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Management and Budget under
Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,
January 21, 2011);
• This action is not an Executive
Order 13771 regulatory action because
this action is not significant under
Executive Order 12866;
• 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, 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).
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
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copy of the rule, to each House of the
Congress and to the Comptroller General
of the United States. EPA will submit a
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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 Clean
Air Act, petitions for judicial review of
this action must be filed in the United
States Court of Appeals for the
appropriate circuit by November 30,
2018. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of
this final rule does not affect the finality
of this action 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 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Volatile organic
compounds.
Dated: September 24, 2018.
Alexandra Dunn,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1.
Part 52 of chapter I, title 40 of the
Code of Federal Regulations is amended
as follows:
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.
and the reasonably available control
measure requirement of section
172(c)(1) for the Connecticut portion of
the New York-Northern New JerseyLong Island, NY-NJ-CT area, and the
Greater Connecticut moderate ozone
nonattainment areas. The January 17,
2017 revision establishes motor vehicle
emissions budgets for 2017 of 15.9 tons
per day of VOC and 22.2 tons per day
of NOX to be used in transportation
conformity in the Greater Connecticut
moderate ozone nonattainment area.
The August 8, 2017 revision establishes
motor vehicle emissions budgets for
2017 of 17.6 tons per day of VOC and
24.6 tons per day of NOX to be used in
transportation conformity in the
Connecticut portion of the New YorkNorthern New Jersey-Long Island, NYNJ-CT moderate ozone nonattainment
area.
■ 3. Section 52.384 is amended by
adding paragraph (e) to read as follows:
§ 52.384
Emission inventories.
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(e) The State of Connecticut submitted
base year emission inventories
representing emissions for calendar year
2011 from the Connecticut portion of
the NY-NJ-CT moderate 8-hour ozone
nonattainment area and the Greater
Connecticut moderate 8-hour ozone
nonattainment area on March 9, 2016, as
revisions to the State’s SIP. The 2011
base year emission inventory
requirement of section 182(a)(1) of the
Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990, has
been satisfied for these areas. The
inventories consist of emission
estimates of volatile organic compounds
and nitrogen oxides, and cover point,
area, non-road mobile, on-road mobile
and biogenic sources. The inventories
were submitted as revisions to the SIP
in partial fulfillment of obligations for
nonattainment areas under EPA’s 2008
8-hour ozone standard.
Subpart H—Connecticut
[FR Doc. 2018–21150 Filed 9–28–18; 8:45 am]
2. Section 52.377 is amended by
adding paragraph (t) to read as follows:
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Control strategy: Ozone.
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(t) Approval. Revisions to the State
Implementation Plan submitted by the
Connecticut Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection on January
17, 2017, September 5, 2017, and
August 8, 2017, to meet, in part,
requirements of the 2008 ozone
NAAQS. These revisions satisfy the rate
of progress requirement of section
182(b) through 2017, the contingency
measure requirements of section
182(c)(9), the emission statement
requirements of section 182(a)(3)(B),
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R07–OAR–2018–0261; FRL–9983–
77—Region 7]
Approval of Missouri Air Quality
Implementation Plans; Infrastructure
SIP Requirements for the 2012 Annual
Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) National
Ambient Air Quality Standard
Interstate Transport
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Final rule.
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is finalizing its approval
of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) in a State
Implementation Plan (SIP) submission
from the State of Missouri for the 2012
Annual Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
National Ambient Air Quality Standard
(NAAQS). Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I)
requires the State to prohibit any source
or other type of emissions activity
within the State from emitting any air
pollutant in amounts which will
contribute significantly to
nonattainment (prong 1), or interfere
with maintenance (prong 2) in any other
State with respect to the NAAQs.
DATES: This final rule is effective on
October 31, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
No EPA–R07–OAR–2018–0261. All
documents in the docket are listed on
the https://www.regulations.gov
website. 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 through https://
www.regulations.gov or please contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section for
additional information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tracey Casburn, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air Planning and
Development Branch, 11201 Renner
Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at
(913) 551–7016, or by email at
casburn.tracey@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’
and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA. This section
provides additional information by
addressing the following:
SUMMARY:
I. Background Information
II. Have the Requirements for approval of a
SIP submittal been met?
III. The EPA’s response to comments
IV. What Action is EPA taking?
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
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I. Background Information
States are required to have a SIP that
provides for the implementation,
maintenance, and enforcement of the
NAAQS. Whenever EPA promulgates a
new or revised NAAQS, States are
required to make a SIP submission to
establish that they have, or are adding,
the provisions necessary to address
various requirements to address the new
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or revised NAAQS. 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. In this
action EPA is approving the prong 1 and
prong 2 interstate transportation
obligations of the State’s 2012 PM2.5
NAAQS infrastructure SIP submittal. On
June 5, 2018, the EPA published a
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
in the Federal Register proposing to
approve the prong 1 and prong 2
elements of the State of Missouri’s 2012
PM2.5 NAAQS infrastructure SIP
submittal. See 83 FR 25979. The NPRM,
and technical support document (TSD)
for the action, included: a summary of
existing modeling data; a summary of
monitoring data from areas downwind
of Missouri; and a summary of annual
emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOX)
and sulfur dioxide (SO2), both of which
are precursors of PM2.5. This
information showed that local control in
Missouri is not necessary to address
contribution, with respect to the 2012
PM2.5 NAAQS, to nonattainment in, or
interfere with maintenance of the
NAAQS any other State. As the EPA’s
rationale for approving the SIP
submission was provided in detail in
the NPRM and the TSD for the action,
and both documents are included in the
docket identified in the ADDRESSES
section of this document, the rationale
will not be restated in detail in this
document.
II. Have the requirements for approval
of the SIP submittal been met?
The State’s submission met the public
notice requirements for SIP submissions
in accordance with 40 CFR 51.102. The
State held a public comment period
from July 27, 2015, to September 3,
2015. The State received no comments
during the public comment period. A
public hearing was held on August 27,
2015. The submission satisfied the
completeness criteria of 40 CFR part 51,
appendix V.
III. The EPA’s Response to Comments
The public comment period for the
NPRM closed on July 5, 2018. The EPA
received three sets of comments prior to
the close of the comment period; all
three sets of comments were not directly
related to the action and therefore not
considered by the EPA to be adverse to
the action being taken. As the EPA only
responds to adverse comments, there are
no responses required for this final
action. The comments can be found in
the docket to this action at EPA–R07–
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OAR–2018–0261. No changes were
made to the proposal in this final action
after consideration of the comments
received. All comments on the proposed
action are available in the docket
identified in the ADDRESSES section of
this document.
IV. What action is EPA taking?
As described above, the EPA is
approving the prong 1 and prong 2
interstate transportation obligations of
the State’s 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS
infrastructure SIP submittal.
V. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
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 Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,
January 21, 2011);
• Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82
FR 9339, February 2, 2017) regulatory
action because SIP approvals are
exempted under Executive Order 12866.
• 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 the
National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act (NTTA) because this
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rulemaking does not involve technical
standards; 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).
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).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations,
Nitrogen dioxide, Particulate matter,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur dioxides.
Dated: September 25, 2018.
Edward H. Chu,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.
For the reasons stated in the
preamble, EPA amends 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 AA-Missouri
2. In § 52.1320, the table in paragraph
(e) is amended by adding the entry
‘‘(75)’’ in numerical order to read as
follows:
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§ 52.1320
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Identification of plan.
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EPA–APPROVED MISSOURI NONREGULATORY SIP PROVISIONS
Applicable
geographic or
nonattainment
area
Name of nonregulatory SIP provision
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(75) Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I)—significant contribution to nonattainment
(prong 1), and interfering with maintenance of the NAAQs (prong 2)
(Interstate Transport) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2012 Annual
Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) NAAQS.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 52 and 70
[EPA–R07–OAR–2018–0536; FRL–9983–
66—Region 7]
Air Plan Approval; Iowa; Approval of
the State Implementation Plan and the
Operating Permits Program
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
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documents in the docket are listed on
the https://www.regulations.gov
website. 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 through https://
www.regulations.gov or please contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section for
additional information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is approving revisions to
the Iowa State Implementation Plan
(SIP), and the Operating Permits
Program to clarify submission
requirements for construction and
operating permit applications. This
action also includes minor grammatical
corrections. EPA reviewed these
revisions and determined that they will
not impact air quality and will ensure
consistency between the state and
federally approved rules.
DATES: This final rule is effective on
October 31, 2018.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA–R07–OAR–2018–0536. All
SUMMARY:
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Statewide ..........
State
submittal
date
Stephanie Doolan, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air Planning and
Development Branch, 11201 Renner
Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at
(913) 551–7719, or by email at
doolan.stephanie@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’
and ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA. This section
provides additional information by
addressing the following:
I. What is being addressed in this document?
II. Have the requirements for approval of a
SIP submission and operating permits
program been met?
III. EPA’s Response to Comments
IV. What action is EPA taking?
V. Incorporation by Reference
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
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approval
date
Explanation
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10/1/2018,
[Insert
Federal
Register
citation].
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This action approves the following
CAA elements: 110(a)(1) and
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I)—prongs 1 and 2
[EPA–R07–OAR–2018–0261;
FRL–9983–77—Region 7.]
I. What is being addressed in this
document?
This final action approves a revision
from the state of Iowa to revise the Iowa
SIP and Operating Permits Program.
EPA published in the Federal Register
the proposed approval of the State’s
submission on July 26, 2018, at 83 FR
35451. The revisions to the SIP are to
clarify the types of mailing services that
may be used for submitting construction
permit applications to include the U.S.
Postal Service, private parcel delivery
services, and hand delivery.
Construction permit applications are not
required to be submitted by certified
mail. The revisions also eliminate the
requirement for construction permit
applications for projects that will not
emit greenhouses gases to submit the
current three-page form.
The revisions to the operating permits
program clarifies the types of mailing
services that may be used for submitting
operating permit applications to include
the U.S. Postal Service, private parcel
delivery services, and hand delivery.
Operating permit applications are not
required to be submitted by certified
mail. This revision to the operating
permits program is being made to
require only one copy of the operating
permit application instead of two.
This action also includes minor
grammatical corrections to the SIP for
construction permit rules and minor
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R07-OAR-2018-0261; FRL-9983-77--Region 7]
Approval of Missouri Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Infrastructure SIP Requirements for the 2012 Annual Fine Particulate
Matter (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standard Interstate
Transport
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing its
approval of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) in a State Implementation Plan
(SIP) submission from the State of Missouri for the 2012 Annual Fine
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality
Standard (NAAQS). Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) requires the State to
prohibit any source or other type of emissions activity within the
State from emitting any air pollutant in amounts which will contribute
significantly to nonattainment (prong 1), or interfere with maintenance
(prong 2) in any other State with respect to the NAAQs.
DATES: This final rule is effective on October 31, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID No EPA-R07-OAR-2018-0261. All documents in the docket are
listed on the https://www.regulations.gov website. 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 through https://www.regulations.gov or please contact the person identified in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section for additional information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracey Casburn, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 11201 Renner
Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at (913) 551-7016, or by email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document ``we,'' ``us,'' and
``our'' refer to the EPA. This section provides additional information
by addressing the following:
I. Background Information
II. Have the Requirements for approval of a SIP submittal been met?
III. The EPA's response to comments
IV. What Action is EPA taking?
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background Information
States are required to have a SIP that provides for the
implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of the NAAQS. Whenever EPA
promulgates a new or revised NAAQS, States are required to make a SIP
submission to establish that they have, or are adding, the provisions
necessary to address various requirements to address the new or revised
NAAQS. 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. In
this action EPA is approving the prong 1 and prong 2 interstate
transportation obligations of the State's 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS
infrastructure SIP submittal. On June 5, 2018, the EPA published a
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register proposing
to approve the prong 1 and prong 2 elements of the State of Missouri's
2012 PM2.5 NAAQS infrastructure SIP submittal. See 83 FR
25979. The NPRM, and technical support document (TSD) for the action,
included: a summary of existing modeling data; a summary of monitoring
data from areas downwind of Missouri; and a summary of annual emissions
of oxides of nitrogen (NOX) and sulfur dioxide
(SO2), both of which are precursors of PM2.5.
This information showed that local control in Missouri is not necessary
to address contribution, with respect to the 2012 PM2.5
NAAQS, to nonattainment in, or interfere with maintenance of the NAAQS
any other State. As the EPA's rationale for approving the SIP
submission was provided in detail in the NPRM and the TSD for the
action, and both documents are included in the docket identified in the
ADDRESSES section of this document, the rationale will not be restated
in detail in this document.
II. Have the requirements for approval of the SIP submittal been met?
The State's submission met the public notice requirements for SIP
submissions in accordance with 40 CFR 51.102. The State held a public
comment period from July 27, 2015, to September 3, 2015. The State
received no comments during the public comment period. A public hearing
was held on August 27, 2015. The submission satisfied the completeness
criteria of 40 CFR part 51, appendix V.
III. The EPA's Response to Comments
The public comment period for the NPRM closed on July 5, 2018. The
EPA received three sets of comments prior to the close of the comment
period; all three sets of comments were not directly related to the
action and therefore not considered by the EPA to be adverse to the
action being taken. As the EPA only responds to adverse comments, there
are no responses required for this final action. The comments can be
found in the docket to this action at EPA-R07-OAR-2018-0261. No changes
were made to the proposal in this final action after consideration of
the comments received. All comments on the proposed action are
available in the docket identified in the ADDRESSES section of this
document.
IV. What action is EPA taking?
As described above, the EPA is approving the prong 1 and prong 2
interstate transportation obligations of the State's 2012
PM2.5 NAAQS infrastructure SIP submittal.
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
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 Orders 12866 (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82 FR 9339, February 2,
2017) regulatory action because SIP approvals are exempted under
Executive Order 12866.
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 the National Technology
Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTA) because this
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rulemaking does not involve technical standards; 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).
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).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Particulate
matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur dioxides.
Dated: September 25, 2018.
Edward H. Chu,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, EPA amends 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 AA-Missouri
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2. In Sec. 52.1320, the table in paragraph (e) is amended by adding
the entry ``(75)'' in numerical order to read as follows:
Sec. 52.1320 Identification of plan.
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(e)* * *
EPA-Approved Missouri Nonregulatory SIP Provisions
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Applicable
Name of nonregulatory SIP geographic or State EPA approval date Explanation
provision nonattainment area submittal date
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(75) Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I)-- Statewide............ 10/14/2015 10/1/2018, [Insert This action
significant contribution to Federal Register approves the
nonattainment (prong 1), and citation]. following CAA
interfering with maintenance of elements:
the NAAQs (prong 2) (Interstate 110(a)(1) and
Transport) Infrastructure 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I
Requirements for the 2012 Annual )--prongs 1 and 2
Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [EPA-R07-OAR-2018
NAAQS. -0261; FRL-9983-
77--Region 7.]
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