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Approval and Promulgation of
Determination of Attainment for the
1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard: States of
Missouri and Illinois
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
EPA is proposing to
determine that the St. Louis (MO-IL)
metropolitan nonattainment area has
attained the 1997 8-hour National
Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS)
for ozone. The St. Louis metropolitan
ozone nonattainment area includes the
counties of Franklin, Jefferson, St.
Charles, and St. Louis as well as St.
Louis City in Missouri; and the counties
of Madison, Monroe, St. Clair, and
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Jersey in Illinois. This proposed
determination is based on three years of
complete, quality assured ambient air
quality monitoring data for Missouri
and Illinois for the 2008 through 2010
ozone seasons showing attainment of
the NAAQS at all ozone monitoring
sites in the nonattainment area. If EPA
finalizes its proposed determination, it
will suspend the obligation to submit
certain ozone attainment demonstration
requirements, along with other
requirements related to the attainment
of the 1997 8-hour ozone standard.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before March 30, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments
regarding the Missouri portion of the St.
Louis (MO–IL) metropolitan area,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07–
OAR–2010–0416, by one of the
following methods:
1. https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
2. E-mail: kemp.lachala@epa.gov.
3. Mail or Hand Delivery or Courier:
Lachala Kemp, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air Planning and
Development Branch, 901 North 5th
Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101.
Submit your comments regarding the
Illinois portion of the St. Louis (MO–IL)
metropolitan area, identified by Docket
ID No. EPA–R07–OAR–2010–0416, by
one of the following methods:
1. https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
2. E-mail: mooney.john@epa.gov.
3. Mail or Hand Delivery or Courier:
John M. Mooney, Chief, Attainment
Planning and Maintenance Section, Air
Programs Branch, (AR–18J), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 77
West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
Illinois 60604.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–R07–OAR–2010–
0146. 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://
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personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
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Do not submit information that you
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https://www.regulations.gov Web site is
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means EPA will not know your identity
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FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to
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Region 7 contact Lachala Kemp, Air
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N. 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101
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kemp.lachala@epa.gov. In Region 5
contact Edward Doty, Attaining
Planning and Maintenance Section, Air
Programs Branch (AR–18J), 77 West
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois,
60604, (312) 866–6057 or by e-mail at
doty.edward@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or
‘‘our’’ refer to EPA. This section provides
additional information by addressing
the following questions:
Table of Contents
I. What should I consider as I prepare my
comments to EPA?
II. What action is EPA proposing to take?
III. What is the effect of this action?
IV. EPA’s proposed action?
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. What should I consider as I prepare
my comments to EPA?
When submitting comments,
remember to:
1. Identify the rulemaking by docket
number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal
Register date and page number).
2. Follow directions—EPA may ask
you to respond to specific questions or
organize comments by referencing Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) part or
section number.
3. Explain why you agree or disagree;
suggest alternative and substitute
language for your requested change.
4. Describe any assumptions and
provide any technical information and/
or data you used.
5. If you estimate potential cost or
burdens, explain how you arrived at
your estimate in sufficient detail to
allow for it to be reproduced.
6. Provide specific examples to
illustrate your concerns, and suggest
alternatives.
7. Explain your views as clearly as
possible, avoiding the use of profanity
or personal threats.
8. Make sure to submit your
comments by the comment period
deadline identified in the proposed rule.
II. What action is EPA proposing to
take?
EPA is proposing to determine that
the St. Louis (MO–IL) metropolitan 1997
8-hour ozone nonattainment area has
attained the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS.
EPA received a request from the
Missouri Department of Natural
Resources to determine that the St.
Louis metropolitan nonattainment area
has attained the 1997 8-hour ozone
standard of 0.08 parts per million
(ppm). This request is based upon the
most recent three years of complete,
quality assured ambient air monitoring
data for Missouri and Illinois showing
that the area has attained the NAAQS
during the 2008–2010 monitoring
period.
On March 27, 2008 (73 FR 16436),
EPA promulgated a revised 8-hour
ozone standard of 0.075 ppm. On
January 6, 2010, EPA again addressed
this 2008 revised standard and proposed
to set the primary 8-hour ozone
standard within the range of 0.060 to
0.070 ppm, rather than at 0.075 ppm.
EPA is working to complete
reconsideration of the standard and
thereafter will proceed with
designations. Today’s proposed
rulemaking relates only to a
determination of attainment for the 1997
8-hour ozone standard and is not
affected by the ongoing process of
reconsidering the revised 2010 standard.
The monitors and design values are
displayed in Table 1. The table
summarizes the annual fourth-high
daily maximum 8-hour ozone
concentrations and their 3-year (2008–
2010) averages for all monitors in the St.
Louis (MO–IL) metropolitan
nonattainment area. These data reflect
peak ozone concentrations quality
assured and reported by the States of
Illinois and Missouri.
TABLE 1—ANNUAL FOURTH-HIGH DAILY MAXIMUM 8-HOUR OZONE CONCENTRATIONS AND 3-YEAR AVERAGES IN PPM FOR
THE ST. LOUIS (MO-IL) AREA
2008
4th high
(ppm)
County
Monitor
Illinois .....................
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Jersey ....................
Madison .................
Missouri ..................
St. Clair ..................
Jefferson ................
St. Charles .............
Jerseyville, 17–083–1001 ...............................
Alton, 17–119–0008 ........................................
Maryville, 17–119–1009 ..................................
Wood River, 17–119–3007 .............................
East St. Louis, 17–163–0010 .........................
Arnold West, 29–099–00019 ..........................
Orchard Farm, 29–183–1004 .........................
West Alton, 29–183–1002 ..............................
Maryland Heights, 29–189–0014 ....................
Pacific, 29–189–0005 .....................................
Blair Street, 29–510–0085 ..............................
St. Louis .................
St. Louis City .........
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4th high
(ppm)
0.069
0.068
0.070
0.067
0.064
0.70
0.072
0.076
0.069
0.064
0.073
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0.067
0.074
0.066
0.069
0.070
0.073
0.071
0.070
0.064
0.065
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4th high
(ppm)
0.072
0.080
0.074
0.070
0.072
0.077
0.077
0.084
0.076
0.069
0.071
2008–2010
average
(ppm)
0.069
0.071
0.072
0.067
0.068
0.072
0.074
0.077
0.071
0.065
0.069
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Review of the 2008–2010 ozone
monitoring data in the nonattainment
area shows that all sites were attaining
the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS during
this period. Therefore, based on the
most recent three years of complete,
quality assured ozone monitoring data,
EPA is proposing to determine that the
1997 8-hour ozone standard has been
attained in the St. Louis (MO-IL)
metropolitan ozone nonattainment area.
III. What is the effect of this action?
EPA is proposing to determine that
the St. Louis metropolitan 8-hour ozone
nonattainment area consisting of both
the Missouri and Illinois portions of the
area has attained the 1997 8-hour ozone
standard. As provided in 40 CFR 51.918,
if EPA finalizes this determination,
certain attainment demonstration
requirements and associated reasonably
available control measures, reasonable
further progress plans, contingency
measures, and other planning SIP
requirements related to attainment of
the 8-hour ozone NAAQS shall be
suspended as to the St. Louis
nonattainment area. Under 40 CFR
51.918, a final determination that the
area has met the 1997 8-hour ozone
standard suspends the State’s obligation
to submit requirements related to
attainment, for so long as the area
continues to attain the standard. This
action does not constitute a
redesignation to attainment under CAA
section 107(d)(3), because Missouri and
Illinois do not have approved
maintenance plans as required under
section 175A of the CAA, nor has EPA
made a determination that the area has
met the other requirements for
redesignation. The ozone classification
and designation status of the area
remains moderate nonattainment for the
1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS until such
time as a redesignation request and
maintenance plan are submitted to EPA
and EPA determines that it meets the
CAA requirements for redesignation to
attainment.
If EPA subsequently determines, after
notice-and-comment rulemaking in the
Federal Register, that the area has
violated the 1997 8-hour ozone
standard, the basis for the suspension of
these requirements would no longer
exist, and the area would thereafter have
to address the pertinent requirements.
IV. EPA’s proposed action?
EPA is proposing to determine that
the St. Louis (MO-IL) metropolitan 1997
8-hour ozone nonattainment area has
attained the 1997 8-hour ozone standard
based on three years of complete,
quality assured ambient air quality
monitoring data for Missouri and
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Illinois for the 2008–2010 ozone
seasons. As provided in 40 CFR 51.918,
if EPA finalizes this determination, the
requirements for Missouri and Illinois to
submit an attainment demonstration
and associated reasonably available
control measures, a reasonable further
progress plan, and contingency
measures under section 172(c)(9), and
any other planning SIP related to
attainment of the 1997 8-hour ozone
NAAQS for the St. Louis Metropolitan
area would be suspended. This
suspension of requirements would be
effective as long as the area continues to
attain the 1997 8-hour ozone standard.
This action addresses only the 1997 8hour ozone standard of 0.08 ppm, and
does not address any subsequent
revisions to the standard.
V. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
This action proposes to make a
determination based on air quality data,
and would, if finalized, result in the
suspension of certain Federal
Requirements. Accordingly, this
proposed action does not impose
additional requirements beyond those
imposed by State law. Therefore, this
proposed action:
• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ subject to review by the Office
of Management and Budget under
Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993);
• Does not impose an information
collection burden under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
• Is certified as not having a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
• Does not contain any unfunded
mandate or significantly or uniquely
affect small governments, as described
in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);
• Does not have Federalism
implications as specified in Executive
Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999);
• Is not an economically significant
regulatory action based on health or
safety risks subject to Executive Order
13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
• Is not a significant regulatory action
subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR
28355, May 22, 2001);
• Is not subject to requirements of
Section 12(d) of the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because
application of those requirements would
be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act;
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• Does not provide EPA with the
discretionary authority to address, as
appropriate, disproportionate human
health or environmental effects, using
practicable and legally permissible
methods, under Executive Order 12898
(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
In addition, this proposed 8-hour
ozone clean NAAQS data determination
for the St. Louis (MO–IL) metropolitan
area does not have Tribal implications
as specified by Executive Order 13175
(65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000),
because the SIP is not approved to apply
in Indian country located in the State,
and EPA notes that it will not impose
substantial direct costs on Tribal
governments or preempt Tribal law.
List of Subjects in 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.
Dated: February 10, 2011.
Karl Brooks,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
Dated: February 16, 2011.
Bharat Mathur,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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Nevada; PM–10; Determinations
Regarding Attainment for the Truckee
Meadows Nonattainment Area and
Applicability of Certain Clean Air Act
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Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
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separate and independent
determinations regarding attainment for
the Truckee Meadows PM–10
nonattainment area in Washoe County,
Nevada (Truckee Meadows area). First,
EPA is proposing to determine that,
based on complete and quality-assured
air monitoring data for 1999–2001, the
Truckee Meadows area did not attain
the 24-hour National Ambient Air
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R07-OAR-2010-0416; FRL-9271-8]
Approval and Promulgation of Determination of Attainment for the
1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard: States of Missouri and Illinois
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to determine that the St. Louis (MO-IL)
metropolitan nonattainment area has attained the 1997 8-hour National
Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone. The St. Louis
metropolitan ozone nonattainment area includes the counties of
Franklin, Jefferson, St. Charles, and St. Louis as well as St. Louis
City in Missouri; and the counties of Madison, Monroe, St. Clair, and
Jersey in Illinois. This proposed determination is based on three years
of complete, quality assured ambient air quality monitoring data for
Missouri and Illinois for the 2008 through 2010 ozone seasons showing
attainment of the NAAQS at all ozone monitoring sites in the
nonattainment area. If EPA finalizes its proposed determination, it
will suspend the obligation to submit certain ozone attainment
demonstration requirements, along with other requirements related to
the attainment of the 1997 8-hour ozone standard.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 30, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments regarding the Missouri portion of the
St. Louis (MO-IL) metropolitan area, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-
R07-OAR-2010-0416, by one of the following methods:
1. https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
2. E-mail: kemp.lachala@epa.gov.
3. Mail or Hand Delivery or Courier: Lachala Kemp, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 901 North 5th
Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101.
Submit your comments regarding the Illinois portion of the St.
Louis (MO-IL) metropolitan area, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07-
OAR-2010-0416, by one of the following methods:
1. https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
2. E-mail: mooney.john@epa.gov.
3. Mail or Hand Delivery or Courier: John M. Mooney, Chief,
Attainment Planning and Maintenance Section, Air Programs Branch, (AR-
18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R07-OAR-
2010-0146. 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 information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through https://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. 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.
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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, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
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. EPA requests that you contact the
person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to
schedule your inspection. 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: In Region 7 contact Lachala Kemp, Air
Planning and Development Branch, 901 N. 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas
66101 at 913 551-7214, or by e-mail at kemp.lachala@epa.gov. In Region
5 contact Edward Doty, Attaining Planning and Maintenance Section, Air
Programs Branch (AR-18J), 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois,
60604, (312) 866-6057 or by e-mail at doty.edward@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document ``we,'' ``us,'' or
``our'' refer to EPA. This section provides additional information by
addressing the following questions:
Table of Contents
I. What should I consider as I prepare my comments to EPA?
II. What action is EPA proposing to take?
III. What is the effect of this action?
IV. EPA's proposed action?
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. What should I consider as I prepare my comments to EPA?
When submitting comments, remember to:
1. Identify the rulemaking by docket number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
2. Follow directions--EPA may ask you to respond to specific
questions or organize comments by referencing Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
3. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternative and
substitute language for your requested change.
4. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data you used.
5. If you estimate potential cost or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
6. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and
suggest alternatives.
7. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
8. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline
identified in the proposed rule.
II. What action is EPA proposing to take?
EPA is proposing to determine that the St. Louis (MO-IL)
metropolitan 1997 8-hour ozone nonattainment area has attained the 1997
8-hour ozone NAAQS. EPA received a request from the Missouri Department
of Natural Resources to determine that the St. Louis metropolitan
nonattainment area has attained the 1997 8-hour ozone standard of 0.08
parts per million (ppm). This request is based upon the most recent
three years of complete, quality assured ambient air monitoring data
for Missouri and Illinois showing that the area has attained the NAAQS
during the 2008-2010 monitoring period.
On March 27, 2008 (73 FR 16436), EPA promulgated a revised 8-hour
ozone standard of 0.075 ppm. On January 6, 2010, EPA again addressed
this 2008 revised standard and proposed to set the primary 8-hour ozone
standard within the range of 0.060 to 0.070 ppm, rather than at 0.075
ppm. EPA is working to complete reconsideration of the standard and
thereafter will proceed with designations. Today's proposed rulemaking
relates only to a determination of attainment for the 1997 8-hour ozone
standard and is not affected by the ongoing process of reconsidering
the revised 2010 standard.
The monitors and design values are displayed in Table 1. The table
summarizes the annual fourth-high daily maximum 8-hour ozone
concentrations and their 3-year (2008-2010) averages for all monitors
in the St. Louis (MO-IL) metropolitan nonattainment area. These data
reflect peak ozone concentrations quality assured and reported by the
States of Illinois and Missouri.
Table 1--Annual Fourth-High Daily Maximum 8-Hour Ozone Concentrations and 3-Year Averages in ppm for the St. Louis (MO-IL) Area
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2008 4th 2009 4th 2010 4th 2008-2010
State County Monitor high high high average
(ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm)
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Illinois............................. Jersey.............................. Jerseyville, 17-083-1001... 0.069 0.068 0.072 0.069
Madison............................. Alton, 17-119-0008......... 0.068 0.067 0.080 0.071
Maryville, 17-119-1009..... 0.070 0.074 0.074 0.072
Wood River, 17-119-3007.... 0.067 0.066 0.070 0.067
St. Clair........................... East St. Louis, 17-163-0010 0.064 0.069 0.072 0.068
Missouri............................. Jefferson........................... Arnold West, 29-099-00019.. 0.70 0.070 0.077 0.072
St. Charles......................... Orchard Farm, 29-183-1004.. 0.072 0.073 0.077 0.074
West Alton, 29-183-1002.... 0.076 0.071 0.084 0.077
St. Louis........................... Maryland Heights, 29-189- 0.069 0.070 0.076 0.071
0014.
Pacific, 29-189-0005....... 0.064 0.064 0.069 0.065
St. Louis City...................... Blair Street, 29-510-0085.. 0.073 0.065 0.071 0.069
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Review of the 2008-2010 ozone monitoring data in the nonattainment
area shows that all sites were attaining the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS
during this period. Therefore, based on the most recent three years of
complete, quality assured ozone monitoring data, EPA is proposing to
determine that the 1997 8-hour ozone standard has been attained in the
St. Louis (MO-IL) metropolitan ozone nonattainment area.
III. What is the effect of this action?
EPA is proposing to determine that the St. Louis metropolitan 8-
hour ozone nonattainment area consisting of both the Missouri and
Illinois portions of the area has attained the 1997 8-hour ozone
standard. As provided in 40 CFR 51.918, if EPA finalizes this
determination, certain attainment demonstration requirements and
associated reasonably available control measures, reasonable further
progress plans, contingency measures, and other planning SIP
requirements related to attainment of the 8-hour ozone NAAQS shall be
suspended as to the St. Louis nonattainment area. Under 40 CFR 51.918,
a final determination that the area has met the 1997 8-hour ozone
standard suspends the State's obligation to submit requirements related
to attainment, for so long as the area continues to attain the
standard. This action does not constitute a redesignation to attainment
under CAA section 107(d)(3), because Missouri and Illinois do not have
approved maintenance plans as required under section 175A of the CAA,
nor has EPA made a determination that the area has met the other
requirements for redesignation. The ozone classification and
designation status of the area remains moderate nonattainment for the
1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS until such time as a redesignation request and
maintenance plan are submitted to EPA and EPA determines that it meets
the CAA requirements for redesignation to attainment.
If EPA subsequently determines, after notice-and-comment rulemaking
in the Federal Register, that the area has violated the 1997 8-hour
ozone standard, the basis for the suspension of these requirements
would no longer exist, and the area would thereafter have to address
the pertinent requirements.
IV. EPA's proposed action?
EPA is proposing to determine that the St. Louis (MO-IL)
metropolitan 1997 8-hour ozone nonattainment area has attained the 1997
8-hour ozone standard based on three years of complete, quality assured
ambient air quality monitoring data for Missouri and Illinois for the
2008-2010 ozone seasons. As provided in 40 CFR 51.918, if EPA finalizes
this determination, the requirements for Missouri and Illinois to
submit an attainment demonstration and associated reasonably available
control measures, a reasonable further progress plan, and contingency
measures under section 172(c)(9), and any other planning SIP related to
attainment of the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS for the St. Louis
Metropolitan area would be suspended. This suspension of requirements
would be effective as long as the area continues to attain the 1997 8-
hour ozone standard. This action addresses only the 1997 8-hour ozone
standard of 0.08 ppm, and does not address any subsequent revisions to
the standard.
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
This action proposes to make a determination based on air quality
data, and would, if finalized, result in the suspension of certain
Federal Requirements. Accordingly, this proposed action does not impose
additional requirements beyond those imposed by State law. Therefore,
this proposed action:
Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the Clean Air Act; and
Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
In addition, this proposed 8-hour ozone clean NAAQS data
determination for the St. Louis (MO-IL) metropolitan area does not have
Tribal implications as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249,
November 9, 2000), because the SIP is not approved to apply in Indian
country located in the State, and EPA notes that it will not impose
substantial direct costs on Tribal governments or preempt Tribal law.
List of Subjects in 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.
Dated: February 10, 2011.
Karl Brooks,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
Dated: February 16, 2011.
Bharat Mathur,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 2011-4382 Filed 2-25-11; 8:45 am]
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