[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 29, 2009)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 68758-68759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30773]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R07-OAR-2008-0787; FRL-9096-3]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of 
Missouri

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve a revision to the State Implementation 
Plan (SIP) submitted by the state of Missouri. This revision applies to 
Missouri's rule relating to restriction of emission of visible air 
contaminants and removes redundant definitions, removes an outdated 
exemption for incinerators used to burn refuse in the outstate area of 
Missouri, and clarifies that the test methods stated in the rule shall 
be used to determine the opacity of visible emissions. EPA is not 
taking action on the state submitted revisions relating to open 
burning, as these provisions revise a rule that has not been adopted 
into the SIP. This revision will ensure consistency between the state 
and the federally-approved rules.

DATES: Comments on this proposed action must be received in writing by 
January 28, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07-
OAR-2008-0787, by mail to Lachala Kemp, 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: Lachala Kemp at (913) 551-7214, or by 
e-mail at [email protected].

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the final rules section of the Federal 
Register, EPA is approving the state's SIP revision with the exception 
of the reference in section (1)(I), to the open burning rule in 10 CSR 
10-6.045, as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the 
Agency views this is 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: December 15, 2009.
William Rice,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.
[FR Doc. E9-30773 Filed 12-28-09; 8:45 am]
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