[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 2, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 17939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6661]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R07-OAR-2008-0100; FRL-8549-5]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of 
Missouri

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing a revision to the Missouri State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) to include the State's recently revised ozone 
season NOX cap and trade rules for electric generating units 
(EGUs) and non-electric generating units (Non-EGUs) submitted on May 
18, 2007. Two existing rules were revised by the State to allow for the 
transition into the State's recently adopted ozone season trading rule 
to meet the requirements of the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR). The 
ozone season rules, an interstate cap and trade rule for EGUs and Non-
EGUs in the eastern one-third of the State and a statewide intrastate 
trading rule for EGUs, were revised to include language that will 
rescind their requirements in the year 2009, the year CAIR compliance 
begins. The CAIR ozone season trading rule is more restrictive than the 
aforementioned rules, and this action is needed to avoid imposing 
duplicative requirements for the affected sources in the year 2009 and 
thereafter.

DATES: Comments on this proposed action must be received in writing by 
May 2, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07-
OAR-2008-0100, by mail to Michael Jay, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Air Planning and Development Branch, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas City, 
Kansas 66101. Comments may also be submitted electronically or through 
hand delivery/courier by following the detailed instructions in the 
ADDRESSES section of the direct final rule located in the rules section 
of this Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Jay at (913) 551-7460, or by 
e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the final rules section of this Federal 
Register, EPA is approving the state's SIP revision as a direct final 
rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a 
noncontroversial revision amendment and anticipates no relevant adverse 
comments to this action. A detailed rationale for the approval is set 
forth in the direct final rule. If no relevant adverse comments are 
received in response to this action, no further activity is 
contemplated in relation to this action. If EPA receives relevant 
adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all 
public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule 
based on this proposed action. EPA will not institute a second comment 
period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting on this 
action should do so at this time. 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. For additional 
information, see the direct final rule which is located in the rules 
section of this Federal Register.

    Dated: March 24, 2008.
John B. Askew,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
[FR Doc. E8-6661 Filed 4-1-08; 8:45 am]
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