[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 83 (Monday, May 2, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 22603-22606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8703]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 52 and 70
[R07-OAR-2005-MO-0004; FRL-7906-7]
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 July 1, 2005, without
further notice, unless EPA receives adverse comment by June 1, 2005. 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 Regional Material in
EDocket (RME) ID Number R07-OAR-2005-MO-0004, by one of the following
methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
2. Agency Web site: http://docket.epa.gov/rmepub/. RME, EPA's
electronic public docket and comment system, is EPA's preferred method
for receiving comments. Once in the system, select ``quick search;''
then key in the appropriate RME Docket identification number. Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
3. E-mail: [email protected].
4. Mail: Leland Daniels, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
Planning and Development Branch, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas City,
Kansas 66101.
5. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver your comments to Leland
Daniels at the above-listed address.
Instructions: Direct your comments to RME ID No. R07-OAR-2005-MO-
0004. 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://docket.epa.gov/rmepub/, 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 information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through RME, regulations.gov,
or e-mail. The EPA RME Web site and the Federal regulations.gov Web
site are ``anonymous access'' systems, 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 RME or 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
RME index at http://docket.epa.gov/rmepub/. 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 RME
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 to 4:30 p.m., excluding Federal
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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: Leland Daniels at (913) 551-7651, 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 or Act) 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 us. 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 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 8, 2004, requested that EPA
approve a revision to the SIP and Operating Permits Program as
revisions to rule 10 CSR 10-6.110, ``Submission of Emission Data,
Emission Fees, and Process Information'' had been made. 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.
Missouri updates this rule periodically. This action covers the
amendment made in 2004 which includes the following. Paragraph
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(3)(D)1. was amended to establish emission fees for calendar year 2004
and subsection (3)(G), request for additional fees and emission fee
refunds, was removed from the rule.
By State statute, the emission fees are set annually to fund the
reasonable cost of administering the program. Missouri continually
evaluates the Operating Permits Program financial situation. An
emissions fee of $33.00 per ton of regulated air pollutant starting
with calendar year 2004 was established. This is a reduction of one
dollar per ton of regulated air pollutant from 2003. The fee is
sufficient to fund the cost of administering the Part 70 Operating
Permits Program. The emission fees are found in section (3)(D) of the
amended rule.
Subsection (3)(G) of the rule provided a mechanism for sources to
pay balances due for underpayment and receive refunds for overpayment
in a prior calendar year. Subsection (3)(G) was removed as there was no
statutory authority for those requirements. EPA believes that the state
has adequately demonstrated that removal of this provision will not
adversely impact its ability to collect adequate fees, as required by
40 CFR 70.9.
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 a revision 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 section (3)(D) of this rule as a program
revision 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 is not economically significant.
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 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 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 Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by July 1, 2005. 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
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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: April 22, 2005.
James B. Gulliford,
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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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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10-6.110...................... Submission of 12/30/04 5/2/05 [insert FR Section (3)(D),
Emission Data, page number where Emission Fees, has
Emissions Fees, and the document begins]. not been approved as
Process Information. part of the SIP.
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PART 70--[AMENDED]
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1. 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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2. Appendix A to Part 70 is amended by adding paragraph (p) 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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(p) 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 8, 2004,
approval of section (3)(D) effective July 1, 2005.
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