[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 54 (Thursday, March 20, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 13630-13633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6583]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[MS-200310; FRL-7445-5]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Mississippi Update to Materials Incorporated by Reference

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule; notice of administrative change.

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SUMMARY: EPA is updating the materials submitted by Mississippi that 
are incorporated by reference (IBR) into the Mississippi State 
Implementation Plan (SIP). The regulations affected by this update have 
been previously submitted by the state agency and approved by EPA. This 
update affects the SIP materials that are available for public 
inspection at the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), Office of Air 
and Radiation Docket and Information Center, and the Regional Office.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This action is effective March 20, 2003.

ADDRESSES: SIP materials which are incorporated by reference into 40 
CFR part 52 are available for inspection at the following locations: 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., 
Atlanta, GA 30303; Office of Air and Radiation Docket and Information 
Center, Room B-108, 1301 Constitution Avenue, (Mail Code 6102T) NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, and Office of the Federal Register, 800 North 
Capitol Street, NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Notarianni at the above Region 
4 address, by phone at (404) 562-9041, or via e-mail at: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SIP is a living document which the State 
can revise as necessary to address the unique air pollution problems in 
the State. Therefore, EPA from time to time must take action on SIP 
revisions containing new and/or revised regulations as being part of 
the SIP. On May 22, 1997, (62 FR 27968) EPA revised the procedures for 
incorporating by reference Federally-approved SIPs, as a result of 
consultations between EPA and OFR. The description of the revised SIP 
document, IBR procedures and ``Identification of plan'' format are 
discussed in further detail in the May 22, 1997, Federal Register 
document. On July 1, 1997, EPA published a document in the Federal 
Register (62 FR 35441) beginning the new IBR procedure for Mississippi. 
In this document EPA is doing the second update to the material being 
IBRed.
    EPA has determined that today's rule falls under the ``good cause'' 
exemption in section 553(b)(3)(B) of the Administrative Procedures Act 
(APA) which, upon finding ``good cause'', authorizes agencies to 
dispense with public participation and section 553(d)(3) which allows 
an agency to make a rule effective immediately

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(thereby avoiding the 30-day delayed effective date otherwise provided 
for in the APA). Today's rule simply codifies provisions which are 
already in effect as a matter of law in Federal and approved state 
programs. Under section 553 of the APA, an agency may find good cause 
where procedures are ``impractical, unnecessary, or contrary to the 
public interest.'' Public comment is ``unnecessary'' and ``contrary to 
the public interest'' since the codification only reflects existing 
law. Immediate notice in the CFR benefits the public by updating 
citations.

Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    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 (Pub. L. 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 Clean 
Air Act. 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 Clean Air Act. 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 Clean Air Act. 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 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 May 19, 2003. 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 in 40 CFR Part 52

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

    Dated: January 13, 2003.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.

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

PART 52--[AMENDED]

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

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

Subpart Z--Mississippi

    2. In Sec.  52.1270 paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) are revised to 
read as follows:


Sec.  52.1270  Identification of plan.

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    (b) Incorporation by reference.
    (1) Material listed in paragraph (c) of this section with an EPA 
approval date prior to January 1, 2003, was approved for incorporation 
by reference by the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 
5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Material is incorporated as it 
exists on the date of the approval, and notice of any change in the 
material will be published in the Federal Register. Entries in 
paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section with EPA approval dates after 
January 1, 2003, will be incorporated by reference in the next update 
to the SIP compilation.
    (2) EPA Region 4 certifies that the rules/regulations provided by 
EPA in the SIP compilation at the addresses in paragraph (b)(3) of this 
section are an exact duplicate of the officially promulgated state 
rules/regulations which have been approved as part of the SIP as of 
January 1, 2003.
    (3) Copies of the materials incorporated by reference may be 
inspected at the Region 4 EPA Office at 61 Forsyth Street, SW., 
Atlanta, GA 30303; the Office of the Federal Register, 800 North 
Capitol Street, NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC; or at the EPA, Office 
of Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, Room B-108, 1301 
Constitution Avenue, (Mail Code 6102T) NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    (c) EPA approved Mississippi regulations.

EPA Approved Mississippi Regulations

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         State citation                Title/subject       State effective date                EPA approval date                      Explanation
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APC-S-1                                           Air Emission Regulations for the Prevention, Abatement, and Control of Air Contaminants
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Section 1.......................  General...............  01/09/94..............  02/12/96, 61 FR 5295......................  ..........................
Section 2.......................  Definitions...........  01/09/94..............  02/12/96, 61 FR 5295......................  ..........................
Section 3.......................  Specific Criteria for   05/28/99..............  12/20/02, 67 FR 77926.....................  ..........................
                                   Sources of
                                   Particulate Matter.
Section 4.......................  Specific Criteria for   01/09/94..............  02/12/96, 61 FR 5295......................  ..........................
                                   Sources of Sulfur
                                   Compounds.
Section 5.......................  Specific Criteria for   01/09/94..............  02/12/96, 61 FR 5295......................  ..........................
                                   Sources of Chemical
                                   Emissions.
Section 6.......................  New Sources...........  05/28/99..............  12/20/02, 67 FR 77926.....................  Subsection 2, ``Other
                                                                                                                               Limitations'', and
                                                                                                                               Subsection 3, ``New
                                                                                                                               Source Performance
                                                                                                                               Standards'', are not
                                                                                                                               Federally approved.
Section 7.......................  Exceptions............  02/04/72..............  05/31/72, 37 FR 10875.....................  ..........................
Section 9.......................  Stack Height            05/01/86..............  09/23/87, 52 FR 35704.....................  ..........................
                                   Considerations.
Section 10......................  Provisions for Upsets,  01/09/94..............  02/12/96, 61 FR 5295......................  ..........................
                                   Startups, and
                                   Shutdowns.
Section 11......................  Severability..........  01/09/94..............  02/12/96, 61 FR 5295......................  ..........................
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APC-S-2                               Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Permit Regulations for the Construction and/or Operation of Air
                                                                                    Emissions Equipment
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Section I.......................  General Requirements..  01/09/94..............  05/02/95, 60 FR 21442.....................  ..........................
Section II......................  General Standards       01/09/94..............  05/02/95, 60 FR 21442.....................  ..........................
                                   Applicable to All
                                   Permits.
Section III.....................  Standards for Granting  01/09/94..............  05/02/95, 60 FR 21442.....................  ..........................
                                   a State Permit to
                                   Operate An Existing
                                   Facility.
Section IV......................  Application for Permit  01/09/94..............  05/02/95, 60 FR 21442.....................  ..........................
                                   to Construct and
                                   State Permit to
                                   Operate New Facility.
Section V.......................  Public Participation    01/09/94..............  05/02/95, 60 FR 21442.....................  ..........................
                                   and Public
                                   Availability of
                                   Information.
Section VI......................  Application Review....  01/09/94..............  05/02/95, 60 FR 21442.....................  ..........................
Section VII.....................  Compliance Testing....  01/09/94..............  05/02/95, 60 FR 21442.....................  ..........................
Section VIII....................  Emissions Evaluation    01/09/94..............  05/02/95, 60 FR 21442.....................  ..........................
                                   Report.
Section IX......................  Procedures for Renewal  01/09/94..............  05/02/95, 60 FR 21442.....................  ..........................
                                   of State Permit to
                                   Operate.
Section X.......................  Standards for Renewal   01/09/94..............  05/02/95, 60 FR 21442.....................  ..........................
                                   of State Permit to
                                   Operate.
Section XI......................  Reporting and Record    01/09/94..............  05/02/95, 60 FR 21442.....................  ..........................
                                   Keeping.
Section XII.....................  Emission Reduction      01/09/94..............  05/02/95, 60 FR 21442.....................  ..........................
                                   Schedule.
Section XIII....................  Exclusions, Variances,  01/09/94..............  05/02/95, 60 FR 21442.....................
                                   and General Permits.
Section XIV.....................  Permit Transfer.......  01/09/94..............  05/02/95, 60 FR 21442.....................  ..........................
Section XV......................  Severablity...........  01/09/94..............  05/02/95, 60 FR 21442.....................  ..........................
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APC-S-3                                                       Regulations for Prevention of Air Pollution Emergency Episodes
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Section 1.......................  General...............  02/04/72..............  05/31/72, 37 FR 10875.....................  ..........................
Section 2.......................  Definitions...........  02/04/72..............  05/31/72, 37 FR 10875.....................  ..........................
Section 3.......................  Episode Criteria......  06/03/88..............  11/13/89, 54 FR 47211.....................  ..........................
Section 4.......................  Emission Control        02/04/72..............  05/31/72, 37 FR 10875.....................  ..........................
                                   Action Programs.
Section 5.......................  Emergency Orders......  06/03/88..............  11/13/89, 54 FR 47211.....................  ..........................
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APC-S-5                                                 Regulations for the Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality
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All.............................  ......................  09/21/96..............  07/15/97, 62 FR 37724.....................  ..........................
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    (d) EPA approved Mississippi source-specific requirements.

EPA Approved Mississippi Source-Specific Requirements

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                                                        State effective
         Name of source              Permit number           date          EPA approval date      Explanation
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None............................  ..................  ..................  ..................  ..................
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