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40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R07–OAR–2012–0150; FRL–9687–9]
Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans; State of Iowa:
Regional Haze
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
EPA is finalizing a limited
approval of a revision to the State
Implementation Plan (SIP) for Iowa,
submitted by the Iowa Department of
Natural Resources on March 25, 2008,
that addresses Regional Haze for the
first implementation period.
Specifically, these revisions address the
requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA
or Act) and EPA’s rules that required
States to prevent any future and remedy
any existing anthropogenic impairment
of visibility in Class I areas (national
parks and wilderness areas) caused by
emissions of air pollutants located over
a wide geographic area (also known as
the ‘‘regional haze’’ program). EPA
proposed to approve these revisions on
February 28, 2012. In a separate
rulemaking action, EPA finalized the
limited disapproval of Iowa’s regional
haze SIP and imposed a Federal
Implementation Plan (FIP) for Iowa
which was signed on May 30, 2012, and
published in the Federal Register on
June 7, 2012.
DATES: This rule will become effective
July 26, 2012, except that the
amendment to § 52.842 is effective
August 6, 2012.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket
Identification No. EPA–R07–OAR–
2012–0150. All documents in the docket
are listed on the www.regulations.gov
Web site. Although listed in the index,
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
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www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Air Planning and Development
Branch, Air and Waste Management
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 7, 901 North 5th Street,
Kansas City, Kansas, 66101. EPA
requests that if at all possible, you
contact the person listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section
for further information. The regional
office’s official hours of business are
Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 4:30,
excluding Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chrissy Wolfersberger, Air Planning and
Development Branch, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 7, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas
City, Kansas 66101; by telephone at
(913) 551–7864; or by email at
wolfersberger.chris@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document, the terms
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Background
II. Public Comments and EPA Responses
III. Technical Corrections
IV. Final Action
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background
On February 28, 2012 (77 FR 11974),
EPA published a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPR) for the State of Iowa,
proposing limited approval of Iowa’s
regional haze plan for the first
implementation period (through 2018).
A detailed explanation of the CAA’s
visibility requirements and the regional
haze rule as it applies to Iowa was
provided in the NPR and will not be
restated here. EPA’s rationale for
proposing limited approval of the Iowa
SIP was also described in detail in the
proposal.
II. Public Comments and EPA
Responses
The publication of EPA’s proposed
rule on February 28, 2012, initiated a 30
day public comment period that ended
on March 29, 2012. During the public
comment period we received no written
comments.
III. Technical Corrections
Table 2, ‘‘Iowa’s Absolute
Contribution to Visibility Impairment,
Northern Midwest Class I Areas’’
contained one numerical error. Iowa’s
2002 contribution to Voyagers should
read 2.16 rather than 2.60.
In Table 7, ‘‘2002 Iowa Emissions
Summary,’’ the NH3 area source
inventory should read 6,560 rather than
6.560.
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IV. Final Action
EPA is finalizing its limited approval
of the State of Iowa’s Regional Haze SIP,
submitted on March 25, 2008, as
meeting some of the applicable regional
haze requirements set forth in section
169A and 169B of the CAA and in the
Federal regulations codified at 40 CFR
51.308, and the requirements of 40 CFR
part 51, subpart F and appendix V. In
a separate rulemaking action, EPA
finalized the limited disapproval of
Iowa’s Regional Haze SIP and imposed
a FIP for Iowa. 77 FR 33642.
V. Statutory and Executive Order
Requirements
Under the CAA, the Administrator is
required to approve a SIP submission
that complies with the provisions of the
Act and applicable Federal regulations.
42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions,
EPA’s role is to approve State choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of
the CAA. Accordingly, this action
merely approves State law as meeting
Federal requirements and does not
impose additional requirements beyond
those imposed by State law. For that
reason, this action:
• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ subject to review by the Office
of Management and Budget under
Executive 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 CAA; 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).
Executive Order 13175, entitled
‘‘Consultation and Coordination with
Indian Tribal Governments’’ (65 FR
67249, November 9, 2000), requires EPA
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to develop an accountable process to
ensure ‘‘meaningful and timely input by
tribal officials in the development of
regulatory policies that have tribal
implications.’’ This rule does not have
tribal implications, as specified in
Executive Order 13175. It will not have
substantial direct effects on tribal
governments. Thus, Executive Order
13175 does not apply to this rule.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Air pollution control, Environmental
protection, Incorporation by reference,
Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen
oxides, Particulate matter, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur
dioxide, Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: June 7, 2012.
Karl Brooks,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
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 Q—Iowa
2. In § 52.820 the table in paragraph
(e) is amended by adding a new entry
(39) in numerical order to read as
follows:
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§ 52.820
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Identification of plan.
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(e) * * *
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EPA-APPROVED IOWA NONREGULATORY PROVISIONS
Name of nonregulatory SIP
provision
Applicable
geographic or
nonattainment area
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(39) Regional Haze plan for the
first implementation period.
Statewide .....
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3. Section 52.842 is amended by
revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:
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addressing these requirements.
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(a) Regional Haze. The requirements
of section 169A of the Clean Air Act are
not met because the regional haze plan
submitted by Iowa on March 25, 2008,
does not include fully approvable
measures for meeting the requirements
of 40 CFR 51.308(d)(3) and 51.308(e)
with respect to emissions of NOX and
SO2 from electric generating units. EPA
has given limited approval and limited
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§ 52.842(a); Limited Approval.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R07–OAR–2012–0153; FRL–9688–1]
Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans; State of
Missouri: Regional Haze
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
EPA is finalizing a limited
approval of a revision to the State
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R07-OAR-2012-0150; FRL-9687-9]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Iowa:
Regional Haze
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is finalizing a limited approval of a revision to the
State Implementation Plan (SIP) for Iowa, submitted by the Iowa
Department of Natural Resources on March 25, 2008, that addresses
Regional Haze for the first implementation period. Specifically, these
revisions address the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act)
and EPA's rules that required States to prevent any future and remedy
any existing anthropogenic impairment of visibility in Class I areas
(national parks and wilderness areas) caused by emissions of air
pollutants located over a wide geographic area (also known as the
``regional haze'' program). EPA proposed to approve these revisions on
February 28, 2012. In a separate rulemaking action, EPA finalized the
limited disapproval of Iowa's regional haze SIP and imposed a Federal
Implementation Plan (FIP) for Iowa which was signed on May 30, 2012,
and published in the Federal Register on June 7, 2012.
DATES: This rule will become effective July 26, 2012, except that the
amendment to Sec. 52.842 is effective August 6, 2012.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket
Identification No. EPA-R07-OAR-2012-0150. All documents in the docket
are listed on the www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the
index, 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 at the Air Planning and Development Branch, Air and Waste
Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7,
901 North 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas, 66101. EPA requests that if
at all possible, you contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section for further information. The regional
office's official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 to
4:30, excluding Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chrissy Wolfersberger, Air Planning
and Development Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7,
901 North 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101; by telephone at (913)
551-7864; or by email at wolfersberger.chris@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, the terms ``we,''
``us,'' and ``our'' refer to EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Background
II. Public Comments and EPA Responses
III. Technical Corrections
IV. Final Action
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background
On February 28, 2012 (77 FR 11974), EPA published a notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPR) for the State of Iowa, proposing limited
approval of Iowa's regional haze plan for the first implementation
period (through 2018). A detailed explanation of the CAA's visibility
requirements and the regional haze rule as it applies to Iowa was
provided in the NPR and will not be restated here. EPA's rationale for
proposing limited approval of the Iowa SIP was also described in detail
in the proposal.
II. Public Comments and EPA Responses
The publication of EPA's proposed rule on February 28, 2012,
initiated a 30 day public comment period that ended on March 29, 2012.
During the public comment period we received no written comments.
III. Technical Corrections
Table 2, ``Iowa's Absolute Contribution to Visibility Impairment,
Northern Midwest Class I Areas'' contained one numerical error. Iowa's
2002 contribution to Voyagers should read 2.16 rather than 2.60.
In Table 7, ``2002 Iowa Emissions Summary,'' the NH3
area source inventory should read 6,560 rather than 6.560.
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IV. Final Action
EPA is finalizing its limited approval of the State of Iowa's
Regional Haze SIP, submitted on March 25, 2008, as meeting some of the
applicable regional haze requirements set forth in section 169A and
169B of the CAA and in the Federal regulations codified at 40 CFR
51.308, and the requirements of 40 CFR part 51, subpart F and appendix
V. In a separate rulemaking action, EPA finalized the limited
disapproval of Iowa's Regional Haze SIP and imposed a FIP for Iowa. 77
FR 33642.
V. Statutory and Executive Order Requirements
Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in
reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve State choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this
action merely approves State law as meeting Federal requirements and
does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by State
law. For that reason, this action:
Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive 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 CAA; 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).
Executive Order 13175, entitled ``Consultation and Coordination
with Indian Tribal Governments'' (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000),
requires EPA to develop an accountable process to ensure ``meaningful
and timely input by tribal officials in the development of regulatory
policies that have tribal implications.'' This rule does not have
tribal implications, as specified in Executive Order 13175. It will not
have substantial direct effects on tribal governments. Thus, Executive
Order 13175 does not apply to this rule.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Air pollution control, Environmental protection, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen oxides, Particulate
matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur dioxide,
Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: June 7, 2012.
Karl Brooks,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
40 CFR part 52 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 Q--Iowa
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2. In Sec. 52.820 the table in paragraph (e) is amended by adding a
new entry (39) in numerical order to read as follows:
Sec. 52.820 Identification of plan.
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EPA-Approved Iowa Nonregulatory Provisions
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Applicable
Name of nonregulatory SIP geographic or State submittal EPA approval date Explanation
provision nonattainment area date
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(39) Regional Haze plan for the Statewide.......... 3/25/08 6/26/12, [Insert Sec. 52.842(a);
first implementation period. Federal Register Limited Approval.
citation].
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3. Section 52.842 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to read as
follows:
Sec. 52.842 Visibility protection.
(a) Regional Haze. The requirements of section 169A of the Clean
Air Act are not met because the regional haze plan submitted by Iowa on
March 25, 2008, does not include fully approvable measures for meeting
the requirements of 40 CFR 51.308(d)(3) and 51.308(e) with respect to
emissions of NOX and SO2 from electric generating
units. EPA has given limited approval and limited disapproval to the
plan provisions addressing these requirements.
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