[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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