[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 3, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 66096-66098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26002]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R07-OAR-2019-0656; FRL-10002-64-Region 7]


Air Plan Approval; Missouri; Sampling Methods for Air Pollution 
Sources

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing 
approval of revisions to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted 
by the State of Missouri to EPA on October 25, 2019. The purpose of the 
revisions is to provide a more efficient way to perform emissions 
sampling on air pollution sources throughout Missouri. The State is 
requesting approval of incorporating by reference the federally defined 
methods for stack testing. These proposed revisions are administrative 
in nature and do not affect the stringency of the SIP.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 2, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07-
OAR-2019-0656 to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID 
No. for this rulemaking. Comments received will be posted without 
change to https://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal 
information provided. For detailed instructions on sending comments and 
additional information on the rulemaking process, see the ``Written 
Comments'' heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this 
document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jan Simpson, Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region 7 Office, Air Quality Planning Branch, 11201 Renner 
Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219; telephone number (913) 551-7089; email 
address [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document ``we,'' ``us,'' and 
``our'' refer to the EPA.

Table of Contents

I. Written Comments
II. What is being addressed in this document?

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III. Have the requirements for approval of a SIP revision been met?
IV. What action is the EPA taking?
V. Incorporation by Reference
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Written Comments

    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07-OAR-2019-
0656, at https://www.regulations.gov. Once submitted, comments cannot 
be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any 
comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any 
information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) 
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 
Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a 
written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment 
and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA 
will generally not consider comments or comment contents located 
outside of the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other 
file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA 
public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, 
and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

II. What is being addressed in this document?

    The EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the Missouri SIP 
submitted by the State of Missouri to the EPA on October 25, 2019. The 
revisions to the previously federally approved Missouri State rule 10 
CSR 10-6.030 Sampling Methods for Air Pollution Sources are 
administrative in nature and do not affect the stringency of the SIP. 
If approved, the revisions will provide a more efficient way to perform 
emissions sampling by incorporating by reference (IBR) federally 
promulgated methods.
    In sections (1) through subsection (5)(b) and sections (6) through 
(16) the State removed the title of the sampling method and added a 
reference to the IBR at section (22) of the revised rule. The sampling 
method required in each section was not changed. In subsection (5)(c) 
through (5)(f) the State removed the title of the sampling method and 
added a reference to the IBR at section (21) of the revised rule. The 
sampling method required in each subsection was not changed. In section 
(17) the State removed the title of the sampling method and added a 
reference to the IBR section (23) of the revised rule. The sampling 
method required in each section was not changed. At section (20) the 
State updated its IBR information and documentation identification.
    In order to consolidate IBRs and for ease of updating the IBRs in 
the future, the State is adding sections (21), (22) and (23), of the 
Federal rule, effective July 1, 2018. Section (21) incorporates by 
reference 40 CFR part 51, appendix M ``Recommended Test Methods for 
State Implementation Plans''. Section (22) incorporates by reference 40 
CFR part 60, appendix A ``Test Methods'', appendix B ``Performance 
Specifications'', and appendix F ``Quality Assurance Procedures''. 
Section (23) incorporates by reference 40 CFR part 61, appendix B 
``Test Methods''.

III. Have the requirements for approval of a SIP revision been met?

    The State submission has met the public notice requirements for SIP 
submissions in accordance with 40 CFR 51.102. The submission also 
satisfied the completeness criteria of 40 CFR part 51, appendix V. The 
State provided public notice on this SIP revision from May 15, 2018 to 
August 2, 2018 and received eight comments. Based on the comments 
received the State made revisions to rule text in sections (21), (22), 
and (23) that incorporated by reference specific appendices and 
subparts. The State provided a second public notice on this SIP 
revision from April 15, 2019 to June 6, 2019 and received no comments. 
In addition, as explained above, the revision meets the substantive SIP 
requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA), including section 110 and 
implementing regulations.

IV. What action is the EPA taking?

    We are processing this as a proposed action because we are 
soliciting comments on this proposed action. Final rulemaking will 
occur after consideration of any comments.

V. Incorporation by Reference

    In this document, the EPA is proposing to include regulatory text 
in an EPA final rule that includes incorporation by reference. In 
accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, the EPA is proposing to 
incorporate by reference the Missouri Regulation described in the 
proposed amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set forth below. The EPA has 
made, and will continue to make, these materials generally available 
through www.regulations.gov and at the EPA Region 7 Office (please 
contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section of this preamble for more information).

VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP 
submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable 
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in 
reviewing SIP submissions, the EPA's role is to approve state choices, 
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this 
action merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and 
does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state 
law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to review 
by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58 
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
     Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82 FR 9339, February 2, 
2017) regulatory action because SIP approvals are exempted under 
Executive Order 12866.
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact 
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     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);
     Does not have federalism implications as specified in 
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based 
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to 
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of the National Technology 
Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTA) because this rulemaking does not 
involve technical standards; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to 
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental 
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under 
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    The SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian reservation land or 
in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a 
tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian

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country, the rule does not have tribal implications and will not impose 
substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as 
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).

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: November 22, 2019.
James Gulliford,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, the EPA proposes to amend 
40 CFR part 52 as set forth below:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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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, the table in paragraph (c) is amended by revising 
the entry ``10-6.030'' to read as follows:


Sec.  52.1320   Identification of plan.

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                                        EPA-Approved Missouri Regulations
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       Missouri citation              Title        effective date        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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10-6.030......................  Sampling Methods       11/30/2019  January 3, 2020,  ...........................
                                 for Air                            [Federal
                                 Pollution                          Register
                                 Sources.                           citation of the
                                                                    final rule].
 
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