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appropriate circuit by September 11,
2006. 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, approving source-specific
RACT requirements for eight sources in
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
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, Nitrogen dioxide,
Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Volatile organic
compounds.
Wheeler Mt. Carmel, Inc.; Metropolitan
Edison Company—Portland;
Pennsylvania Power & Light Company—
Williamsport; Pennsylvania Power &
Light Company—Bald Eagle; Texas
Eastern Transmission Corporation;
Pennsylvania Power & Light Company—
Martins Creek; and Johnstown
Corporation, at the end of the table to
read as follows:
Dated: June 22, 2006.
William T. Wisniewski,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
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40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:
PART 52—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 52
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart NN—Pennsylvania
2. In Section 52.2020, the table in
paragraph (d)(1) is amended by adding
the entries for Pennsylvania Power &
Light Company–West Shore; Foster
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State effective date
Name of source
Permit No.
County
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Pennsylvania Power & Light Company—
West Shore.
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OP–21–2009 ....
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Cumberland ..............
Foster Wheeler Mt. Carmel, Inc ...................
OP–49–0002 ....
Northumberland ........
6/30/95
Metropolitan Edison Company—Portland ....
OP–48–0006 ....
Northampton .............
12/14/94
Pennsylvania Power & Light Company ........
OP–41–0004 ....
Lycoming ..................
6/13/95
Pennsylvania Power & Light Company ........
OP–18–0006 ....
Clinton ......................
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Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation ....
OP–34–2002 ....
Juniata ......................
1/31/97
Pennsylvania Power & Light Company ........
OP–48–0011 ....
Northampton .............
12/14/94
Johnstown Corporation ................................
OP–11–000–
034.
Cambria ....................
6/23/95
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Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans and Operating
Permits Program; State of Missouri
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
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Final rule.
SUMMARY: EPA is taking final action on
Missouri’s request to incorporate two
new rules and three revised rules into
the State Implementation Plan (SIP) and
Part 70 Operating Permit program. All of
the rules pertain to Missouri’s air
permits program. Because of the state’s
request for approval of portions of the
rules, EPA is not taking final action on
all of the state-adopted rules. We are
approving revisions to the Construction
Permits Required rule and conditionally
approving portions of the Construction
Permits Required rule, which reference
the Construction Permits by Rule. We
are approving the Construction Permit
Exemptions rule, except for the
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livestock markets and livestock
operations exemption. We are
conditionally approving the
Construction Permits By Rule except for
the livestock markets and livestock
operations exemption.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule is effective on
August 10, 2006.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA–R07–OAR–2005–MO–0005.
All documents in the docket are listed
on the https://www.regulations.gov Web
site. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
i.e., CBI or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
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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
https://www.regulations.gov or in hard
copy at the Environmental Protection
Agency, Air Planning and Development
Branch, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas
City, KS. The Regional Office’s official
hours of business are Monday through
Friday, 8:00 to 4:30 excluding Federal
holidays. The interested persons
wanting to examine these documents
should make an appointment with the
office at least 24 hours in advance.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Algoe-Eakin at (913) 551–7942, or
by e-mail at algoe-eakin.amy@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document whenever
‘‘we’’, ‘‘us’’, or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
EPA. This section provides additional
information by addressing the following
questions:
What Is a SIP?
What Is the Federal Approval Process for a
SIP?
What Does Federal Approval of a State
Regulation Mean to Me?
What Is the Part 70 Operating Permits
Program?
What Is the Federal Approval Process for an
Operating Permits Program?
What Is Being Addressed in This Document?
Have the Requirements for Approval of a SIP
Revision and a Part 70 Revision Been
Met?
What action is EPA taking?
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What Is a SIP?
Section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA
or Act) requires states to develop air
pollution regulations and control
strategies to ensure that state air quality
meets the national ambient air quality
standards (NAAQS) established by EPA.
These ambient standards are established
under section 109 of the CAA, and they
currently address six criteria pollutants.
These pollutants are: Carbon monoxide,
nitrogen dioxide, ozone, lead,
particulate matter, and sulfur dioxide.
Each state must submit these
regulations and control strategies to us
for approval and incorporation into the
Federally-enforceable SIP.
Each Federally-approved SIP protects
air quality primarily by addressing air
pollution at its point of origin. These
SIPs can be extensive, containing state
regulations or other enforceable
documents and supporting information
such as emission inventories,
monitoring networks, and modeling
demonstrations.
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In order for state regulations to be
incorporated into the Federallyenforceable SIP, states must formally
adopt the regulations and control
strategies consistent with state and
Federal requirements. This process
generally includes a public notice,
public hearing, public comment period,
and a formal adoption by a stateauthorized rulemaking body.
Once a state rule, regulation, or
control strategy is adopted, the state
submits it to us for inclusion into the
SIP. We must provide public notice and
seek additional public comment
regarding the final Federal action on the
state submission. If adverse comments
are received, they must be addressed
prior to any final Federal action by us.
All state regulations and supporting
information approved by EPA under
section 110 of the CAA are incorporated
into the Federally-approved SIP.
Records of such SIP actions are
maintained in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) at title 40, part 52,
entitled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans.’’ The actual state
regulations which are approved are not
reproduced in their entirety in the CFR
outright but are ‘‘incorporated by
reference,’’ which means that we have
approved a given state regulation with
a specific effective date.
under the CAA. One purpose of the part
70 operating permits program is to
improve enforcement by issuing each
source a single permit that consolidates
all of the applicable CAA requirements
into a Federally-enforceable document.
By consolidating all of the applicable
requirements for a facility into one
document, the source, the public, and
the permitting authorities can more
easily determine what CAA
requirements apply and how
compliance with those requirements is
determined.
Sources required to obtain an
operating permit under this program
include ‘‘major’’ source of air pollution
and certain other sources specified in
the CAA or in our implementing
regulations. For example, all source
regulated under the acid rain program,
regardless of size, must obtain permits.
Examples of major sources include
those that emit 100 tons per year or
more of volatile organic compounds,
carbon monoxide, lead, sulfur dioxide,
nitrogen dioxide or PM10; those that
emit 10 per year of any single hazardous
air pollutant (HAP) (specifically listed
under the CAA); or those that emit 25
tons per year or more of a combination
of HAPs.
Revisions to the state and local
agencies operating permits program are
also subject to public notice, comment
and our approval.
What Does Federal Approval of a State
Regulation Mean to Me?
What Is the Federal Approval Process
for an Operating Permits Program?
Enforcement of the state regulation
before and after it is incorporated into
the Federally-approved SIP is primarily
a state responsibility. However, after the
regulation is Federally approved, we are
authorized to take enforcement action
against violators. Citizens are also
offered legal recourse to address
violations as described in section 304 of
the CAA. If a state regulation is
disapproved, it is not incorporated into
the Federally-approved SIP and is not
enforceable by EPA or by citizens under
section 304. In the case of a revision to
a Federally-approved state regulation,
disapproval of the revision means that
the underlying state regulation prior to
the state’s revision remains as the
Federally enforceable requirement.
In order for state regulations to be
incorporated into the Federally
enforceable part 70 operating permits
program, states must formally adopt
regulations consistent with state and
Federal requirements. This process
generally includes a public notice,
public hearing, pubic comment period,
and formal adoption by a stateauthorized rulemaking body.
Once a state rule, regulation, or
control strategy is adopted, the state
submits it to us for inclusion into the
approved operating permits program.
We must provide public notice and seek
additional public comment regarding
the final Federal action on the state
submission. If adverse comments are
received, they must be addressed prior
to any final Federal action by us.
All state regulations and supporting
information approved by EPA under
section 502 of the CAA are incorporated
into the Federally-approved operating
permits program. Records of such
actions are maintained in the CFR at
Title 40, part 70, appendix A, entitled,
‘‘Approval Status of State and Local
Operating Permits Programs.’’
What Is the Federal Approval Process
for a SIP?
What Is the Part 70 Operating Permits
Program?
The CAA amendments of 1990 require
all states to develop operating permits
programs that meet certain Federal
criteria. In implementing this program,
the states are to require certain sources
of air pollution to obtain permits that
contain all applicable requirements
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What Is Being Addressed in This
Document?
On July 14, 2004, Missouri requested
that EPA revise the SIP to include two
new rules and three revised rules and
revise the Part 70 program to include
revisions to two rules. All of these rules
pertain to Missouri’s air permit program
and will assist in effective management
of Missouri’s air permitting program and
provide clarity to the program. These
rules were adopted by the Missouri Air
Conservation Commission on June 26,
2003, and became effective under state
law on October 30, 2003. When
Missouri submitted these rules to EPA,
Missouri included the comments made
on the rules during the state’s adoption
process, the state’s response to
comments, and other information
necessary to meet EPA’s completeness
criteria. For additional information on
the completeness criteria, the reader
should refer to 40 CFR part 51,
appendix V.
On March 22, 2006 (71 FR 14439),
EPA published a proposed rule on
MDNR’s request to revise the SIP. No
comments were received, and EPA is
proceeding by taking final action in
response to this request.
We are approving MDNR’s request to
include, as a revision to Missouri’s SIP
and Part 70 Operating Permit program,
amendments to rule 10 CSR 10–6.020,
Definitions and Common Reference
Tables. We are approving and
conditionally approving revisions to the
Construction Permits Required rule, 10
CSR 10–6.060. The parts of rule 10 CSR
10–6.060 that are being conditionally
approved are the references to 10 CSR
10–6.062, Construction Permits By Rule,
which is being conditionally approved
in its entirety, as discussed later in this
document.
We are also approving the
Construction Permit Exemptions rule,
10 CSR 10–6.061, except for
subparagraph (3)(A)2.D, of 10 CSR 10–
6.061 which is an exemption for
livestock markets and livestock
operations constructed on or before
November 30, 2003. We are not acting
on this section because Missouri
withdrew this section from its request in
an October 25, 2005, letter from the
Director of Missouri’s Air Pollution
Control Program to the EPA Region 7
Regional Administrator.
We are also conditionally approving
the Construction Permits By Rule, 10
CSR 10–6.062. This final conditional
approval does not include paragraph
(3)(B)4., which is a permit by rule for
livestock operations. In an October 25,
2005, request from the Director of
MDNR’s Air Pollution Control Program
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to EPA Region 7 Regional
Administrator, Missouri withdrew this
section from its request for EPA
approval. EPA is conditionally
approving this rule because it does not
expressly include a mechanism for preconstruction review of applications
received from the facilities that want to
operate under this rule. Section
110(a)(2)(C) of the CAA requires that
each SIP include a program to regulate
construction and modification of
sources to ensure that the NAAQS are
achieved. EPA’s implementing
regulation provides that the plan must
include procedures, ‘‘by which the state
* * * will prevent such construction or
modification’’ where the source or
modification would violate a control
strategy or interfere with attainment or
maintenance of the NAAQS (see 40 CFR
51.160(b)). Because Missouri’s
Construction Permits By Rule, as
adopted on June 26, 2003, appears to
authorize construction to begin before
any air quality review occurs, and the
rule only provides for revocation of a
permit after the source begins
construction or operation, EPA believes
that Missouri’s preconstruction permit
program is deficient with respect to
sources which may qualify for the
Permit By Rule. With respect to these
sources, the rule does not clearly
authorize Missouri to prevent
construction or modification before
construction or modification begins.
In order to rectify these deficiencies,
the Missouri Air Conservation
Commission (MACC) adopted a
resolution on December 8, 2005, which
is intended to clarify that Missouri, in
administering this rule, will require a
preconstruction review period before
sources may begin construction and will
amend the Construction Permits by Rule
to expressly include a preconstruction
review period. The MACC also directed
the Missouri Department of Natural
Resources’ Air Pollution Control
Program to complete revisions to this
rule within twelve months of the
December 2005 resolution. During the
interim period required to promulgate
an effective rule, the program is directed
to conduct a maximum seven day
review period procedure for permit by
rule notifications submitted in
accordance with Missouri rule 10 CSR
10–6.062, Construction Permits by Rule.
Because the MACC resolution serves
to clarify preconstruction review, which
is an issue of significant concern to
EPA, we are conditionally approving
into the SIP Missouri rule 10 CSR 10–
6.062, Construction Permits by Rule.
Section 110(k)(4) of the CAA states that
EPA may conditionally approve a plan
based on a commitment from the state
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to adopt specific enforceable measures
within one year from the date of
approval. If the state fails to meet its
commitment within the one-year period,
the approval is treated as a disapproval.
As such, this rule is being approved
with the condition that Missouri must
revise the Construction Permits By Rule
to incorporate a preconstruction review
period and submit this revised rule for
inclusion into the SIP to EPA within
one year of the date of this approval.
Finally, Missouri’s submittal includes
revisions to Missouri’s Operating
Permits Rule in 10 CSR 10–6.065. The
rule revisions for rule 10 CSR 10–6.065
relate solely to the state’s basic
operating permit program that are not
included in Missouri’s approved Part 70
Operating Permits program or SIP.
Therefore, we are not acting on these
revisions.
Have the Requirements for Approval of
a SIP Revision and a Part 70 Revision
Been Met?
The state submittal has met the public
notice requirements for SIP submissions
in accordance with 40 CFR 51.102. The
submittal also satisfied the
completeness criteria of 40 CFR part 51,
appendix V. In addition, as explained
above and in more detail in the
Technical Support Document (TSD) that
is part of this rule, except as noted with
respect to the permits by rule provision
discussed above, the revisions meet the
substantive SIP requirements of the
CAA, including section 110 and
implementing regulations. Finally, the
submittal met the substantive
requirements of Title V of the 1990 CAA
Amendments and 40 CFR part 70.
What Action Is EPA Taking?
EPA is taking four actions:
(1) EPA is approving revisions to the
Definitions and Common Reference
Tables rule in the SIP and Part 70
Operating Permit Program.
(2) EPA is approving, as an
amendment to the SIP, revisions to the
Construction Permits Required rule and
conditionally approving portions of the
Construction Permits Required rule,
which reference the Construction
Permits by Rule.
(3) EPA is approving into the SIP a
new rule, Construction Permit
Exemptions, except for the livestock
markets and livestock operations
exemption which was withdrawn in an
October 25, 2005, request from the state
of Missouri.
(4) EPA is conditionally approving, as
an amendment to the Missouri SIP, the
Construction Permits By Rule except for
the livestock markets and livestock
operations exemption, which was
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withdrawn in an October 25, 2005,
request from the state of Missouri.
Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR
51735, October 4, 1993), this action is
not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ and
therefore is not subject to review by the
Office of Management and Budget. For
this reason, this action is also not
subject to Executive Order 13211,
‘‘Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use’’ (66 FR 28355, May
22, 2001). This action merely approves
state law as meeting Federal
requirements and imposes no additional
requirements beyond those imposed by
state law. Accordingly, the
Administrator certifies that this rule
will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities under the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because this
rule approves pre-existing requirements
under state law and does not impose
any additional enforceable duty beyond
that required by state law, it 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).
This rule also does not have tribal
implications because it will not have a
substantial direct effect on one or more
Indian tribes, on the relationship
between the Federal Government and
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities between the
Federal Government and Indian tribes,
as specified by Executive Order 13175
(65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This
action also does not have Federalism
implications because it does not have
substantial direct effects 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, as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255,
August 10, 1999). This action merely
approves a state rule implementing a
Federal standard, and does not alter the
relationship or the distribution of power
and responsibilities established in the
CAA. This rule also is not subject to
Executive Order 13045 ‘‘Protection of
Children from Environmental Health
Risks and Safety Risks’’ (62 FR 19885,
April 23, 1997), because it is not
economically significant.
In reviewing state submissions, EPA’s
role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of
the CAA. In this context, in the absence
of a prior existing requirement for the
State to use voluntary consensus
standards (VCS), EPA has no authority
to disapprove a State submission for
failure to use VCS. It would thus be
inconsistent with applicable law for
EPA, when it reviews a State
submission, to use VCS in place of a SIP
submission that otherwise satisfies the
provisions of the CAA. Thus, the
requirements of section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C.
272 note) do not apply. This rule does
not impose an information collection
burden under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
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 rule 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 CAA,
petitions for judicial review of this
action must be filed in the United States
Court of Appeals for the appropriate
circuit by September 11, 2006. 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
40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference,
Intergovernmental relations, Lead,
Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate
matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile
organic compounds.
40 CFR Part 70
Administrative practice and
procedure, Air pollution control,
Intergovernmental relations, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: June 27, 2006.
James B. Gulliford,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
Chapter I, Title 40 of the Code of
Federal Regulations is amended as
follows:
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PART 52—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 52
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart AA—Missouri
2. In § 52.1320(c) the table is amended
under Chapter 6 by:
I a. Revising the entries for 10–6.020
and 10–6.060.
I b. Adding entries for 10–6.061 and
10–6.062.
The revisions and additions read as
follows:
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State effective
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Explanation
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EPA-APPROVED MISSOURI REGULATIONS—Continued
Missouri citation
State effective
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Title
EPA approval
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Explanation
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10–6.061 .................................
Construction Permit Exemptions.
10/30/2003
10–6.062 .................................
Construction Permits By Rule.
10/30/2003
07/11/06 [insert FR page
number where the document begins].
07/11/06 [insert FR page
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PART 70—[AMENDED]
40 CFR Parts 52 and 81
1. The authority citation for part 70
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Appendix A—[Amended]
2. Appendix A to part 70 is amended
by adding paragraph (r) under Missouri
to read as follows:
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Appendix A to Part 70—Approval
Status of State and Local Operating
Permits Programs
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Resources submitted revisions to Missouri
rule 10 CSR 10–6.020, ‘‘Definitions and
Common Reference Tables,’’ on June 30,
2004, approval effective August 10, 2006.
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Virginia; Redesignation of the
Charleston Nonattainment Area to
Attainment and Approval of the Area’s
Maintenance Plan
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA is approving a
redesignation request and a State
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision
submitted by the State of West Virginia.
The West Virginia Department of
Environmental Protection (WVDEP) is
requesting that the Charleston area be
redesignated as attainment for the 8hour ozone national ambient air quality
standard (NAAQS). In conjunction with
its redesignation request, the State
submitted a SIP revision consisting of a
maintenance plan for the Charleston
area that provides for continued
attainment of the 8-hour ozone NAAQS
for the next 12 years, until 2018.
Concurrently, EPA is approving the
maintenance plan as meeting the
requirements of Clean Air Act (CAA)
175A(b) with respect to the 1-hour
ozone maintenance plan update. EPA is
also approving the adequacy
determination for the motor vehicle
emission budgets (MVEBs) that are
identified in the 8-hour maintenance
plan for the Charleston area for
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We are conditionally approving references to 10 CSR
10–6.062 contained in the
last sentence of Section
(1)(B) and all of section
(1)(D).
Section (3)(A)2.D. is not included in the SIP.
We are conditionally approving this rule except for Section (3)(B)4., which is not
included in the SIP.
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purposes of transportation conformity,
and is approving those MVEBs. EPA is
approving the redesignation request and
the maintenance plan revision to the
West Virginia SIP in accordance with
the requirements of the CAA.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This final rule is
effective on August 10, 2006.
EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
Number EPA–R03–OAR–2005–0548. 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, WV 25304.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Caprio, (215) 814–2156, or by email at caprio.amy@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 52 and 70
[EPA-R07-OAR-2005-MO-0005; FRL-8192-4]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Operating
Permits Program; State of Missouri
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is taking final action on Missouri's request to
incorporate two new rules and three revised rules into the State
Implementation Plan (SIP) and Part 70 Operating Permit program. All of
the rules pertain to Missouri's air permits program. Because of the
state's request for approval of portions of the rules, EPA is not
taking final action on all of the state-adopted rules. We are approving
revisions to the Construction Permits Required rule and conditionally
approving portions of the Construction Permits Required rule, which
reference the Construction Permits by Rule. We are approving the
Construction Permit Exemptions rule, except for the livestock markets
and livestock operations exemption. We are conditionally approving the
Construction Permits By Rule except for the livestock markets and
livestock operations exemption.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule is effective on August 10, 2006.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-R07-OAR-2005-MO-0005. All documents in the docket are listed on
the https://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as
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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 https://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Environmental Protection
Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 901 North 5th Street,
Kansas City, KS. The Regional Office's official hours of business are
Monday through Friday, 8:00 to 4:30 excluding Federal holidays. The
interested persons wanting to examine these documents should make an
appointment with the office at least 24 hours in advance.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Algoe-Eakin at (913) 551-7942, or
by e-mail at algoe-eakin.amy@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we'',
``us'', or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA. This section provides
additional information by addressing the following questions:
What Is a SIP?
What Is the Federal Approval Process for a SIP?
What Does Federal Approval of a State Regulation Mean to Me?
What Is the Part 70 Operating Permits Program?
What Is the Federal Approval Process for an Operating Permits
Program?
What Is Being Addressed in This Document?
Have the Requirements for Approval of a SIP Revision and a Part 70
Revision Been Met?
What action is EPA taking?
What Is a SIP?
Section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) requires states to
develop air pollution regulations and control strategies to ensure that
state air quality meets the national ambient air quality standards
(NAAQS) established by EPA. These ambient standards are established
under section 109 of the CAA, and they currently address six criteria
pollutants. These pollutants are: Carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide,
ozone, lead, particulate matter, and sulfur dioxide.
Each state must submit these regulations and control strategies to
us for approval and incorporation into the Federally-enforceable SIP.
Each Federally-approved SIP protects air quality primarily by
addressing air pollution at its point of origin. These SIPs can be
extensive, containing state regulations or other enforceable documents
and supporting information such as emission inventories, monitoring
networks, and modeling demonstrations.
What Is the Federal Approval Process for a SIP?
In order for state regulations to be incorporated into the
Federally-enforceable SIP, states must formally adopt the regulations
and control strategies consistent with state and Federal requirements.
This process generally includes a public notice, public hearing, public
comment period, and a formal adoption by a state-authorized rulemaking
body.
Once a state rule, regulation, or control strategy is adopted, the
state submits it to us for inclusion into the SIP. We must provide
public notice and seek additional public comment regarding the final
Federal action on the state submission. If adverse comments are
received, they must be addressed prior to any final Federal action by
us.
All state regulations and supporting information approved by EPA
under section 110 of the CAA are incorporated into the Federally-
approved SIP. Records of such SIP actions are maintained in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) at title 40, part 52, entitled ``Approval and
Promulgation of Implementation Plans.'' The actual state regulations
which are approved are not reproduced in their entirety in the CFR
outright but are ``incorporated by reference,'' which means that we
have approved a given state regulation with a specific effective date.
What Does Federal Approval of a State Regulation Mean to Me?
Enforcement of the state regulation before and after it is
incorporated into the Federally-approved SIP is primarily a state
responsibility. However, after the regulation is Federally approved, we
are authorized to take enforcement action against violators. Citizens
are also offered legal recourse to address violations as described in
section 304 of the CAA. If a state regulation is disapproved, it is not
incorporated into the Federally-approved SIP and is not enforceable by
EPA or by citizens under section 304. In the case of a revision to a
Federally-approved state regulation, disapproval of the revision means
that the underlying state regulation prior to the state's revision
remains as the Federally enforceable requirement.
What Is the Part 70 Operating Permits Program?
The CAA amendments of 1990 require all states to develop operating
permits programs that meet certain Federal criteria. In implementing
this program, the states are to require certain sources of air
pollution to obtain permits that contain all applicable requirements
under the CAA. One purpose of the part 70 operating permits program is
to improve enforcement by issuing each source a single permit that
consolidates all of the applicable CAA requirements into a Federally-
enforceable document. By consolidating all of the applicable
requirements for a facility into one document, the source, the public,
and the permitting authorities can more easily determine what CAA
requirements apply and how compliance with those requirements is
determined.
Sources required to obtain an operating permit under this program
include ``major'' source of air pollution and certain other sources
specified in the CAA or in our implementing regulations. For example,
all source regulated under the acid rain program, regardless of size,
must obtain permits. Examples of major sources include those that emit
100 tons per year or more of volatile organic compounds, carbon
monoxide, lead, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide or PM10;
those that emit 10 per year of any single hazardous air pollutant (HAP)
(specifically listed under the CAA); or those that emit 25 tons per
year or more of a combination of HAPs.
Revisions to the state and local agencies operating permits program
are also subject to public notice, comment and our approval.
What Is the Federal Approval Process for an Operating Permits Program?
In order for state regulations to be incorporated into the
Federally enforceable part 70 operating permits program, states must
formally adopt regulations consistent with state and Federal
requirements. This process generally includes a public notice, public
hearing, pubic comment period, and formal adoption by a state-
authorized rulemaking body.
Once a state rule, regulation, or control strategy is adopted, the
state submits it to us for inclusion into the approved operating
permits program. We must provide public notice and seek additional
public comment regarding the final Federal action on the state
submission. If adverse comments are received, they must be addressed
prior to any final Federal action by us.
All state regulations and supporting information approved by EPA
under section 502 of the CAA are incorporated into the Federally-
approved operating permits program. Records of such actions are
maintained in the CFR at Title 40, part 70, appendix A, entitled,
``Approval Status of State and Local Operating Permits Programs.''
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What Is Being Addressed in This Document?
On July 14, 2004, Missouri requested that EPA revise the SIP to
include two new rules and three revised rules and revise the Part 70
program to include revisions to two rules. All of these rules pertain
to Missouri's air permit program and will assist in effective
management of Missouri's air permitting program and provide clarity to
the program. These rules were adopted by the Missouri Air Conservation
Commission on June 26, 2003, and became effective under state law on
October 30, 2003. When Missouri submitted these rules to EPA, Missouri
included the comments made on the rules during the state's adoption
process, the state's response to comments, and other information
necessary to meet EPA's completeness criteria. For additional
information on the completeness criteria, the reader should refer to 40
CFR part 51, appendix V.
On March 22, 2006 (71 FR 14439), EPA published a proposed rule on
MDNR's request to revise the SIP. No comments were received, and EPA is
proceeding by taking final action in response to this request.
We are approving MDNR's request to include, as a revision to
Missouri's SIP and Part 70 Operating Permit program, amendments to rule
10 CSR 10-6.020, Definitions and Common Reference Tables. We are
approving and conditionally approving revisions to the Construction
Permits Required rule, 10 CSR 10-6.060. The parts of rule 10 CSR 10-
6.060 that are being conditionally approved are the references to 10
CSR 10-6.062, Construction Permits By Rule, which is being
conditionally approved in its entirety, as discussed later in this
document.
We are also approving the Construction Permit Exemptions rule, 10
CSR 10-6.061, except for subparagraph (3)(A)2.D, of 10 CSR 10-6.061
which is an exemption for livestock markets and livestock operations
constructed on or before November 30, 2003. We are not acting on this
section because Missouri withdrew this section from its request in an
October 25, 2005, letter from the Director of Missouri's Air Pollution
Control Program to the EPA Region 7 Regional Administrator.
We are also conditionally approving the Construction Permits By
Rule, 10 CSR 10-6.062. This final conditional approval does not include
paragraph (3)(B)4., which is a permit by rule for livestock operations.
In an October 25, 2005, request from the Director of MDNR's Air
Pollution Control Program to EPA Region 7 Regional Administrator,
Missouri withdrew this section from its request for EPA approval. EPA
is conditionally approving this rule because it does not expressly
include a mechanism for pre-construction review of applications
received from the facilities that want to operate under this rule.
Section 110(a)(2)(C) of the CAA requires that each SIP include a
program to regulate construction and modification of sources to ensure
that the NAAQS are achieved. EPA's implementing regulation provides
that the plan must include procedures, ``by which the state * * * will
prevent such construction or modification'' where the source or
modification would violate a control strategy or interfere with
attainment or maintenance of the NAAQS (see 40 CFR 51.160(b)). Because
Missouri's Construction Permits By Rule, as adopted on June 26, 2003,
appears to authorize construction to begin before any air quality
review occurs, and the rule only provides for revocation of a permit
after the source begins construction or operation, EPA believes that
Missouri's preconstruction permit program is deficient with respect to
sources which may qualify for the Permit By Rule. With respect to these
sources, the rule does not clearly authorize Missouri to prevent
construction or modification before construction or modification
begins.
In order to rectify these deficiencies, the Missouri Air
Conservation Commission (MACC) adopted a resolution on December 8,
2005, which is intended to clarify that Missouri, in administering this
rule, will require a preconstruction review period before sources may
begin construction and will amend the Construction Permits by Rule to
expressly include a preconstruction review period. The MACC also
directed the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Air Pollution
Control Program to complete revisions to this rule within twelve months
of the December 2005 resolution. During the interim period required to
promulgate an effective rule, the program is directed to conduct a
maximum seven day review period procedure for permit by rule
notifications submitted in accordance with Missouri rule 10 CSR 10-
6.062, Construction Permits by Rule.
Because the MACC resolution serves to clarify preconstruction
review, which is an issue of significant concern to EPA, we are
conditionally approving into the SIP Missouri rule 10 CSR 10-6.062,
Construction Permits by Rule. Section 110(k)(4) of the CAA states that
EPA may conditionally approve a plan based on a commitment from the
state to adopt specific enforceable measures within one year from the
date of approval. If the state fails to meet its commitment within the
one-year period, the approval is treated as a disapproval. As such,
this rule is being approved with the condition that Missouri must
revise the Construction Permits By Rule to incorporate a
preconstruction review period and submit this revised rule for
inclusion into the SIP to EPA within one year of the date of this
approval.
Finally, Missouri's submittal includes revisions to Missouri's
Operating Permits Rule in 10 CSR 10-6.065. The rule revisions for rule
10 CSR 10-6.065 relate solely to the state's basic operating permit
program that are not included in Missouri's approved Part 70 Operating
Permits program or SIP. Therefore, we are not acting on these
revisions.
Have the Requirements for Approval of a SIP Revision and a Part 70
Revision Been Met?
The state submittal has met the public notice requirements for SIP
submissions in accordance with 40 CFR 51.102. The submittal also
satisfied the completeness criteria of 40 CFR part 51, appendix V. In
addition, as explained above and in more detail in the Technical
Support Document (TSD) that is part of this rule, except as noted with
respect to the permits by rule provision discussed above, the revisions
meet the substantive SIP requirements of the CAA, including section 110
and implementing regulations. Finally, the submittal met the
substantive requirements of Title V of the 1990 CAA Amendments and 40
CFR part 70.
What Action Is EPA Taking?
EPA is taking four actions:
(1) EPA is approving revisions to the Definitions and Common
Reference Tables rule in the SIP and Part 70 Operating Permit Program.
(2) EPA is approving, as an amendment to the SIP, revisions to the
Construction Permits Required rule and conditionally approving portions
of the Construction Permits Required rule, which reference the
Construction Permits by Rule.
(3) EPA is approving into the SIP a new rule, Construction Permit
Exemptions, except for the livestock markets and livestock operations
exemption which was withdrawn in an October 25, 2005, request from the
state of Missouri.
(4) EPA is conditionally approving, as an amendment to the Missouri
SIP, the Construction Permits By Rule except for the livestock markets
and livestock operations exemption, which was
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withdrawn in an October 25, 2005, request from the state of Missouri.
Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this
action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and therefore is not
subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget. For this
reason, this action is also not subject to Executive Order 13211,
``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001). This action
merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and imposes
no additional requirements beyond those imposed by state law.
Accordingly, the Administrator certifies that this rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because
this rule approves pre-existing requirements under state law and does
not impose any additional enforceable duty beyond that required by
state law, it 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).
This rule also does not have tribal implications because it will
not have a substantial direct effect on one or more Indian tribes, on
the relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This action also does not have Federalism
implications because it does not have substantial direct effects 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, as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64
FR 43255, August 10, 1999). This action merely approves a state rule
implementing a Federal standard, and does not alter the relationship or
the distribution of power and responsibilities established in the CAA.
This rule also is not subject to Executive Order 13045 ``Protection of
Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks'' (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997), because it is not economically significant.
In reviewing state submissions, EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. In this
context, in the absence of a prior existing requirement for the State
to use voluntary consensus standards (VCS), EPA has no authority to
disapprove a State submission for failure to use VCS. It would thus be
inconsistent with applicable law for EPA, when it reviews a State
submission, to use VCS in place of a SIP submission that otherwise
satisfies the provisions of the CAA. Thus, the requirements of section
12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995
(15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not apply. This rule does not impose an
information collection burden under the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
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 rule 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 CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by September 11, 2006. 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
40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.
40 CFR Part 70
Administrative practice and procedure, Air pollution control,
Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: June 27, 2006.
James B. Gulliford,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
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Chapter I, Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as
follows:
PART 52--[AMENDED]
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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 AA--Missouri
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2. In Sec. 52.1320(c) the table is amended under Chapter 6 by:
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a. Revising the entries for 10-6.020 and 10-6.060.
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b. Adding entries for 10-6.061 and 10-6.062.
The revisions and additions read as follows:
Sec. 52.1320 Identification of plan.
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EPA-Approved Missouri Regulations
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State
Missouri citation Title effective date EPA approval date Explanation
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Missouri Department of Natural Resources
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Chapter 6--Air Quality Standards, Definitions, Sampling and Reference Methods, and Air Pollution Control
Regulations for the State of Missouri
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10-6.020......................... Definitions and 10/30/2003 07/11/06 [insert FR ...................
Common Reference page number where
Tables. the document
begins].
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10-6.060......................... Construction 10/30/2003 07/11/06 [insert FR We are
Permits Required. page number where conditionally
the document approving
begins]. references to 10
CSR 10-6.062
contained in the
last sentence of
Section (1)(B) and
all of section
(1)(D).
10-6.061......................... Construction Permit 10/30/2003 07/11/06 [insert FR Section (3)(A)2.D.
Exemptions. page number where is not included in
the document the SIP.
begins].
10-6.062......................... Construction 10/30/2003 07/11/06 [insert FR We are
Permits By Rule.. page number where conditionally
the document approving this
begins]. rule except for
Section (3)(B)4.,
which is not
included in the
SIP.
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PART 70--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for part 70 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Appendix A--[Amended]
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2. Appendix A to part 70 is amended by adding paragraph (r) under
Missouri to read as follows:
Appendix A to Part 70--Approval Status of State and Local Operating
Permits Programs
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Missouri
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(r) The Missouri Department of Natural Resources submitted
revisions to Missouri rule 10 CSR 10-6.020, ``Definitions and Common
Reference Tables,'' on June 30, 2004, approval effective August 10,
2006.
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