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Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans; State of Iowa;
Infrastructure SIP Requirements for
the 2008 Lead National Ambient Air
Quality Standards, Section
110(a)(2)(E)(ii), and a Supplemental SIP
for Relevant Iowa Laws and
Regulations
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve
elements of a State Implementation Plan
(SIP) submission from the State of Iowa
for the 2008 National Ambient Air
SUMMARY:
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Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Lead
(Pb) addressing the applicable
requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA)
section 110, which requires that each
state adopt and submit a SIP for the
implementation, maintenance, and
enforcement of each new or revised
NAAQS promulgated by the EPA. These
SIPs are commonly referred to as
‘‘infrastructure’’ SIPs. The infrastructure
requirements are designed to ensure that
the structural components of each
state’s air quality management program
are adequate to meet the State’s
responsibilities under the CAA.
EPA is also proposing to approve a
supplemental revision for the SIP to
include article 1, section 2 of the Iowa
Constitution, and portions of the Iowa
Code and the Iowa Administrative Code
to codify the relevant state laws as
applied to conflict of interest
provisions.
Comments must be received on
or before September 14, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07–
OAR–2015–0394, by one of the
following methods:
1. https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
2. Email: Hamilton.heather@epa.gov.
3. Mail: Heather Hamilton, Air
Planning and Development Branch, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 7, Air and Waste Management
Division, 11201 Renner Boulevard,
Lenexa, Kansas 66219.
4. Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver
your comments to Heather Hamilton,
Air Planning and Development Branch,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 7, Air and Waste Management
Division, 11201 Renner Boulevard,
Lenexa, Kansas 66219.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–R07–OAR–2015–
0394. 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 email
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 email comment directly
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www.regulations.gov, your email
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 should 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, will be publicly
available only in hard copy. Publicly
available docket materials are available
either electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 7, 11201 Renner Boulevard,
Lenexa, Kansas 66219 from 8:00 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The interested
persons wanting to examine these
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hours in advance.
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Development Branch, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 7, 11201 Renner Boulevard,
Lenexa, KS 66219; telephone number:
(913) 551–7039; email address:
Hamilton.heather@epa.gov.
I. What is being addressed in this document?
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I. What is being addressed in this
document?
EPA is proposing to approve the two
submissions from the State of Iowa: The
infrastructure SIP submission (received
November 4, 2011) from Iowa which
addresses the requirements of CAA
sections 110(a)(1) and (2) as applicable
to the 2008 Pb NAAQS, and the
submission from Iowa (Received May
11, 2015, that codifies article 1, section
2, of the Iowa Constitution, as well as
the relevant sections of the Iowa Code
and the Iowa Administrative Code as
they apply to conflict of interest
provisions addressed in this action are
referenced in the ‘‘EPA Approved
Nonregulatory SIP Provisions’’ table
accompanying this notice.
A Technical Support Document is
included as part of the docket to discuss
the details of this proposal, including
analysis of how the SIP meets the
applicable 110 requirements for
infrastructure SIPs including
specifically section 128 and 110(a)(2)(E).
II. Have the requirements for approval
of a SIP revision been met?
The state submission has met the
public notice requirements for SIP
submissions in accordance with 40 CFR
51.102. The submission 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 which
is part of this document, the revision
meets the substantive SIP requirements
of the CAA, including section 110 and
implementing regulations.
III. What action is EPA taking?
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document whenever
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we refer
to EPA. A detailed technical support
document (TSD) is included in this
rulemaking docket to address the
following: A description of Clean Air
Act section 110(a)(1) and (2)
infrastructure SIPs; the applicable
elements under sections 110(a)(1) and
(2); EPA’s approach to the review of
infrastructure SIP submissions, and
EPA’s evaluation of how the Iowa
addressed the relevant elements of
sections 110(a)(1) and (2). This section
provides additional information by
addressing the following questions:
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II. Have the requirements for approval of a
SIP revision been met?
III. What action is EPA taking?
EPA is proposing to approve the
November 4, 2011, infrastructure SIP
submission from Iowa which addresses
the requirements of CAA sections
110(a)(1) and (2) as applicable to the
2008 Pb NAAQS. In addition, EPA is
proposing to approve the May 11 2015
submission from Iowa that codifies
article 1, section 2, of the Iowa
Constitution, as well as the relevant
sections of the Iowa Code and the Iowa
Administrative Code as they apply to
conflict of interest provisions. Details of
these submissions are addressed in a
Technical Support Document as part of
the docket to discuss the proposal.
Based upon review of the state’s
infrastructure SIP submissions and
relevant statutory and regulatory
authorities and provisions referenced in
those submissions or referenced in
Iowa’s SIP, EPA believes that Iowa’s SIP
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will meet all applicable required
elements of sections 110(a)(1) and (2)
with respect to the 2008 Pb NAAQS.
We are processing this as a proposed
action because we are soliciting
comments on this proposed action.
Final rulemaking will occur after
consideration of any comments.
Statutory and Executive Order Review
Under the CAA, the Administrator is
required to approve a SIP submission
that complies with the provisions of the
CAA 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 proposed action:
• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ under the terms of Executive
Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4,
1993) and is therefore not subject to
review under Executive Orders 12866
and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21,
2011).
• 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).
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The SIP is not approved to apply on
any Indian reservation land or in any
other area where EPA or an Indian tribe
has demonstrated that a tribe has
jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian
country, the rule does not have tribal
implications and will not impose
substantial direct costs on tribal
governments or preempt tribal law as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
Statutory Authority
The statutory authority for this action
is provided by section 110 of the CAA,
as amended (42 U.S.C. 7410).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations,
Lead, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: August 3, 2015.
Mark Hague,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.
For the reasons stated in the
preamble, EPA proposes to amend 40
CFR part 52 as set forth below:
PART 52—APPROVAL AND
PROMULGATION OF
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
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(e) the table is amended
by adding new entries (40) and (41) in
numerical order at the end of the table
to read as follows:
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§ 52.820
*
Identification of plan.
*
*
(e) * * *
*
*
EPA-APPROVED IOWA NONREGULATORY SIP PROVISIONS
Name of non-regulatory
SIP revision
Applicable geographic
or nonattainment area
*
(40) Sections 110(a)(1)
and (2) Infrastructure
Requirements 2008
Lead NAAQS.
(41) Section 128 Declaration: Conflicts of Interest Provisions;.
Constitution of the State
of Iowa, Article 1, Section 2.
Iowa Code: 4.4.(5), 7E.4,
Chapter 68B.
Iowa Administrative
Code:.
351 IAC 6.11 ..................
351 IAC 6.14(2) ..............
351 IAC 6.19 ..................
351 IAC 7.1–7.2 .............
567 IAC 1.11(1–9) ..........
*
*
Statewide ......................
11/4/2011
Statewide ......................
5/1/15
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36–Region 4]
National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency
Plan; National Priorities List: Deletion
of the Redwing Carriers, Inc.
(Saraland) Superfund Site
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of intent.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Region 4 is issuing a
Notice of Intent to Delete the Redwing
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EPA Approval date
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8/14/2015 [Insert FedThis action addresses the following CAA eleeral Register citation].
ments: 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G),
(H), (J), (K), (L), and (M). 110(a)(2)(I) is not
applicable.
8/14/2015 [Insert Federal Register citation].
Carriers, Inc. (Saraland) Superfund Site
(Site) located in Mobile County,
Alabama, from the National Priorities
List (NPL) and requests public
comments on this proposed action. The
NPL, promulgated pursuant to section
105 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is an
appendix of the National Oil and
Hazardous Substances Pollution
Contingency Plan (NCP). The EPA and
the State of Alabama, through the
Alabama Department of Environmental
Management (ADEM), have determined
that all appropriate response actions
under CERCLA have been completed.
However, this deletion does not
preclude future actions under
Superfund.
Comments must be received by
September 14, 2015.
DATES:
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This action addresses the following sections of
the Constitution of the State of Iowa, Article 1,
section 2.
Iowa Code: 4.4.(5) 7E.4 Chapter 68B.
Iowa Administrative Code:
351 IAC 6.11
351 IAC 6.14(2)
351 IAC 6.19
351 IAC 7.1–7.2
567 IAC 1.11(1–9).
Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID no. EPA–HQ–
SFUND–1990–0010, by mail to Shelby
Johnston, Remedial Project Manager,
Superfund Restoration and
Sustainability Branch, Superfund
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street
SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960.
Comments may also be submitted
electronically or through hand delivery/
courier by following the detailed
instructions in the ADDRESSES section of
the direct final rule located in the rules
section of this Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shelby Johnston, Remedial Project
Manager, Superfund Restoration and
Sustainability Branch, Superfund
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street
SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960, 404–
562–8287, email:
johnston.shelby@epa.gov.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R07-OAR-2015-0394; FRL-9932-27-Region 7]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Iowa;
Infrastructure SIP Requirements for the 2008 Lead National Ambient Air
Quality Standards, Section 110(a)(2)(E)(ii), and a Supplemental SIP for
Relevant Iowa Laws and Regulations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
approve elements of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission from
the State of Iowa for the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS) for Lead (Pb) addressing the applicable requirements of the
Clean Air Act (CAA) section 110, which requires that each state adopt
and submit a SIP for the implementation, maintenance, and enforcement
of each new or revised NAAQS promulgated by the EPA. These SIPs are
commonly referred to as ``infrastructure'' SIPs. The infrastructure
requirements are designed to ensure that the structural components of
each state's air quality management program are adequate to meet the
State's responsibilities under the CAA.
EPA is also proposing to approve a supplemental revision for the
SIP to include article 1, section 2 of the Iowa Constitution, and
portions of the Iowa Code and the Iowa Administrative Code to codify
the relevant state laws as applied to conflict of interest provisions.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 14, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07-
OAR-2015-0394, by one of the following methods:
1. https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
2. Email: Hamilton.heather@epa.gov.
3. Mail: Heather Hamilton, Air Planning and Development Branch,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7, Air and Waste
Management Division, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219.
4. Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver your comments to Heather
Hamilton, Air Planning and Development Branch, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 7, Air and Waste Management Division, 11201
Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R07-OAR-
2015-0394. 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 email 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 email comment directly
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to EPA without going through https://www.regulations.gov, your email
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 should 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, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
at https://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 7, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas
66219 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal 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, Air Planning and
Development Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7,
11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, KS 66219; telephone number: (913) 551-
7039; email address: Hamilton.heather@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we refer to EPA. A detailed technical
support document (TSD) is included in this rulemaking docket to address
the following: A description of Clean Air Act section 110(a)(1) and (2)
infrastructure SIPs; the applicable elements under sections 110(a)(1)
and (2); EPA's approach to the review of infrastructure SIP
submissions, and EPA's evaluation of how the Iowa addressed the
relevant elements of sections 110(a)(1) and (2). This section provides
additional information by addressing the following questions:
I. What is being addressed in this document?
II. Have the requirements for approval of a SIP revision been met?
III. What action is EPA taking?
I. What is being addressed in this document?
EPA is proposing to approve the two submissions from the State of
Iowa: The infrastructure SIP submission (received November 4, 2011)
from Iowa which addresses the requirements of CAA sections 110(a)(1)
and (2) as applicable to the 2008 Pb NAAQS, and the submission from
Iowa (Received May 11, 2015, that codifies article 1, section 2, of the
Iowa Constitution, as well as the relevant sections of the Iowa Code
and the Iowa Administrative Code as they apply to conflict of interest
provisions addressed in this action are referenced in the ``EPA
Approved Nonregulatory SIP Provisions'' table accompanying this notice.
A Technical Support Document is included as part of the docket to
discuss the details of this proposal, including analysis of how the SIP
meets the applicable 110 requirements for infrastructure SIPs including
specifically section 128 and 110(a)(2)(E).
II. Have the requirements for approval of a SIP revision been met?
The state submission has met the public notice requirements for SIP
submissions in accordance with 40 CFR 51.102. The submission 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 which is part of this document, the revision meets the
substantive SIP requirements of the CAA, including section 110 and
implementing regulations.
III. What action is EPA taking?
EPA is proposing to approve the November 4, 2011, infrastructure
SIP submission from Iowa which addresses the requirements of CAA
sections 110(a)(1) and (2) as applicable to the 2008 Pb NAAQS. In
addition, EPA is proposing to approve the May 11 2015 submission from
Iowa that codifies article 1, section 2, of the Iowa Constitution, as
well as the relevant sections of the Iowa Code and the Iowa
Administrative Code as they apply to conflict of interest provisions.
Details of these submissions are addressed in a Technical Support
Document as part of the docket to discuss the proposal.
Based upon review of the state's infrastructure SIP submissions and
relevant statutory and regulatory authorities and provisions referenced
in those submissions or referenced in Iowa's SIP, EPA believes that
Iowa's SIP will meet all applicable required elements of sections
110(a)(1) and (2) with respect to the 2008 Pb NAAQS.
We are processing this as a proposed action because we are
soliciting comments on this proposed action. Final rulemaking will
occur after consideration of any comments.
Statutory and Executive Order Review
Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA 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 proposed action:
Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under the terms
of Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and is
therefore not subject to review under Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
(76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011).
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).
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The SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian reservation land or
in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a
tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian country, the rule does
not have tribal implications and will not impose substantial direct
costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as specified by
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
Statutory Authority
The statutory authority for this action is provided by section 110
of the CAA, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7410).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: August 3, 2015.
Mark Hague,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, EPA proposes to amend 40
CFR part 52 as set forth below:
PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
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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(e) the table is amended by adding new entries (40)
and (41) in numerical order at the end of the table to read as follows:
Sec. 52.820 Identification of plan.
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(e) * * *
EPA-Approved Iowa Nonregulatory SIP Provisions
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Applicable State
Name of non-regulatory SIP geographic or submittal EPA Approval date Explanation
revision nonattainment area date
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(40) Sections 110(a)(1) and (2) Statewide.......... 11/4/2011 8/14/2015 [Insert This action addresses
Infrastructure Requirements Federal Register the following CAA
2008 Lead NAAQS. citation]. elements:
110(a)(2)(A), (B),
(C), (D), (E), (F),
(G), (H), (J), (K),
(L), and (M).
110(a)(2)(I) is not
applicable.
(41) Section 128 Declaration: Statewide.......... 5/1/15 8/14/2015 [Insert
Conflicts of Interest Federal Register
Provisions;. citation].
Constitution of the State of ................... ........... ................... This action addresses
Iowa, Article 1, Section 2. the following sections
of the Constitution of
the State of Iowa,
Article 1, section 2.
Iowa Code: 4.4.(5), 7E.4, ................... ........... ................... Iowa Code: 4.4.(5) 7E.4
Chapter 68B. Chapter 68B.
Iowa Administrative Code:....... ................... ........... ................... Iowa Administrative
351 IAC 6.11.................... Code:
351 IAC 6.14(2)................. 351 IAC 6.11
351 IAC 6.19.................... 351 IAC 6.14(2)
351 IAC 7.1-7.2................. 351 IAC 6.19
567 IAC 1.11(1-9)............... 351 IAC 7.1-7.2
567 IAC 1.11(1-9).
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