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40 CFR Part 52
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Air Plan Approval; Approval of
Missouri Air Quality Implementation
Plans; Revisions to St. Louis 1997
PM2.5 Maintenance Plan
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a
State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revision submitted by the State of
Missouri on November 12, 2019,
revising the maintenance plan
demonstrating continued maintenance
of the 1997 PM2.5 National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) in the St.
Louis area. This revision states that the
St. Louis area no longer needs to rely on
the vehicle Inspection and Maintenance
(I/M) program and the use of
Reformulated Gasoline (RFG) for
continued maintenance throughout the
maintenance period for the 1997 PM2.5
NAAQS. EPA is proposing to determine
that this revision meets the
requirements of the Clean Air Act.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before August 27, 2021.
SUMMARY:
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identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07–
OAR–2021–0405 to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the Docket ID No. for this
rulemaking. Comments received will be
posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov/, including any
personal information provided. For
detailed instructions on sending
comments and additional information
on the rulemaking process, see the
‘‘Written Comments’’ heading of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Brown, Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 7 Office, Air
Quality Planning Branch, 11201 Renner
Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219;
telephone number: (913) 551–7718;
email address: brown.steven@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’
and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Written Comments
II. What is being addressed in this document?
III. Have the requirements for approval of a
SIP revision been met?
IV. What action is the EPA proposing to take?
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Written Comments
Submit your comments, identified by
Docket ID No. EPA–R07–OAR–2021–
0405, at https://www.regulations.gov.
Once submitted, comments cannot be
edited or removed from Regulations.gov.
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lagoon’’ and ‘‘variance;’’ Article III, Incineration and Open Burning, Section 5–7(d)
Variance Application; Article VI, Sections
5–16(n), (o) and (p); Article VIII; Article IX,
Sections 5–27(3) and (4); Article X, Section 5–28, subsections (a) through (c), and
Article X, Section 5–35(b)(5); Article XIII;
Article XIV; and Article XVI, Section 5–75B
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received to its public docket. Do not
submit electronically any information
you consider to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Multimedia
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
accompanied by a written comment.
The written comment is considered the
official comment and should include
discussion of all points you wish to
make. The EPA will generally not
consider comments or comment
contents located outside of the primary
submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or
other file sharing system). For
additional submission methods, the full
EPA public comment policy,
information about CBI or multimedia
submissions, and general guidance on
making effective comments, please visit
https://www.epa.gov/dockets/
commenting-epa-dockets.
II. What is being addressed in this
document?
The EPA is proposing to approve SIP
revisions submitted by the State of
Missouri on November 12, 2019,
revising the 1997 PM2.5 maintenance
plan. This SIP revision demonstrates
continued maintenance of the 1997
PM2.5 NAAQS in the St. Louis area
through the future year of 2025. The
maintenance area boundary includes the
Missouri counties of Franklin, Jefferson,
St. Charles, and St. Louis along with the
City of St. Louis.
Through this action, the Missouri
Department of Natural Resources
(MoDNR) is requesting EPA to approve
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this maintenance plan into Missouri’s
SIP pursuant to Clean Air Act (CAA)
Section 175A as a replacement to the
maintenance plan previously approved
by EPA on October 2, 2018 (83 FR
38033).
On August 3, 2018, EPA published in
the Federal Register a final rulemaking
approving the State of Missouri’s
request to redesignate the Missouri
portion of the St. Louis nonattainment
area to attainment and their
demonstration for maintaining the 1997
PM2.5 NAAQS through the ten-year
maintenance period. The effective date
for this approval was on October 2, 2018
(83 FR 38033).
The SIP revision we are acting on in
this proposal, removes the reliance on
the St. Louis vehicle Inspection and
Maintenance (I/M) program and the use
of Reformulated Gasoline (RFG) for
continued maintenance of the 1997
PM2.5 standard. To support this revision,
Missouri utilized EPA’s 2014 Motor
Vehicle Emissions Simulator
(MOVES2014b) emission modeling
system to project revised mobile source
emissions by removing emissions
reductions related to I/M and RFG
throughout the maintenance period to
the future year of 2025.
Tables 1 and 2 below lists the total
direct PM2.5 and PM2.5 precursor
emissions for the attainment year 2008
and the projection year 2025 for point,
area, onroad and nonroad source
categories of the five counties in the St.
Louis area. Because the area attained the
standard in 2008, this represents a level
of emissions suitable to maintain
compliance with the 1997 PM2.5
standard. By comparing the total
emissions in Tables 1 and 2, Missouri’s
emissions analysis shows substantial
decreases in mobile source emissions
and decreases in total source category
emissions through the maintenance
period of 2025. These decreases in
direct PM2.5 and precursor pollutants
demonstrate the area will continue to
meet the 1997 PM2.5 standard
throughout the maintenance period
without relying on the I/M program or
RFG requirements in the Missouri
portion of the maintenance area.
TABLE–1—ST. LOUIS AREA 2008 TOTAL EMISSIONS IN TONS PER YEAR
State
Source category
Missouri Area ......................
Point Source .......................
Area Source .......................
Onroad Source ...................
Nonroad Source .................
Point Source .......................
Area Source .......................
Onroad Source ...................
Nonroad Source .................
.............................................
Illinois Area .........................
Total Emissions Tons/
year.
NH3
NOX
PM2.5
SO2
VOC
1,308.64
3,514.98
1,056.17
15.68
208.31
3,354.13
304.71
6.04
31,103.26
4,382.94
58,819.58
20,722.57
16,608.41
1,638.36
17,965.82
8,509.49
3,493.39
14,033.64
2,179.28
1,199.82
2,438.05
4,749.40
524.49
425.04
201,700.73
11,510.48
426.65
544.3
49,895.15
246.67
60.26
355.25
5,067.89
38,215.34
23,793.80
11,545.53
4,270.41
7,796.35
6,741.77
2,944.51
9,768.66
159,750.43
29,043.11
264,739.49
100,375.60
TABLE–2—ST. LOUIS AREA 2025 TOTAL EMISSIONS IN TONS PER YEAR
State
Source category
Missouri Area ......................
Point Source .......................
Area Source .......................
Onroad Source ...................
Nonroad Source .................
Point Source .......................
Area Source .......................
Onroad Source ...................
Nonroad Source .................
1,431.04
3,232.53
624.33
13.10
254.91
3,374.18
178.97
8.16
17,051.11
4,937.54
11,718.99
7,136.63
13,762.60
1,735.21
3,849.45
8,687.02
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68,878.55
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Total Emissions Tons/
year.
It is important to note approval of this
maintenance plan revision does not
remove the I/M program or the RFG
program requirements from the SIP.
In addition, the motor vehicle
emissions budgets (MVEBs) from the
previously SIP approved Maintenance
Plan for the PM2.5 NAAQS 1 and this SIP
submittal remain the same. Therefore,
there are no new MVEBs being created
for this SIP revision. Moreover, EPA has
revoked the 1997 primary annual PM2.5
NAAQS, which has been replaced by
the more health protective 2012 primary
annual PM2.5 NAAQS and Missouri is
1 83 FR 38033, August 3, 2018 (effective date of
October 2, 2018).
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NOX
currently in compliance with this
standard (84 FR 36472). As a result,
areas that have been redesignated to
attainment for the 1997 annual PM2.5
NAAQS (i.e., maintenance areas for the
1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS) will no
longer be required to make
transportation conformity
determinations for that NAAQS (81 FR
58010).
EPA is proposing approval of the
revised maintenance plan based on
information provided in the emissions
projections, modeling results and an
evaluation of quality assured air
monitoring data submitted as part of
this revision and in a previously
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SO2
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1,945.67
6,756.09
481.94
547.21
2,219.54
4,668.15
119.31
303.26
94,687.19
247.98
103.27
134.85
44,700.05
268.04
52.83
400.33
3,106.68
26,637.27
6,569.16
5,664.63
5,747.23
9,249.75
2,042.78
1,585.08
17,041.17
140,594.54
60,602.58
reviewed analysis as part of the St.
Louis Nonattainment Area 1997 PM2.5
NAAQS Redesignation rulemaking
published on August 3, 2018 (83 FR
38033). Current and future projections
of air quality and emissions data for this
revision demonstrates maintenance for
the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS.
This revision only affects
maintenance for the 1997 PM2.5
standard, only removes the reliance
upon the I/M and RFG programs for
continued maintenance and therefore
meets the requirements of the Clean Air
Act.
The full text of the plan revisions
including Missouri’s technical
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demonstration can be found in the
State’s submission, which is included in
the docket for this action.
III. 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. The State provided
public notice on this SIP revision from
July 29, 2019 through September 13,
2019 and received one comment from
the Missouri Petroleum Marketers and
Convenience Store Association, one
comment from Abel Realty, and thirteen
comments from EPA. After receiving
comments, the state revised the SIP
prior to submitting the plan to EPA. In
addition, as explained above and in
more detail in the Missouri submittal
document, which is part of the docket,
the revision meets the substantive SIP
requirements of the CAA, including
section 110 and implementing
regulations.
IV. What action is the EPA proposing to
take?
We are proposing to approve a SIP
revision submitted by the State of
Missouri on November 12, 2019,
revising the 1997 PM2.5 maintenance
plan. EPA is proposing to determine
that this revision would not interfere
with attainment or maintenance of the
NAAQS or with any other CAA
requirement. 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.
V. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Under the Clean Air Act (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, the 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);
• 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
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 proposed 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.
Dated: July 19, 2021.
Edward H. Chu,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.
For the reasons stated in the
preamble, the 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 AA—Missouri
2. In § 52.1320, the table in paragraph
(e) is amended by adding the entry
‘‘(80)’’ in numerical order to read as
follows:
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St. Louis Area: Missouri counties
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Franklin,
Jefferson,
St.
Charles, and St. Louis along with
the City of St. Louis.
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EPA approval date
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This action replaces the Maintenance plan for the 1997 PM2.5
(83 FR 38033) [EPA–R07–OAR–
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R07-OAR-2021-0405; FRL-8708-01-R7]
Air Plan Approval; Approval of Missouri Air Quality
Implementation Plans; Revisions to St. Louis 1997 PM2.5 Maintenance
Plan
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the
State of Missouri on November 12, 2019, revising the maintenance plan
demonstrating continued maintenance of the 1997 PM2.5
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) in the St. Louis area.
This revision states that the St. Louis area no longer needs to rely on
the vehicle Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) program and the use of
Reformulated Gasoline (RFG) for continued maintenance throughout the
maintenance period for the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS. EPA is
proposing to determine that this revision meets the requirements of the
Clean Air Act.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 27, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07-
OAR-2021-0405 to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID
No. for this rulemaking. Comments received will be posted without
change to https://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal
information provided. For detailed instructions on sending comments and
additional information on the rulemaking process, see the ``Written
Comments'' heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this
document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Brown, Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 7 Office, Air Quality Planning Branch, 11201 Renner
Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219; telephone number: (913) 551-7718;
email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document ``we,'' ``us,'' and
``our'' refer to the EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Written Comments
II. What is being addressed in this document?
III. Have the requirements for approval of a SIP revision been met?
IV. What action is the EPA proposing to take?
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Written Comments
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07-OAR-2021-
0405, at https://www.regulations.gov. Once submitted, comments cannot
be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any
comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a
written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment
and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA
will generally not consider comments or comment contents located
outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other
file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA
public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions,
and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
II. What is being addressed in this document?
The EPA is proposing to approve SIP revisions submitted by the
State of Missouri on November 12, 2019, revising the 1997
PM2.5 maintenance plan. This SIP revision demonstrates
continued maintenance of the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS in the St.
Louis area through the future year of 2025. The maintenance area
boundary includes the Missouri counties of Franklin, Jefferson, St.
Charles, and St. Louis along with the City of St. Louis.
Through this action, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources
(MoDNR) is requesting EPA to approve
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this maintenance plan into Missouri's SIP pursuant to Clean Air Act
(CAA) Section 175A as a replacement to the maintenance plan previously
approved by EPA on October 2, 2018 (83 FR 38033).
On August 3, 2018, EPA published in the Federal Register a final
rulemaking approving the State of Missouri's request to redesignate the
Missouri portion of the St. Louis nonattainment area to attainment and
their demonstration for maintaining the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS
through the ten-year maintenance period. The effective date for this
approval was on October 2, 2018 (83 FR 38033).
The SIP revision we are acting on in this proposal, removes the
reliance on the St. Louis vehicle Inspection and Maintenance (I/M)
program and the use of Reformulated Gasoline (RFG) for continued
maintenance of the 1997 PM2.5 standard. To support this
revision, Missouri utilized EPA's 2014 Motor Vehicle Emissions
Simulator (MOVES2014b) emission modeling system to project revised
mobile source emissions by removing emissions reductions related to I/M
and RFG throughout the maintenance period to the future year of 2025.
Tables 1 and 2 below lists the total direct PM2.5 and
PM2.5 precursor emissions for the attainment year 2008 and
the projection year 2025 for point, area, onroad and nonroad source
categories of the five counties in the St. Louis area. Because the area
attained the standard in 2008, this represents a level of emissions
suitable to maintain compliance with the 1997 PM2.5
standard. By comparing the total emissions in Tables 1 and 2,
Missouri's emissions analysis shows substantial decreases in mobile
source emissions and decreases in total source category emissions
through the maintenance period of 2025. These decreases in direct
PM2.5 and precursor pollutants demonstrate the area will
continue to meet the 1997 PM2.5 standard throughout the
maintenance period without relying on the I/M program or RFG
requirements in the Missouri portion of the maintenance area.
Table-1--St. Louis Area 2008 Total Emissions in Tons per Year
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State Source category NH3 NOX PM2.5 SO2 VOC
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Missouri Area............................. Point Source................ 1,308.64 31,103.26 3,493.39 201,700.73 5,067.89
Area Source................. 3,514.98 4,382.94 14,033.64 11,510.48 38,215.34
Onroad Source............... 1,056.17 58,819.58 2,179.28 426.65 23,793.80
Nonroad Source.............. 15.68 20,722.57 1,199.82 544.3 11,545.53
Illinois Area............................. Point Source................ 208.31 16,608.41 2,438.05 49,895.15 4,270.41
Area Source................. 3,354.13 1,638.36 4,749.40 246.67 7,796.35
Onroad Source............... 304.71 17,965.82 524.49 60.26 6,741.77
Nonroad Source.............. 6.04 8,509.49 425.04 355.25 2,944.51
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Total Emissions Tons/year............. ............................ 9,768.66 159,750.43 29,043.11 264,739.49 100,375.60
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Table-2--St. Louis Area 2025 Total Emissions in Tons per Year
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State Source category NH3 NOX PM2.5 SO2 VOC
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Missouri Area............................. Point Source................ 1,431.04 17,051.11 1,945.67 94,687.19 3,106.68
Area Source................. 3,232.53 4,937.54 6,756.09 247.98 26,637.27
Onroad Source............... 624.33 11,718.99 481.94 103.27 6,569.16
Nonroad Source.............. 13.10 7,136.63 547.21 134.85 5,664.63
Illinois Area............................. Point Source................ 254.91 13,762.60 2,219.54 44,700.05 5,747.23
Area Source................. 3,374.18 1,735.21 4,668.15 268.04 9,249.75
Onroad Source............... 178.97 3,849.45 119.31 52.83 2,042.78
Nonroad Source.............. 8.16 8,687.02 303.26 400.33 1,585.08
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Total Emissions Tons/year............. ............................ 9,117.22 68,878.55 17,041.17 140,594.54 60,602.58
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It is important to note approval of this maintenance plan revision
does not remove the I/M program or the RFG program requirements from
the SIP.
In addition, the motor vehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs) from the
previously SIP approved Maintenance Plan for the PM2.5 NAAQS
\1\ and this SIP submittal remain the same. Therefore, there are no new
MVEBs being created for this SIP revision. Moreover, EPA has revoked
the 1997 primary annual PM2.5 NAAQS, which has been replaced
by the more health protective 2012 primary annual PM2.5
NAAQS and Missouri is currently in compliance with this standard (84 FR
36472). As a result, areas that have been redesignated to attainment
for the 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS (i.e., maintenance areas for
the 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS) will no longer be required to
make transportation conformity determinations for that NAAQS (81 FR
58010).
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\1\ 83 FR 38033, August 3, 2018 (effective date of October 2,
2018).
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EPA is proposing approval of the revised maintenance plan based on
information provided in the emissions projections, modeling results and
an evaluation of quality assured air monitoring data submitted as part
of this revision and in a previously reviewed analysis as part of the
St. Louis Nonattainment Area 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS Redesignation
rulemaking published on August 3, 2018 (83 FR 38033). Current and
future projections of air quality and emissions data for this revision
demonstrates maintenance for the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS.
This revision only affects maintenance for the 1997
PM2.5 standard, only removes the reliance upon the I/M and
RFG programs for continued maintenance and therefore meets the
requirements of the Clean Air Act.
The full text of the plan revisions including Missouri's technical
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demonstration can be found in the State's submission, which is included
in the docket for this action.
III. 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. The
State provided public notice on this SIP revision from July 29, 2019
through September 13, 2019 and received one comment from the Missouri
Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association, one comment from
Abel Realty, and thirteen comments from EPA. After receiving comments,
the state revised the SIP prior to submitting the plan to EPA. In
addition, as explained above and in more detail in the Missouri
submittal document, which is part of the docket, the revision meets the
substantive SIP requirements of the CAA, including section 110 and
implementing regulations.
IV. What action is the EPA proposing to take?
We are proposing to approve a SIP revision submitted by the State
of Missouri on November 12, 2019, revising the 1997 PM2.5
maintenance plan. EPA is proposing to determine that this revision
would not interfere with attainment or maintenance of the NAAQS or with
any other CAA requirement. 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.
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the Clean Air Act (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, the 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);
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 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 proposed
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.
Dated: July 19, 2021.
Edward H. Chu,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, the 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 AA--Missouri
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2. In Sec. 52.1320, the table in paragraph (e) is amended by adding
the entry ``(80)'' in numerical order to read as follows:
Sec. 52.1320 Identification of plan.
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(e) * * *
EPA-Appoved 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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(80) Revisions to St. Louis 1997 St. Louis Area: 11/12/2019 [Date of This action
PM2.5 Maintenance Plan. Missouri counties publication of the replaces the
of Franklin, final rule in the Maintenance plan
Jefferson, St. Federal Register], for the 1997 PM2.5
Charles, and St. [Federal Register (83 FR 38033) [EPA-
Louis along with citation of the R07-OAR-2017-0734;
the City of St. final rule]. FRL 9981-29-Region
Louis. 7].
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