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AGENCY
40 CFR Part 62
[EPA–R07–OAR–2007–0258; FRL–8310–8]
Approval and Promulgation of State
Plans for Designated Facilities and
Pollutants; States of Iowa, Kansas, and
Missouri
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA is approving the Other
Solid Waste Incineration (OSWI) section
111(d) negative declarations submitted
by the states of Iowa, Kansas, and
Missouri. These negative declarations
certify that OSWI units subject to the
requirements of sections 111(d) and 129
of the Clean Air Act (CAA) do not exist
in these states.
DATES: This direct final rule will be
effective July 9, 2007, without further
notice, unless EPA receives adverse
comment by June 7, 2007. If adverse
comment is received, EPA will publish
a timely withdrawal of the direct final
rule in the Federal Register informing
the public that the rule will not take
effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07–
OAR–2007–0258, by one of the
following methods:
1. https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
2. E-mail: hamilton.heather@ep.gov.
3. Mail: Heather Hamilton,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
Planning and Development Branch, 901
North 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas
66101.
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4. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver
your comments to Heather Hamilton,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
Planning and Development Branch, 901
North 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas
66101.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–R07–OAR–2007–
0258. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available online at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit through https://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail
information that you consider to be CBI
or otherwise protected. The https://
www.regulations.gov Web site is an
‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through https://
www.regulations.gov, your e-mail
address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment
that is placed in the public docket and
made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA
recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA
cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact
you for clarification, EPA may not 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 or
viruses.
Docket: All documents in the
electronic docket are listed in the
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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 in https://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Environmental Protection Agency,
Air Planning and Development Branch,
901 North 5th Street, Kansas City,
Kansas 66101. The Regional Office’s
official hours of business are Monday
through Friday, 8 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:
Heather Hamilton at (913) 551–7039, or
by e-mail at hamilton.heather@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 111(d) Plan?
What are the regulatory requirements for
OSWI units?
Why is this action necessary?
What action are we taking in this
document?
What is a 111(d) Plan?
Section 111(d) of the CAA requires
states to submit plans to control certain
pollutants (designated pollutants) at
existing facilities (designated facilities)
whenever standards of performance
have been established under section
111(b) for new sources of the same type,
and EPA has established emission
guidelines for such existing sources for
certain designated pollutants.
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What are the regulatory requirements
for OSWI units?
On December 16, 2005 (70 FR 74870),
EPA finalized the section 111(d)
emission guidelines for existing OSWI
units. The emission guidelines are
codified at 40 CFR part 60, subpart
EEEE.
Subpart B of 40 CFR part 60
establishes procedures to be followed
and requirements to be met in the
development and submission of state
plans for controlling designated
pollutants. Part 62 of the CFR provides
the procedural framework for the
submission of these plans. When
designated facilities are located in a
state, a state must develop and submit
a plan for the control of the designated
pollutant. However, 40 CFR 62.06
provides that if there are no existing
sources of the designated pollutant in
the state, the state may submit a letter
of certification to that effect, or negative
declaration, in lieu of a plan. The
negative declaration exempts the state
from the requirements of subpart B for
that designated pollutant.
Why is this action necessary?
The states of Iowa, Kansas, and
Missouri have determined there are no
existing sources in their states subject to
the OSWI emission guidelines.
Consequently, each state has submitted
a letter of negative declaration certifying
this fact. We are announcing our
approval of these negative declarations.
If at a later date such sources are
identified, they will be subject to a
Federal plan until a state has an
approved 111(d) plan.
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What action are we taking in this
document?
We are processing this action as a
direct final action because we do not
anticipate any adverse comments.
Please note that if EPA receives adverse
comment on an amendment, paragraph,
or section of this rule and if that
provision is severed from the remainder
of the rule, EPA may adopt as final
those provisions of the rule that are not
the subject of an adverse comment.
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 negative declarations as meeting
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Federal requirements and imposes no
additional requirements. 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 state negative declarations
and does not impose any additional
enforceable duty, 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 state negative declarations
relating to 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 merely approves state
negative declarations relating to a
Federal standard.
In reviewing state plan 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 state submissions for
failure to use VCS. It would thus be
inconsistent with applicable law for
EPA, when it reviews state submissions,
to use VCS in place of state submissions
that otherwise satisfy 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
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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 July 9, 2007. Filing a petition
for reconsideration by the Administrator
of this direct 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 62
Environmental protection,
Administrative practice and procedures,
Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Intergovernmental relations, Metals,
Nitrogen dioxide, Particulate matter,
Sulfur oxides, Waste treatment and
disposal.
Dated: April 30, 2007.
John B. Askew,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
Chapter I, title 40 of the Code of
Federal Regulations is amended as
follows:
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PART 62—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 62
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart Q—Iowa
2. Subpart Q is amended by adding an
undesignated center heading and
§ 62.3917 to read as follows:
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Air Emissions From Existing ‘‘Other’’
Solid Waste Incineration Units
§ 62.3917 Identification of plan—negative
declaration.
Letter from the Iowa Department of
Natural Resources submitted March 8,
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2007, certifying that there are no
commercial and industrial solid waste
incineration units subject to 40 CFR part
60, subpart EEEE.
Subpart R—Kansas
3. Subpart R is amended by adding an
undesignated center heading and
§ 62.4182 to read as follows:
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Air Emissions From Existing ‘‘Other’’
Solid Waste Incineration Units
§ 62.4182 Identification of plan—negative
declaration.
Letter from the Kansas Department of
Health and Environment submitted
December 7, 2006, certifying that there
are no ‘‘other’’ solid waste incineration
units subject to 40 CFR part 60, subpart
EEEE.
Subpart AA—Missouri
4. Subpart AA is amended by adding
an undesignated center heading and
§ 62.6361 to read as follows:
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Air Emissions From Existing ‘‘Other’’
Solid Waste Incineration Units
§ 62.6361 Identification of plan—negative
declaration.
Letter from the Missouri Department
of Natural Resources submitted April 7,
2006, certifying that there are no
‘‘other’’ solid waste incineration units
subject to 40 CFR part 60, subpart EEEE.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 63
[EPA–R09–OAR–2007–0322; FRL–8309–7]
Delegation of National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
for Source Categories; State of
Arizona, Arizona Department of
Environmental Quality; State of
Nevada, Nevada Division of
Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA is amending certain
regulations to reflect the current
delegation status of national emission
standards for hazardous air pollutants
(NESHAP) in Arizona and Nevada.
Several NESHAP were delegated to the
Arizona Department of Environmental
Quality on March 16, 2007, and to the
Nevada Division of Environmental
Protection on January 12, 2007. The
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purpose of this action is to update the
listing in the Code of Federal
Regulations.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This rule is effective on July 9,
2007 without further notice, unless EPA
receives adverse comments by June 7,
2007. If we receive such comments, we
will publish a timely withdrawal in the
Federal Register to notify the public
that this direct final rule will not take
effect.
Table of Contents
I. Background
A. Delegation of NESHAP
B. ADEQ Delegations
C. NDEP delegations
II. EPA Action
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Submit comments,
identified by docket number EPA–R09–
OAR–2007–0322, by one of the
following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions.
2. E-mail: steckel.andrew@epa.gov.
3. Mail or delivery: Andrew Steckel
(Air–4), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street,
San Francisco, CA 94105–3901.
Instructions: All comments will be
included in the public docket without
change and may be made available
online at www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Information that
you consider CBI or otherwise protected
should be clearly identified as such and
should not be submitted through
www.regulations.gov or e-mail.
www.regulations.gov is an ‘‘anonymous
access’’ system, and EPA will not know
your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send e-mail
directly to EPA, your e-mail address
will be automatically captured and
included as part of the public comment.
If EPA cannot read your comment due
to technical difficulties and cannot
contact you for clarification, EPA may
not be able to consider your comment.
Docket: The index to the docket for
this action is available electronically at
www.regulations.gov and in hard copy
at EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street,
San Francisco, California. While all
documents in the docket are listed in
the index, some information may be
publicly available only at the hard copy
location (e.g., copyrighted material), and
some may not be publicly available in
either location (e.g., CBI). To inspect the
hard copy materials, please schedule an
appointment during normal business
hours with the contact listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
A. Delegation of NESHAP
DATES:
ADDRESSES:
Mae
Wang, EPA Region IX, (415) 947–4124,
wang.mae@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’
and ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA.
I. Background
Section 112(l) of the Clean Air Act, as
amended in 1990 (CAA), authorizes
EPA to delegate to state or local air
pollution control agencies the authority
to implement and enforce the standards
set out in the Code of Federal
Regulations, Title 40 (40 CFR), Part 63,
National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source
Categories. On November 26, 1993, EPA
promulgated regulations, codified at 40
CFR Part 63, Subpart E (hereinafter
referred to as ‘‘Subpart E’’), establishing
procedures for EPA’s approval of state
rules or programs under section 112(l)
(see 58 FR 62262). Subpart E was later
amended on September 14, 2000 (see 65
FR 55810).
Any request for approval under CAA
section 112(l) must meet the approval
criteria in 112(l)(5) and Subpart E. To
streamline the approval process for
future applications, a State or local
agency may submit a one-time
demonstration that it has adequate
authorities and resources to implement
and enforce any CAA section 112
standards. If such demonstration is
approved, then the state or local agency
would no longer need to resubmit a
demonstration of these same authorities
and resources for every subsequent
request for delegation of CAA section
112 standards. However, EPA maintains
the authority to withdraw its approval if
the State does not adequately
implement or enforce an approved rule
or program.
B. ADEQ Delegations
On July 17, 1998, EPA published a
direct final action delegating to the
Arizona Department of Environmental
Quality (ADEQ) several NESHAP and
approving ADEQ’s delegation
mechanism for future standards (see 63
FR 38478). That action explained the
procedure for EPA to grant future
delegations to ADEQ by letter, with
periodic Federal Register listings of
standards that have been delegated. On
February 21, 2007, ADEQ requested
delegation of the following NESHAP
contained in 40 CFR Part 63:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 62
[EPA-R07-OAR-2007-0258; FRL-8310-8]
Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated
Facilities and Pollutants; States of Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is approving the Other Solid Waste Incineration (OSWI)
section 111(d) negative declarations submitted by the states of Iowa,
Kansas, and Missouri. These negative declarations certify that OSWI
units subject to the requirements of sections 111(d) and 129 of the
Clean Air Act (CAA) do not exist in these states.
DATES: This direct final rule will be effective July 9, 2007, without
further notice, unless EPA receives adverse comment by June 7, 2007. If
adverse comment is received, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of
the direct final rule in the Federal Register informing the public that
the rule will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07-
OAR-2007-0258, by one of the following methods:
1. https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
2. E-mail: hamilton.heather@ep.gov.
3. Mail: Heather Hamilton, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
Planning and Development Branch, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas City,
Kansas 66101.
4. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver your comments to Heather
Hamilton, Environmental Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development
Branch, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R07-OAR-
2007-0258. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit through https://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail information that you consider to be CBI
or otherwise protected. The https://www.regulations.gov Web site is an
``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through https://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not 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 or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the
https://www.regulations.gov index. 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 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 in https://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Environmental Protection
Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 901 North 5th Street,
Kansas City, Kansas 66101. The Regional Office's official hours of
business are Monday through Friday, 8 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: Heather Hamilton at (913) 551-7039, or
by e-mail at hamilton.heather@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 111(d) Plan?
What are the regulatory requirements for OSWI units?
Why is this action necessary?
What action are we taking in this document?
What is a 111(d) Plan?
Section 111(d) of the CAA requires states to submit plans to
control certain pollutants (designated pollutants) at existing
facilities (designated facilities) whenever standards of performance
have been established under section 111(b) for new sources of the same
type, and EPA has established emission guidelines for such existing
sources for certain designated pollutants.
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What are the regulatory requirements for OSWI units?
On December 16, 2005 (70 FR 74870), EPA finalized the section
111(d) emission guidelines for existing OSWI units. The emission
guidelines are codified at 40 CFR part 60, subpart EEEE.
Subpart B of 40 CFR part 60 establishes procedures to be followed
and requirements to be met in the development and submission of state
plans for controlling designated pollutants. Part 62 of the CFR
provides the procedural framework for the submission of these plans.
When designated facilities are located in a state, a state must develop
and submit a plan for the control of the designated pollutant. However,
40 CFR 62.06 provides that if there are no existing sources of the
designated pollutant in the state, the state may submit a letter of
certification to that effect, or negative declaration, in lieu of a
plan. The negative declaration exempts the state from the requirements
of subpart B for that designated pollutant.
Why is this action necessary?
The states of Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri have determined there are
no existing sources in their states subject to the OSWI emission
guidelines. Consequently, each state has submitted a letter of negative
declaration certifying this fact. We are announcing our approval of
these negative declarations. If at a later date such sources are
identified, they will be subject to a Federal plan until a state has an
approved 111(d) plan.
What action are we taking in this document?
We are processing this action as a direct final action because we
do not anticipate any adverse comments. Please note that if EPA
receives adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this
rule and if that provision is severed from the remainder of the rule,
EPA may adopt as final those provisions of the rule that are not the
subject of an adverse comment.
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 negative declarations as meeting Federal
requirements and imposes no additional requirements. 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 state negative declarations and does not impose any additional
enforceable duty, 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 state negative
declarations relating to 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 merely
approves state negative declarations relating to a Federal standard.
In reviewing state plan 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 state submissions for failure to use VCS. It would thus be
inconsistent with applicable law for EPA, when it reviews state
submissions, to use VCS in place of state submissions that otherwise
satisfy 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 July 9, 2007. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this direct 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 62
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedures,
Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide, Intergovernmental relations,
Metals, Nitrogen dioxide, Particulate matter, Sulfur oxides, Waste
treatment and disposal.
Dated: April 30, 2007.
John B. Askew,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
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Chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as
follows:
PART 62--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for part 62 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart Q--Iowa
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2. Subpart Q is amended by adding an undesignated center heading and
Sec. 62.3917 to read as follows:
Air Emissions From Existing ``Other'' Solid Waste Incineration Units
Sec. 62.3917 Identification of plan--negative declaration.
Letter from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources submitted
March 8,
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2007, certifying that there are no commercial and industrial solid
waste incineration units subject to 40 CFR part 60, subpart EEEE.
Subpart R--Kansas
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3. Subpart R is amended by adding an undesignated center heading and
Sec. 62.4182 to read as follows:
Air Emissions From Existing ``Other'' Solid Waste Incineration Units
Sec. 62.4182 Identification of plan--negative declaration.
Letter from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment
submitted December 7, 2006, certifying that there are no ``other''
solid waste incineration units subject to 40 CFR part 60, subpart EEEE.
Subpart AA--Missouri
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4. Subpart AA is amended by adding an undesignated center heading and
Sec. 62.6361 to read as follows:
Air Emissions From Existing ``Other'' Solid Waste Incineration Units
Sec. 62.6361 Identification of plan--negative declaration.
Letter from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources submitted
April 7, 2006, certifying that there are no ``other'' solid waste
incineration units subject to 40 CFR part 60, subpart EEEE.
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