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1251.22 Are there any penalties forproviding records or testimony in violationof this part?

(a) An employee who disclosesofficial records or information or givestestimony relating to officialinformation, except as expresslyauthorized by NARA or as ordered by aFederal court after NARA has had theopportunity to be heard, may face thepenalties provided in 18 U.S.C. 641 andother applicable laws. Additionally,former NARA employees are subject tothe restrictions and penalties of 18U.S.C. 207 and 216.(b) A current NARA employee whotestifies or produces official records andinformation in violation of this part issubject to disciplinary action.

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Dated: November 9, 2007.

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BILLING CODE 7515

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONAGENCY40 CFR Part 55

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Outer Continental Shelf AirRegulations Consistency Update forCalifornia

AGENCY

Environmental ProtectionAgency (

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EPA

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ACTION

Proposed rule

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Consistency Update. 

SUMMARY

EPA is proposing to update aportion of the Outer Continental Shelf (

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OCS

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) Air Regulations. Requirementsapplying to OCS sources located within25 miles of States

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seaward boundariesmust be updated periodically to remainconsistent with the requirements of thecorresponding onshore area (

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COA

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), asmandated by section 328(a)(1) of theClean Air Act, as amended in 1990 (

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theAct

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). The portions of the OCS airregulations that are being updatedpertain to the requirements for OCSsources by the Santa Barbara County AirPollution Control District (Santa BarbaraCounty APCD), South Coast Air QualityManagement District (South CoastAQMD), and Ventura County AirPollution Control District (VenturaCounty APCD). The intended effect of approving the OCS requirements for theSanta Barbara County APCD, SouthCoast AQMD, and Ventura CountyAPCD is to regulate emissions from OCSsources in accordance with therequirements onshore. The change tothe existing requirements discussed below is proposed to be incorporated byreference into the Code of FederalRegulations and is listed in theappendix to the OCS air regulations.

DATES

Any comments must arrive byDecember 17, 2007. 

ADDRESSES

Submit comments, identified by docket number OAR

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Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// www.regulations.gov.

Follow the on-lineinstructions.2.

E-mail:steckel.andrew@epa.gov.

Mail or deliver:

Andrew Steckel(Air-4), U.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street,San Francisco, CA 94105

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3901.

Instructions:

All comments will beincluded in the public docket withoutchange and may be made availableonline at

http://www.regulations.gov,

including any personal informationprovided, unless the comment includesConfidential Business Information (CBI)or other information whose disclosure isrestricted by statute. Information thatyou consider CBI or otherwise protectedshould be clearly identified as such andshould not be submitted through

http:// www.regulations.gov

or e-mail.

http:// www.regulations.gov

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anonymousaccess

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system, and EPA will not knowyour identity or contact informationunless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send e-maildirectly to EPA, your e-mail addresswill be automatically captured andincluded as part of the public comment.If EPA cannot read your comment dueto technical difficulties and cannotcontact you for clarification, EPA maynot be able to consider your comment.Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects orviruses.

Docket:

The index to the docket forthis action is available electronically at

http://www.regulations.gov

and in hardcopy at EPA Region IX, 75 HawthorneStreet, San Francisco, California. Whileall documents in the docket are listed inthe index, some information may bepublicly available only at the hard copylocation (e.g., copyrighted material), andsome may not be publicly available ineither location (e.g., CBI). To inspect thehard copy materials, please schedule anappointment during normal businesshours with the contact listed in the

FORFURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

Cynthia Allen, Air Division (Air-4), U.S.EPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, SanFrancisco, CA 94105, (415) 947

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allen.cynthia@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Table of Contents

I. Background InformationWhy is EPA taking this action?II. EPA

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s EvaluationA. What criteria were used to evaluaterules submitted to update 40 CFR part55?B. What requirements were submitted toupdate 40 CFR part 55?III. Administrative RequirementsA. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review B. Paperwork Reduction ActC. Regulatory Flexibility ActD. Unfunded Mandates Reform ActE. Executive Order 13132: FederalismF. Executive Order 13175: CoordinationWith Indian Tribal GovernmentG. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental HealthRisks and Safety RisksH. Executive Order 13211: Actions ThatSignificantly Affect Energy Supply,Distribution, or UseI. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act 

I. Background Information

Why is EPA taking this action?

On September 4, 1992, EPApromulgated 40 CFR part 55,

whichestablished requirements to control airpollution from OCS sources in order toattain and maintain federal and stateambient air quality standards and tocomply with the provisions of part C of title I of the Act. Part 55 applies to allOCS sources offshore of the Statesexcept those located in the Gulf of Mexico west of 87.5 degrees longitude.Section 328 of the Act requires that forsuch sources located within 25 miles of a State

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s seaward boundary, therequirements shall be the same as would be applicable if the sources were located

The reader may refer to the Notice of ProposedRulemaking, December 5, 1991 (56 FR 63774), andthe preamble to the final rule promulgatedSeptember 4, 1992 (57 FR 40792) for further background and information on the OCSregulations.

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in the COA. Because the OCSrequirements are based on onshorerequirements, and onshore requirementsmay change, section 328(a)(1) requiresthat EPA update the OCS requirementsas necessary to maintain consistencywith onshore requirements.Pursuant to

55.12 of the OCS rule,consistency reviews will occur (1) atleast annually; (2) upon receipt of aNotice of Intent under

55.4; or (3)when a state or local agency submits arule to EPA to be considered forincorporation by reference in part 55.This proposed action is being taken inresponse to the submittal of requirements submitted by the SantaBarbara County APCD, South CoastAQMD and Ventura County APCD.Public comments received in writingwithin 30 days of publication of thisdocument will be considered by EPA before publishing a final rule. Section328(a) of the Act requires that EPAestablish requirements to control airpollution from OCS sources locatedwithin 25 miles of States

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seaward boundaries that are the same as onshorerequirements. To comply with thisstatutory mandate, EPA mustincorporate applicable onshore rulesinto part 55 as they exist onshore. Thislimits EPA

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s flexibility in decidingwhich requirements will beincorporated into part 55 and preventsEPA from making substantive changesto the requirements it incorporates. Asa result, EPA may be incorporating rulesinto part 55 that do not conform to allof EPA

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s state implementation plan(SIP) guidance or certain requirementsof the Act. Consistency updates mayresult in the inclusion of state or localrules or regulations into part 55, eventhough the same rules may ultimately bedisapproved for inclusion as part of theSIP. Inclusion in the OCS rule does notimply that a rule meets the requirementsof the Act for SIP approval, nor does itimply that the rule will be approved byEPA for inclusion in the SIP.

II. EPA

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s Evaluation

A. What criteria were used to evaluaterules submitted to update 40 CFR part 55?

In updating 40 CFR part 55, EPAreviewed the rules submitted forinclusion in part 55 to ensure that theyare rationally related to the attainmentor maintenance of federal or stateambient air quality standards or part Cof title I of the Act, that they are notdesigned expressly to preventexploration and development of theOCS and that they are applicable to OCSsources. 40 CFR 55.1. EPA has alsoevaluated the rules to ensure they arenot arbitrary or capricious. 40 CFR 55.12(e). In addition, EPA has excludedadministrative or procedural rules,

andrequirements that regulate toxics whichare not related to the attainment andmaintenance of federal and stateambient air quality standards.

B. What requirements were submitted toupdate 40 CFR part 55?

1. After review of the requirementssubmitted by the Santa Barbara CountyAPCD against the criteria set forth aboveand in 40 CFR part 55, EPA is proposingto make the following Districtrequirements applicable to OCS sources:

Rule No. Name Repealed date106 ....................Notice To Comply for Minor Violations .................................................................................................................

2. After review of the requirements against the criteria set forth above and make the following District submitted by the South Coast AQMD in 40 CFR part 55, EPA is proposing to requirements applicable to OCS sources: 

Adoption orRule No. Nameamended date219 ....................Equipment Not Requiring a Written Permit Pursuant to Regulation II .................................................................6/1/07301 ....................Permitting and Associated Fees ..........................................................................................................................5/7/07304 ....................Equipment, Materials, and Ambient Air Analyses ................................................................................................5/7/07304.1 .................Analyses Fees ......................................................................................................................................................5/7/07305 ....................Fees for Acid Deposition Research (Rescinded) .................................................................................................6/9/06306 ....................Plan Fees .............................................................................................................................................................5/4/07309 ....................Fees for Regulation XVI .......................................................................................................................................5/7/07Reg. IX .............New Source Performance Standards ...................................................................................................................4/6/071107 ..................Coating of Metal Parts and Products ...................................................................................................................1/6/061113 ..................Architectural Coatings ..........................................................................................................................................6/9/061132 ..................Further Control of VOC Emissions From High-Emitting Spray Booth Facilities ..................................................5/5/061146.2 ...............Emission of Oxides of Nitrogen From Large Water Heaters and Small Boilers ..................................................5/5/061162 ..................Polyester Resin Operations ..................................................................................................................................7/8/051171 ..................Solvent Cleaning Operations ................................................................................................................................7/14/061173 ..................Control of Volatile Organic Compound Leaks and Releases From Components at Petroleum Facilities and 6/1/07Chemical Plants.1178 ..................Further Reductions of VOC Emissions From Storage Tanks at Petroleum Facilities .........................................4/7/061403 ..................Asbestos Emissions From Demolition/Renovation Activities ...............................................................................11/6/061470 ..................Requirements for Stationary Diesel-Fueled Internal Combustion and Other Compression Ignition Engines ..... 6/1/072004 ..................Requirements .......................................................................................................................................................4/6/072007 ..................Trading Requirements ..........................................................................................................................................4/6/072010 ..................Administrative Remedies and Sanctions ..............................................................................................................4/6/07

3. After review of the requirements against the criteria set forth above and make the following Districtsubmitted by the Ventura County APCD in 40 CFR part 55, EPA is proposing to requirements applicable to OCS sources:

Each COA which has been delegated the onshore. However, in those instances where EPA and procedural requirements to implement theauthority to implement and enforce part 55, will has not delegated authority to implement andsubstantive requirements. 40 CFR 55.14 (c)(4).use its administrative and procedural rules as enforce part 55, EPA will use its own administrative

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Adoption orRule No. Nameamended date42 ......................Permit Fees ..........................................................................................................................................................

III. Administrative Requirements

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review

Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR51735 (October 4, 1993)), the Agencymust determine whether the regulatoryaction is

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significant

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and thereforesubject to Office of Management andBudget (

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OMB

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) review and therequirements of the Executive Order.The Order defines

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significantregulatory action

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as one that is likelyto result in a rule that may:(1) Have an annual effect on theeconomy of $100 million or more oradversely affect in a material way theeconomy, a sector of the economy,productivity, competition, jobs, theenvironment, public health or safety, orState, local, or tribal governments orcommunities;(2) Create a serious inconsistency orotherwise interfere with an action takenor planned by another agency;(3) Materially alter the budgetaryimpact of entitlements, grants, user fees,or loan programs or the rights andobligations of recipients thereof; or(4) Raise novel legal or policy issuesarising out of legal mandates, thePresident

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s priorities, or the principlesset forth in the Executive Order.This action is not a

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significantregulatory action

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under the terms of Executive Order 12866 and is thereforenot subject to OMB Review. These rulesimplement requirements specificallyand explicitly set forth by the Congressin section 328 of the Clean Air Act,without the exercise of any policydiscretion by EPA. These OCS rulesalready apply in the COA, and EPA hasno evidence to suggest that these OCSrules have created an adverse materialeffect. As required by section 328 of theClean Air Act, this action simplyupdates the existing OCS requirementsto make them consistent with rules inthe COA.

B. Paperwork Reduction Act

The OMB has approved theinformation collection requirementscontained in 40 CFR part 55, and byextension this update to the rules, underthe provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act

, 44 U.S.C. 3501

et seq.

and has assigned OMB control number2060

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0249. Notice of OMB

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s approval of EPA Information Collection Request(

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ICR

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) No. 1601.06 was published inthe

Federal Register

on March 1, 2006(71 FR 10499

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10500). The approvalexpires January 31, 2009. As EPApreviously indicated (70 FR 65897

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65898 (November 1, 2005)), the annualpublic reporting and recordkeeping burden for collection of informationunder 40 CFR part 55 is estimated toaverage 549 hours per response. Burdenmeans the total time, effort, or financialresources expended by persons togenerate, maintain, retain, or disclose orprovide information to or for a Federalagency. This includes the time neededto review instructions; develop, acquire,install, and utilize technology andsystems for the purposes of collecting,validating, and verifying information,processing and maintaininginformation, and disclosing andproviding information; adjust theexisting ways to comply with anypreviously applicable instructions andrequirements; train personnel to be ableto respond to a collection of information; search data sources;complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwisedisclose the information.An agency may not conduct orsponsor, and a person is not required torespond to, a collection of informationunless it displays a currently valid OMBcontrol number. The OMB controlnumbers for EPA

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s regulations in 40CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and areidentified on the form and/orinstrument, if applicable. In addition,EPA is amending the table in 40 CFRpart 9 of currently approved OMBcontrol numbers for various regulationsto list the regulatory citations for theinformation requirements contained inthis final rule.

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)generally requires an agency to conducta regulatory flexibility analysis of anyrule subject to notice and commentrulemaking requirements unless theagency certifies that the rule will nothave a significant economic impact ona substantial number of small entities.Small entities include small businesses,small not-for-profit enterprises, andsmall governmental jurisdictions.These rules will not have a significanteconomic impact on a substantialnumber of small entities. These rulesimplement requirements specificallyand explicitly set forth by the Congressin section 328 of the Clean Air Act,without the exercise of any policydiscretion by EPA. These OCS rulesalready apply in the COA, and EPA hasno evidence to suggest that these OCSrules have had a significant economicimpact on a substantial number of smallentities. As required by section 328 of the Clean Air Act, this action simplyupdates the existing OCS requirementsto make them consistent with rules inthe COA. Therefore, I certify that thisaction will not have a significanteconomic impact on a substantialnumber of small entities.

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

Title II of the Unfunded MandatesReform Act of 1995 (

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), PublicLaw 104

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4, establishes requirements forFederal agencies to assess the effects of their regulatory actions on State, local,and tribal governments and the privatesector. Under section 202 of the UMRA,EPA generally must prepare writtenstatement, including a cost-benefitanalysis, for proposed and final ruleswith

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Federal mandates

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that mayresult in expenditures to State, local,and tribal governments, in the aggregate,or to the private sector, of $100 millionof more in any one year.Before promulgating an EPA rule forwhich a written statement is needed,section 205 of the UMRA generallyrequires EPA to identify and consider areasonable number of regulatoryalternatives and adopt the least costly,most cost-effective or least burdensomealternative that achieves the objectivesof the rule. The provisions of section205 do not apply when they areinconsistent with applicable law.Moreover, section 205 allows EPA toadopt an alternative other than the leastcostly, most cost-effective or least burdensome alternative if theAdministrator publishes with the finalrule an explanation why that alternativewas not adopted.Before EPA establishes any regulatoryrequirements that may significantly oruniquely affect small governments,including tribal governments, it musthave developed under section 203 of theUMRA a small government agency plan.The plan must provide for notifyingpotentially affected small governments,enabling officials of affected smallgovernments to have meaningful andtimely input in the development of EPAregulatory proposals with significantFederal intergovernmental mandates,and informing, educating, and advisingsmall governments on compliance with

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