[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 122 (Friday, June 27, 2025)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 27496-27499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11821]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 52, 62 and 70
[EPA-R07-OAR-2025-0289; FRL-12821-01-R7]
Air Plan Approval; Missouri; Definitions and Common Reference
Tables
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
approve revisions to the Missouri State Implementation Plan (SIP)
related to Definitions and Common Reference Tables used in Missouri
rules. EPA has also previously approved this rule as part of the air
planning and permitting program. Some of the definitions are associated
with those programs, even though many of the definitions pertain only
to the SIP. These revisions do not impact the stringency of the SIP or
have an adverse effect on air quality. The EPA's proposed approval of
this rule revision is being done in accordance with the requirements of
the Clean Air Act (CAA).
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 28, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07-
OAR-2025-0289 to https://
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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: Steven Brown, Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 7 Office, Air Quality Planning Branch, 11201 Renner
Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219; telephone number: (913) 551-7718;
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?
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-2025-
0289, 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 a SIP revision submitted by the
State of Missouri on July 15, 2024. The revisions are to Title 10,
Division 10 of the Code of State Regulations (CSR), 10 CSR 10-6.020
``Definitions and Common Reference Tables.'' The purpose of this state
regulation is to provide definitions of key words and expressions used
in Missouri rules for Chapters 1-6 statewide and provides common
reference tables. The amendments to this rule add definitions and
remove obsolete definitions since the last rule, either because the
definitions have been added into an associated applicable rule, the
terms are already defined in statute, or the applicable rule has been
rescinded. Additionally, the list of Hazardous Air Pollutants and
Exempt Volatile Organic Compounds is updated to match the current lists
dictated in the CAA section 112(b)(1) and 40 CFR 51.100(s),
respectively. EPA proposes to find that these revisions meet the
requirements of the CAA, do not impact the stringency of the SIP, and
do not adversely impact air quality. The full text of the rule
revisions as well as EPA's analysis of the revisions can be found in
the technical support document (TSD) and in the state submittal
included in this docket.
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 November 1,
2023, to December 14, 2023, and held a public hearing on December 7,
2023. The state of Missouri received two comments during the public
comment period on 10 CSR 10-6.020. Missouri responded to both comments
and revised the rule based on public comments prior to submitting to
EPA, as noted in the State submission included in the docket for this
action. As explained above and in more detail in the technical support
document, which is part of this docket, the revision meets the
substantive SIP requirements of the CAA, including section 110 and
implementing regulations.
IV. What action is the EPA taking?
The EPA is proposing to amend the Missouri SIP by approving the
State's request to revise 10 CSR 10-6.020 ``Definitions and Common
Reference Tables.'' EPA's proposed action approves these amendments as
part of the SIP, 111(d), and Title V programs even though many of the
definitions only pertain to SIPs. 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
finalize the incorporation by reference of the Missouri rule 10 CSR 10-
6.020 discussed in section II. of this preamble and as set forth below
in the proposed amendments to 40 CFR part 52. The purpose of this state
regulation is to provide definitions of key words and expressions used
in Missouri rules for Chapters 1-6 statewide and provides common
reference tables. The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these
materials generally available through https://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 CAA and applicable
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in
reviewing SIP submissions, 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);
Is not subject to Executive Order 14192 (90 FR 9065,
February 6, 2025) because SIP actions are exempt from review 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);
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Does not have federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
Is not subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885,
April 23, 1997) because it approves a state program;
Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001); and
Is not subject to requirements of section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the CAA.
In addition, 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
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
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 62
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Air pollution control, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
40 CFR Part 70
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Air pollution control, Intergovernmental relations, Operating permits,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: June 13, 2025.
James Macy,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, the EPA proposes to amend
40 CFR parts 52, 62, and 70 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 ``10-6.020'' 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 EPA approval date Explanation
date
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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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10-6.020................. Definitions and 5/30/2024 [Date of publication Some definitions do
Common Reference of the final rule in pertain to Title V,
Tables. the Federal 111(d) and asbestos
Register], 90 FR program and are approved
[Federal Register in the SIP. Therefore,
page where the EPA has also approved
document begins of this rule as part of the
the final rule]. Title V program, and
111(d) even though many
of the definitions
pertain only to the SIP.
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PART 62--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF STATE PLANS FOR DESIGNATED
FACILITIES AND POLLUTANTS
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3. The authority citation for part 62 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart AA--Missouri
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4. Section 62.6350 is amended by revising paragraph (b)(6) to read as
follows:
Sec. 62.6350 Identification of plan.
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(b) * * *
(6) A revision to Missouri's 111(d) plan to incorporate state
regulation 10 CSR 10-6.020 Definitions and Common Reference Tables was
state effective May 20, 2024. The effective date of the amended plan is
[date 60 days after date of publication of the final rule in the
Federal Register].
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PART 70--STATE OPERATING PERMIT PROGRAMS
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5. The authority citation for part 70 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.
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6. Appendix A to part 70 is amended by revising paragraph (cc) under
``Missouri'' to read as follows:
Appendix A to Part 70--Approval Status of State and Local
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Missouri
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(cc) The Missouri Department of Natural Resources submitted
revisions to Missouri rule 10 CSR 10-6.020, ``Definitions and Common
Reference Tables'' on July 15, 2024. The state effective date is May
20, 2024. This revision is effective [date 60 days after date
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of publication of the final rule in the Federal Register].
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