[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 46 (Friday, March 9, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 10613-10616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-4176]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52 and 70

[EPA-R07-OAR-2007-0041; FRL-8284-8]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Operating 
Permits Program; State of Missouri

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is approving revisions to the Missouri State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) and Operating Permits Program. EPA is 
approving a revision to the Missouri rule entitled ``Submission of 
Emission Data, Emission Fees, and Process Information.'' This revision 
will ensure consistency between the state and the Federally-approved 
rules.

DATES: This direct final rule will be effective May 8, 2007, without 
further notice, unless EPA receives adverse comment by April 9, 2007. 
If adverse comment is 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: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07-
OAR-2007-0041, by one of the following methods:
    1. http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
    2. E-mail: [email protected].
    3. Mail: Amy Algoe-Eakin, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
Planning and Development Branch, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas City, 
Kansas 66101.
    4. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver your comments to Amy Algoe-
Eakin, Environmental Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development 
Branch, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R07-OAR-
2007-0041. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit through http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail

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information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected. The 
http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, 
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information 
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured 
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket 
and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic 
comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact 
information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you 
submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties 
and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to 
consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special 
characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or 
viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the 
http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be 
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket 
materials are available either electronically in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Environmental Protection 
Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 901 North 5th Street, 
Kansas City, Kansas 66101. The Regional Office's official hours of 
business are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. excluding 
Federal holidays. The interested persons wanting to examine these 
documents should make an appointment with the office at least 24 hours 
in advance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Algoe-Eakin at (913) 551-7942, or 
by e-mail at [email protected].

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 a SIP?
What is the Federal approval process for a SIP?
What does Federal approval of a state regulation mean to me?
What is the Part 70 operating permits program?
What is the Federal approval process for an operating permits 
program?
What is being addressed in this document?
Have the requirements for approval of a SIP revision and Part 70 
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 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 the part 70 Operating Permits Program?

    The CAA Amendments of 1990 require all states to develop operating 
permits programs that meet certain Federal criteria. In implementing 
this program, the states are to require certain sources of air 
pollution to obtain permits that contain all applicable requirements 
under the CAA. One purpose of the part 70 operating permits program is 
to improve enforcement by issuing each source a single permit that 
consolidates all of the applicable CAA requirements into a Federally-
enforceable document. By consolidating all of the applicable 
requirements for a facility into one document, the source, the public, 
and the permitting authorities can more easily determine what CAA 
requirements apply and how compliance with those requirements is 
determined.
    Sources required to obtain an operating permit under this program 
include ``major'' sources of air pollution and certain other sources 
specified in the CAA or in our implementing regulations. For example, 
all sources regulated under the acid rain program, regardless of size, 
must obtain permits. Examples of major sources include those that emit 
100 tons per year or more of volatile organic compounds, carbon 
monoxide, lead, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, or PM10; 
those that emit 10 tons per year of any single hazardous air pollutant 
(HAP) (specifically listed under the CAA); or those that emit 25 tons 
per year or more of a combination of HAPs.
    Revision to the state and local agencies operating permits program 
are also subject to public notice, comment, and our approval.

What is the Federal approval process for an operating permits program?

    In order for state regulations to be incorporated into the 
Federally-enforceable Title V operating permits program, states must 
formally adopt regulations consistent with state and

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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 approved operating 
permits program. 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 502 of the CAA are incorporated into the Federally-
approved operating permits program. Records of such actions are 
maintained in the CFR at Title 40, part 70, appendix A, entitled 
``Approval Status of State and Local Operating Permits Programs.''

What is being addressed in this document?

    Missouri, in its letter of December 11, 2006, requested that EPA 
approve a revision to the SIP and Operating Permits Program to include 
revisions to rule 10 CSR 10-6.110, ``Submission of Emission Data, 
Emission Fees, and Process Information''. This rule deals with 
submittal of emissions information, emission fees, and public 
availability of emissions data. It provides procedures for collection, 
recording, and submittal of emissions data and process information on 
state-supplied Emission Inventory Questionnaire and Emission Statement 
forms so that the state can calculate emissions for the purpose of 
state air resource planning.
    By state statute and to meet EPA requirements under the Title V 
program, the emission fees are set annually to fund the reasonable cost 
of administering the program. The Missouri Department of Natural 
Resources (MDNR) continually evaluates the Operating Permits Program 
financial situation. Section (3)(D)1. established the emissions fee of 
$34.50 per ton of regulated air pollutant starting for calendar year 
2005 which remains the fee for calendar year 2006. This revision merely 
changes the text from calendar year 2005 to 2006.
    Subsection (3)(D)2.E. was revised to change the due date for 
emission fees from the previous year to be due on June 1 instead of 
April 1, for all Standard Industrial Classifications.
    Subsection (3)(D)2.F. was revised to change the due date for 
Emission Inventory Questionnaire forms from April 1 to June 1 for all 
Standard Industrial Classifications.
    The rule revisions do not change the stringency of the SIP or Title 
V program and the revisions otherwise meet the EPA requirements for 
both programs.

Have the requirements for approval of the SIP revision and Part 70 
revision been met?

    The submittal satisfied the completeness criteria of 40 CFR part 
51, appendix V. In addition, the state submittal has met the public 
notice requirements for SIP submission in accordance with 40 CFR 51.102 
and met the substantive SIP requirements of the CAA including section 
110 and 40 CFR 51.211, relating to submission of emissions data.
    Finally, the submittal met the substantive requirements of Title V 
of the 1990 CAA Amendments and 40 CFR part 70, including the 
requirement in 40 CFR 70.9 relating to emission fees.

What action is EPA taking?

    We are approving revisions to the Missouri SIP and incorporating 
the revised rule 10 CSR 10-6.110, ``Submission of Emissions Data, 
Emission Fees, and Process Information.''
    We are also approving sections (3)(D)1, and (3)(D)2.E., and 
(3)(D)2.F. of this rule as program revisions to the state's Part 70 
Operating Permits Program.
    We are processing this action as a direct final action because the 
revisions make routine changes to the existing rules which are 
noncontroversial, and make regulatory revisions required by state 
statute. 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.

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 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 approves a state rule implementing a 
Federal standard.
    In reviewing SIP and Title V permit 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 state submission for failure to use VCS. It would thus 
be inconsistent with applicable law for EPA, when it reviews a state 
submission, to use VCS in place of a state 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

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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 CAA, petitions for judicial review 
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for 
the appropriate circuit by May 8, 2007. 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, 
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen 
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

40 CFR Part 70

    Administrative practice and procedure, Air pollution control, 
Intergovernmental relations, Operating permits, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: February 27, 2007.
John B. Askew,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.

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

PART 52--[AMENDED]

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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(c) the table is amended under Chapter 6 by revising 
the entry for ``10-6.110'' to read as follows:


Sec.  52.1320  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *

                                        EPA-Approved Missouri Regulations
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                                                               State
       Missouri citation                  Title           effective date   EPA approval date      Explanation
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                                    Missouri Department of Natural Resources
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    Chapter 6--Air Quality Standards, Definitions, Sampling and Reference Methods, and Air Pollution Control
                                      Regulations for the State of Missouri
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10-6.110......................  Submission of Emission          12/30/06  3/9/07 [insert FR   Section (3)(D),
                                 Data, Emission Fees,                      page number where   Emissions Fees,
                                 and Process Information.                  the document        has not been
                                                                           begins].            approved as part
                                                                                               of the SIP.
 
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PART 70--[AMENDED]

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3. The authority citation for Part 70 continues to read as follows:

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

Appendix A--[Amended]

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4. Appendix A to Part 70 is amended by adding paragraph (u) under 
Missouri to read as follows:

Appendix A to Part 70--Approval Status of State and Local Operating 
Permits Programs

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Missouri

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    (u) The Missouri Department of Natural Resources submitted 
revisions to Missouri rule 10 CSR 10-6.110, ``Submission of Emission 
Data, Emission Fees, and Process Information'' on December 11, 2006; 
approval of sections (3)(D)1., (3)(D)2.E., and (3)(D)2.F. effective 
May 8, 2007.
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