[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 9, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 62889-62891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25590]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[IA 154-1154a; FRL-7392-6]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Iowa

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing it is approving revisions to the Iowa State 
Implementation Plan (SIP). The SIP revisions, regarding the state's 
construction permitting rules as they pertain to industrial anaerobic 
lagoons and anaerobic lagoons for animal feeding operations in Iowa, 
will help ensure Federal enforceability of the state's air program.

DATES: This direct final rule will be effective December 9, 2002, 
unless EPA receives adverse comments by November 8, 2002. If adverse 
comments are received, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the 
direct final rule in the Federal Register informing the public that the 
rule will not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Lynn M. Slugantz, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 901 North 5th 
Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101.
    Copies of documents relative to this action are available for 
public inspection during normal business hours at the above-listed 
Region 7 location. 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: Lynn M. Slugantz at (913) 551-7883.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,'' 
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA. This section provides 
additional information by addressing the following questions:

    What is an SIP?
    What is the Federal approval process for an SIP?
    What does Federal approval of a state regulation mean to me?
    What is being addressed in this action?
    Have the requirements for approval of an SIP revision been met?
    What action is EPA taking?

What Is a SIP?

    Section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) requires states to develop 
air pollution regulations and control strategies to ensure that state 
air quality meets the national ambient air quality standards 
established by EPA. These ambient standards are established under 
section 109 of the CAA, and they currently address six criteria 
pollutants. These pollutants are: carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, 
ozone, lead, particulate matter, and sulfur dioxide.
    Each state must submit these regulations and control strategies to 
us for approval and incorporation into the Federally-enforceable SIP.
    Each Federally-approved SIP protects air quality primarily by 
addressing air pollution at its point of origin. These SIPs can be 
extensive, containing state regulations or other enforceable documents 
and supporting information such as emission inventories, monitoring 
networks, and modeling demonstrations.

What Is the Federal Approval Process for a SIP?

    In order for state regulations to be incorporated into the 
Federally-enforceable SIP, states must formally adopt the regulations 
and control strategies consistent with state and Federal requirements. 
This process generally includes a public notice, public hearing, public 
comment period, and a formal adoption by a state-authorized rulemaking 
body.
    Once a state rule, regulation, or control strategy is adopted, the 
state submits it to us for inclusion into the SIP. We must provide 
public notice and seek additional public comment regarding the proposed 
Federal action on the state submission. If adverse comments are 
received, they must be addressed prior to any final Federal action by 
us.
    All state regulations and supporting information approved by EPA 
under section 110 of the CAA are incorporated into the Federally-
approved SIP. Records of such SIP actions are maintained in the Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) at Title 40, part 52, entitled ``Approval and 
Promulgation of

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Implementation Plans.'' The actual state regulations which are approved 
are not reproduced in their entirety in the CFR outright but are 
``incorporated by reference,'' which means that we have approved a 
given state regulation with a specific effective date.

What Does Federal Approval of a State Regulation Mean to Me?

    Enforcement of the state regulation before and after it is 
incorporated into the Federally-approved SIP is primarily a state 
responsibility. However, after the regulation is Federally approved, we 
are authorized to take enforcement action against violators. Citizens 
are also offered legal recourse to address violations as described in 
section 304 of the CAA.

What Is Being Addressed in This Action?

    The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) has requested that 
EPA approve changes to Iowa Administrative Code, Chapter 22, 
``Controlling Pollution,'' as a revision to the Iowa SIP. The changes 
were adopted by the Environmental Protection Commission on March 15, 
1999, and became effective on May 12, 1999. Our approval of these 
revisions is consistent with our past approval of Iowa construction 
permitting regulations for these types of lagoons. While the revisions 
to IAC chapter 22 reference IAC chapter 65, the state of Iowa did not 
request EPA approval of the chapter 65 requirements since it includes 
requirements (for example odor controls) not pertaining to the 
requirements of section 110 of the Clean Air Act.
    The following is a description of the changes to Chapter 22 of the 
Iowa Administrative Code which are the subject of this approval action:
    1. Application for a Construction Permit--Chapter 22, subrule 
22.1(3), was amended to specify that the owner or operator of any new 
or modified industrial anaerobic lagoon or a new or modified anaerobic 
lagoon for an animal feeding operation other than a small operation, as 
defined elsewhere in the State's regulations, shall apply for a 
construction permit.
    2. Required Application Information for Animal Feeding Operation--
Chapter 22, subrule 22.1(3), paragraph ``c'', subparagraph (3), was 
amended to refer to Iowa rule 567-65.15(455B) for a description of 
information to be provided in the construction permit application.
    3. Conditions for State Issuance of a Construction Permit for 
Anaerobic Lagoons--Chapter 22, subrule 22.3(2), was amended to refer to 
criteria in subrule 23.5(2) and Iowa rule 567-65.15(455B) to be used in 
determining when to issue a construction permit for industrial 
anaerobic lagoon and for animal feeding operations using an anaerobic 
lagoon, respectively.

Have the Requirements for Approval of a SIP Revision Been Met?

    The state submittal has met the public notice requirements for SIP 
submissions in accordance with 40 CFR 51.102. The submittal 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.

What Action Is EPA Taking?

    We are approving amendments to Iowa Administrative Code, Chapter 
22, subrules 22.1(3), 22.1(3)``c''(3) and 22.3(2). We are processing 
this action as a final action because the revisions make routine 
changes to the existing rules which are noncontroversial. Therefore, we 
do not anticipate any adverse comments. Please note that if EPA 
receives adverse comment on part of this rule and if that part can be 
severed from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt as final those 
parts of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment.

Administrative Requirements

    Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this 
action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and therefore is not 
subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget. For this 
reason, this action is also not subject to Executive Order 13211, 
``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy 
Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001). This action 
merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and imposes 
no additional requirements beyond those imposed by state law. 
Accordingly, the Administrator certifies that this rule will not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because 
this rule approves pre-existing requirements under state law and does 
not impose any additional enforceable duty beyond that required by 
state law, it does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or 
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded 
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-4).
    This rule also does not have tribal implications because it will 
not have a substantial direct effect on one or more Indian tribes, on 
the relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, or 
on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal 
Government and Indian tribes, as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 
FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This action also does not have Federalism 
implications because it does not have substantial direct effects on the 
States, on the relationship between the national government and the 
States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the 
various levels of government, as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64 
FR 43255, August 10, 1999). This action merely approves a state rule 
implementing a Federal standard, and does not alter the relationship or 
the distribution of power and responsibilities established in the CAA. 
This rule also is not subject to Executive Order 13045, ``Protection of 
Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks'' (62 FR 
19885, April 23, 1997), because it is not economically significant.
    In reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state 
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. In this 
context, in the absence of a prior existing requirement for the State 
to use voluntary consensus standards (VCS), EPA has no authority to 
disapprove a SIP submission for failure to use VCS. It would thus be 
inconsistent with applicable law for EPA, when it reviews a SIP 
submission, to use VCS in place of a SIP submission that otherwise 
satisfies the provisions of the CAA. Thus, the requirements of section 
12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 
(15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not apply. This rule does not impose an 
information collection burden under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
    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 submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, 
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the 
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this rule and other 
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

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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 CAA, petitions for judicial review 
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for 
the appropriate circuit by December 9, 2002. Filing a petition for 
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect 
the finality of this rule 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 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 
Hydrocarbons, Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, 
Lead, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides.

    Dated: June 3, 2002.
William W. Rice,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.

    Chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended 
as follows:

PART 52--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Subpart Q--Iowa

    2. In Sec.  52.820 the table in paragraph (c) is amended under 
Chapter 22--Controlling Pollution by:
    a. Revising the entry for ``567-22.1''.
    b. Revising the entry for ``567-22.3''..
    The revisions read as follows:


Sec.  52.820  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *

                                          EPA-Approved Iowa Regulations
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                                                             State
          Iowa citation                   Title         effective date   EPA approval date         Comments
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                 Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Commission [567]
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                                        Chapter 22--Controlling Pollution
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567-22.1.........................  Permits Required            3/14/01  October 9, 2002      ...................
                                    for New or                           67 FR 62889.......
                                    Existing
                                    Stationary Sources.
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567-22.3.........................  Issuing Permits....         3/14/01  October 9, 2002      Subrule 22.3(6) has
                                                                         67 FR 62889.......   not been approved
                                                                                              as part of the
                                                                                              SIP.
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