, will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.

    Dated: July 29, 2015.
Daniel D. Opalski,
Director, Office of Water & Watersheds, Region 10.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2017-0002-N-15]

Survey of Plant and Insular Tourist Railroads Subject to FRA
Bridge Safety Standards

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice and request for information.

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SUMMARY: FRA is issuing this notice to supplement a prior notice and
request for comments by which FRA requested railroads serving a plant,
and moving railroad equipment over bridges within the plant, or the
plant itself, to advise FRA by email or telephone if there are railroad
bridges within the plant potentially subject to FRA Bridge Safety
Standards. FRA also requested insular tourist railroads with tracks
supported by one or more bridges to advise FRA of the existence of
their bridges by email or telephone. This notice provides the email
address railroads should use and extends the date to submit comments in
response to the prior notice.

DATES: Comments must be received no later than July 21, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Killingbeck, Chief Engineer--
Structures, Bridge & Structures Division, Office of Technical
Oversight, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 3rd Floor--West,
Washington, DC, 20590,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Email notifications responding to FRA's
notice and request for information published April 11, 2017 (see 82 FR
17498) should be sent to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>and include the
name of the plant or insular tourist railroad, that entity's address
(including city and State), and a contact name, telephone number, and
email address. Notification may also be made by telephone to David
Killingbeck at<PHONE_NUMBER>. The date for comments in response to the
notice and request for information published in the Federal Register on
April 11, 2017, has been extended to the date listed in the DATES
section above.

John Seguin,
Acting Chief Counsel.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2017-0411; FRL-9968-38-Region 9]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Enhanced
Monitoring; California

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final
action to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted
by the State of California on November 10, 1993. This SIP revision
concerns the establishment of a Photochemical Assessment Monitoring
System (PAMS) network in six ozone nonattainment areas within
California. The EPA is taking this action under the Clean Air Act based
on the conclusion that all applicable statutory and regulatory
requirements related to PAMS SIP revisions have been met.

DATES: This rule is effective October 30, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket No. EPA-R09-OAR-2017-0411. All documents in the docket are
listed on the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed on
the Web site, some information is not publicly available, e.g.,
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 through http://www.regulations.gov, or please
contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section for additional availability information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Lo, EPA Region IX, (415) 972-
3959<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us,''
and ``our'' refer to the EPA.

Table of Contents

I. Proposed Action
II. Public Comments
III. Final Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Proposed Action

    On August 2, 2017 (82 FR 35922), we proposed to approve a SIP
revision submitted by the State of California on November 10, 1993.
Herein, we refer to our proposed action on August 2, 2017, as the
``proposed rule.''
    In our proposed rule, we provided a discussion of the regulatory
context leading to the SIP revision submitted by California on November
10, 1993. In short, the Clean Air Act (CAA or ``Act''), as amended in
1990, required the EPA to designate as nonattainment, and to classify
as Marginal, Moderate, Serious, Severe or Extreme, any ozone areas that
were still designated nonattainment under the 1977 Act Amendments, and
any other areas violating the 1-hour ozone standard, generally based on
air quality monitoring data from the 1987 through 1989 period.\1\
Within California, we classified six ozone nonattainment areas as
Serious, Severe, or Extreme: Los Angeles-South Coast Air Basin (``South
Coast''), Sacramento Metro, San Diego County, San Joaquin Valley,
Southeast Desert Modified Air Quality Management Area (``Southeast
Desert'') and Ventura County.\2\ Such areas were subject to many
requirements, including those related to enhanced monitoring in CAA
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    CAA section 182(c)(1) of the CAA required the EPA to promulgate
rules for enhanced monitoring of ozone, oxides of nitrogen, and
volatile organic compounds to obtain more comprehensive and
representative data on ozone air pollution in areas designated
nonattainment and classified as Serious, Severe or Extreme. The EPA's
final PAMS regulation was promulgated on February 12, 1993 (58 FR
8452). Section 182(c)(1) also required states to submit SIP revisions
providing for enhanced monitoring for such areas consistent with the
PAMS regulation.
    On November 10, 1993, the California Air Resources Board (CARB)
submitted to the EPA a SIP revision for PAMS networks in California
(``California PAMS SIP revision''). The California PAMS SIP revision
consists of PAMS commitments from five California air districts with
jurisdiction within the six relevant ozone nonattainment areas: The
South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) (for South Coast and
Southeast Desert areas); Sacramento Metro AQMD (for the Sacramento
Metro area); San Diego County Air Pollution Control District (APCD)
(for the San Diego County area); San Joaquin Valley Unified APCD (for
the San Joaquin Valley area), and Ventura County APCD (for the Ventura
County area), as well as CARB Executive Orders approving the
commitments, and public process documentation. The California PAMS SIP
revision is intended to meet the requirements of section 182(c)(1) of
the Act and to comply with the PAMS regulation, codified at 40 CFR part
58, as promulgated on February 12, 1993.
    In our proposed rule, we identified the criteria we used to review
the California PAMS SIP revision submittal and provided our evaluation
and rationale for proposed approval. We determined that California's
PAMS SIP revision meets all applicable requirements: (1) By first
committing to, and then by implementing, PAMS networks as required in
40 CFR part 58; and (2) by providing the public with an opportunity to
inspect the proposed

network description during the public review process for the proposed
SIP revision prior to forwarding the adopted version to CARB for
approval and submittal to the EPA as a revision to the California SIP.
As such, in our proposed rule, we proposed to approve the California
PAMS SIP revision submitted by CARB on November 10, 1993, as part of
the California SIP.
    Please see our proposed rule for additional background information
and a more detailed evaluation of the SIP revision and explanation of
our basis for approval.

II. Public Comments

    The EPA's proposed action on August 2, 2017, provided a 30-day
public comment period ending on September 1, 2017. We received no
comments on our proposed action.

III. Final Action

    Under CAA section 110(k)(3) and for the reasons set forth in our
proposed rule and summarized above, the EPA is taking final action to
approve the California PAMS SIP revision submitted on November 10,
1993, for the following six ozone nonattainment areas in California:
South Coast, Sacramento Metro, San Diego County, San Joaquin Valley,
Southeast Desert, and Ventura County. We are taking this final action
based on our conclusion that the California PAMS SIP revision meets all
applicable requirements for enhanced ambient pollutant concentration
monitoring under CAA section 182(c)(1) and our PAMS regulation.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and
applicable federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, the EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this action merely approves a state plan as meeting
federal requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond
those imposed by state law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to review
by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
     does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     does not have federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the Clean Air Act; and
     does not provide the EPA with the discretionary authority
to address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or
environmental effects, using practicable and legally permissible
methods, under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian
reservation land or in any other area where the EPA or an Indian tribe
has demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of
Indian country, the action does not have tribal implications and will
not impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt
tribal law as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November
9, 2000).
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. The EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by November 27, 2017. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule
does not affect the finality of this rule for the purposes of judicial
review nor does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial
review may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such
rule or action. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings
to enforce its requirements (see section 307(b)(2)).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.

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

    Dated: September 15, 2017.
Deborah Jordan,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.

    Chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations 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 F--California

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2. Section 52.220 is amended by adding paragraph (c)(495) to read as
follows:

Sec.  52.220  Identification of plan--in part.

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    (c) * * *
    (495) The following plan was submitted on November 10, 1993 by the
Governor's designee.
    (i) [Reserved]
    (ii) Additional material.
    (A) California Air Resources Board.
    (1) Letter and attachments from James D. Boyd, Executive Officer,
California Air Resources Board, to Felicia Marcus, Regional
Administrator, EPA Region IX, November 10, 1993.
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