80 FR 9204 - Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; Emissions Inventories for the Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Ozone Nonattainment Areas
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 34 (February 20, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 34 (Friday, February 20, 2015)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 9204-9207] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-03449] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA-R06-OAR-2014-0554; FRL-9923-19-Region 6] Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; Emissions Inventories for the Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston-Galveston- Brazoria Ozone Nonattainment Areas AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Direct final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving revisions to the Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted to meet Emissions Inventory (EI) requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA) for the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) and the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria (HGB) nonattainment areas. EPA is approving the SIP revisions because they satisfy the CAA EI requirements for the DFW and HGB nonattainment areas under the 2008 eight-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). EPA is approving the revisions pursuant to section 110 and part D of the CAA and EPA's regulations. DATES: This direct final rule will be effective April 21, 2015 without further notice, unless EPA receives adverse comment by March 23, 2015. If EPA receives adverse comment, we 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 Docket No. EPA-R06-OAR- 2014-0554, by one of the following methods:www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions. Email: Ms. Nevine Salem at [email protected]. Mail or delivery: Mr. Guy Donaldson, Chief, Air Planning Section (6PD-L), Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket No. EPA-R06-OAR-2014- 0554. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at www.regulations.gov, 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 www.regulations.gov or email. The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, 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 email comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov your email 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: The index to the docket for this action is available electronically at www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas. While all documents in the docket are listed in the index, some information may be publicly available only at the hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted material), and some may not be publicly available at either location (e.g., CBI). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Nevine Salem, (214) 665-7222, [[Page 9205]] [email protected]. To inspect the hard copy materials, please schedule an appointment with Ms. Salem or Mr. Bill Deese at 214-665- 7253. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document wherever ``we,'' ``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean the EPA. Table of Contents I. Background II. EPA's Evaluation III. Final Action IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews I. Background A. The 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and Emissions Inventory Requirements On March 12, 2008 EPA revised the eight-hour ozone NAAQS from 0.08 parts per million (ppm) to 0.075 ppm. (73 FR 16436, March 27, 2008). On July 12, 2012 EPA designated nonattainment areas for the 2008 ozone NAAQS (2008 ozone nonattainment areas) (77 FR 30088, May 21, 2012). The DFW and HGB areas were designated as nonattainment areas for the 2008 ozone NAAQS. Id. The DFW area consists of Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant and Wise counties. The HGB area consists of Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery and Waller counties. CAA sections 172(c)(3) and 182(a)(1) require states to develop and submit as a SIP revision an emissions inventory for all areas designated as nonattainment for the ozone NAAQS. 42 U.S.C. 172(c) and 182(a). An emissions inventory is an estimation of actual emissions of air pollutants in an area. Ground-level ozone, O 3 , is a gas that is formed by the reaction of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and oxides of nitrogen (NOX ) in the atmosphere in the presence of sunlight. These precursor emissions are emitted by many types of pollution sources, including power plants and industrial emissions sources, on-road and off-road motor vehicles and engines, and smaller sources, collectively referred to as area sources. The EIs provide data for a variety of air quality planning tasks including establishing baseline emission levels, calculating federally required emission reduction targets, emission inputs into air quality simulation models, and tracking emissions over time. The total EI of VOC and NOX for an area are summarized from the estimates developed for five general categories of emissions sources: Point, area, on-road mobile, non-road mobile, and biogenic. EPA's proposed 2008 ozone standard SIP requirements rule suggested that states use 2011 as a base year to address EI requirements (78 FR 34178, 34190, June 6, 2013). B. SIP Revision Submitted on July 16, 2014 Texas adopted a SIP revision addressing the emissions inventory requirements for the DFW and HGB areas on July 2, 2014 and submitted it to EPA on July 16, 2014. Tables 1 and 2 are the DFW and HGB emissions inventories in the SIP revision. Table 1--DFW 2011 Emissions Inventory [tons per day or tpd] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source type NOX VOC ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Point......................................... 39.95 29.80 Area.......................................... 42.64 292.49 On-road Mobile................................ 238.87 98.36 Non-road Mobile............................... 120.61 55.00 ------------------------- Total..................................... 442.08 475.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 2--HGB 2011 Emissions Inventory [tpd] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source type NOX VOC ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Point......................................... 108.44 94.83 Area.......................................... 21.14 308.73 On-road Mobile................................ 196.21 82.62 Non-road Mobile............................... 121.11 49.93 ------------------------- Total..................................... 446.90 536.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ C. CAA Requirements for the SIP Revision The primary CAA requirements pertaining to the SIP revision submitted by Texas are found in CAA sections 110(l), 172(c)(3) and 182(a)(1). 42 U.S.C. 110(l), 172(c)(3), and 182(a). CAA section 110(l) requires that a SIP revision submitted to EPA be adopted after reasonable notice and public hearing. Section 110(l) also requires that EPA not approve a SIP revision if the revision would interfere with any applicable requirement concerning attainment and reasonable further progress, or any other applicable requirement of the CAA. CAA sections 172(c)(3) and 182(a) requires a SIP revision that contains a comprehensive, accurate, current inventory of actual emissions from all sources. II. EPA's Evaluation EPA has reviewed the revision for the consistency with the requirements of EPA regulations. A summary of EPA's analysis is provided below. For a full discussion of our evaluation, please see our Technical Support Document (TSD). CAA sections 172 (c)(3) and 182(a)(1) require a current inventory of actual emissions from all sources of relevant pollutants in the nonattainment areas. EPA Air Emissions Reporting regulations call for states to provide an emissions inventory from all sources every 3 years and required a complete inventory for 2011 (40 CFR 51.30). Additionally, in proposed rulemaking for the 2008 ozone standard we proposed that the states use 2011 as the base year for EI for the reasonable further progress emissions reduction SIP requirement (June 6, 2013, 78 FR 34178, [[Page 9206]] 34190). Texas has developed a 2011 base year emissions inventory for the DFW and HGB nonattainment areas. The 2011 base year emissions includes all point, area, non-road mobile, and on-road mobile source emissions. EPA is approving the emission inventory for DFW and HGB because it contains a comprehensive, accurate, current inventory of actual emissions from all sources in accordance with CAA sections 172(c)(3) and 182(a). Additionally we find that (1) Texas adopted the EI for DFW and HGB after reasonable notice and public hearing and (2) approval would not interfere with any applicable requirement concerning attainment and reasonable further progress or any other applicable requirement of the CAA in accordance with CAA Section 110(1). A technical support document (TSD) was prepared which details our evaluation. Our TSD may be accessed online at www.regulations.gov, Docket No. EPA-R06-OAR-2014-0554. III. Final Action We are approving a Texas SIP revision submitted to address the emissions inventory requirements for the DFW and HGB 2008 ozone nonattainment areas. The inventories we are approving are listed in Tables 1 and 2 above. EPA is publishing this rule without prior proposal because we view this as a non-controversial amendment and anticipate no adverse comments. However, in the proposed rules section of this Federal Register publication, we are publishing a separate document that will serve as the proposal to approve the SIP revision if relevant adverse comments are received. This rule will be effective on April 21, 2015 without further notice unless we receive relevant adverse comment by March 23, 2015. If we receive relevant adverse comments, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that the rule will not take effect. We will address all public comments in a subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. We will not institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting must do so now. Please note that if we receive relevant adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule and if that provision may be severed from the remainder of the rule, we may adopt as final those provisions of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment. IV. 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, 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); 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 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; 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). 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 as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), nor will it impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law. 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 CAA, petitions for judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by April 21, 2015. 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 in 40 CFR Part 52 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by reference, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds. Dated: February 9, 2015. Ron Curry, Regional Administrator, Region 6. 40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows: PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 0 1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows: Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. Subpart SS--Texas 0 2. In Sec. 52.2270 (e), the second table titled ``EPA Approved Nonregulatory Provisions and Quasi-Regulatory Measures in the Texas SIP'' is amended by adding an entry at the end for ``2011 Emissions Inventory for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS.'' The addition reads as follows: Sec. 52.2270 Identification of plan. * * * * * (e) * * * [[Page 9207]] EPA Approved Non-regulatory Provisions and Quasi-Regulatory Measures in the Texas SIP ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Applicable geographic Name of SIP provision or nonattainment State submittal/ EPA approval date Comments area effective date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * * * * * * 2011 Emissions Inventory for Dallas-Fort Worth and 7/16/2014 2/20/2015 [Insert the 2008 Ozone NAAQS. Houston-Galveston- Federal Register Brazoria Ozone citation]. Nonattainment Areas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [FR Doc. 2015-03449 Filed 2-19-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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it extend the time within which a Environmental Protection; Subtitle B: Dallas, Texas 75202–2733.
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objections to this direct final rule are Stationary Sources; Part 211: Definitions received will be included in the public
encouraged to file a comment in and General Provisions; Subpart B: docket without change and may be
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307(b)(2).) 40 CFR Part 52
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List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R06–OAR–2014–0554; FRL–9923–19– which means EPA will not know your
Region 6] identity or contact information unless
Environmental protection, Air you provide it in the body of your
pollution control, Incorporation by Approval and Promulgation of comment. If you send an email
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Implementation Plans; Texas; comment directly to EPA without going
Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping Emissions Inventories for the Dallas- through www.regulations.gov your email
requirements, Volatile organic Fort Worth and Houston-Galveston- address will be automatically captured
compounds. Brazoria Ozone Nonattainment Areas and included as part of the comment
Dated: December 30, 2014. AGENCY: Environmental Protection that is placed in the public docket and
Susan Hedman, Agency (EPA). made available on the Internet. If you
Regional Administrator, Region 5. ACTION: Direct final rule. submit an electronic comment, EPA
recommends that you include your
40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection name and other contact information in
PART 52—APPROVAL AND Agency (EPA) is approving revisions to the body of your comment and with any
PROMULGATION OF the Texas State Implementation Plan disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS (SIP) submitted to meet Emissions cannot read your comment due to
Inventory (EI) requirements of the Clean technical difficulties and cannot contact
■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 Air Act (CAA) for the Dallas-Fort Worth you for clarification, EPA may not be
continues to read as follows: (DFW) and the Houston-Galveston- able to consider your comment.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. Brazoria (HGB) nonattainment areas. Electronic files should avoid the use of
EPA is approving the SIP revisions special characters, any form of
■ 2. Section 52.720 is amended by because they satisfy the CAA EI encryption, and be free of any defects or
adding paragraph (c)(202) to read as requirements for the DFW and HGB viruses.
follows: nonattainment areas under the 2008 Docket: The index to the docket for
§ 52.720 Identification of plan. eight-hour ozone National Ambient Air this action is available electronically at
* * * * * Quality Standards (NAAQS). EPA is www.regulations.gov and in hard copy
(c) * * * approving the revisions pursuant to at EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue,
(202) On June 10, 2014, Illinois section 110 and part D of the CAA and Suite 700, Dallas, Texas. While all
submitted revised regulations that are EPA’s regulations. documents in the docket are listed in
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consistent with 40 CFR 51.100(s)(1). The DATES: This direct final rule will be the index, some information may be
compounds (difluoromethoxy) effective April 21, 2015 without further publicly available only at the hard copy
(difluoro)methane (CHF2OCHF2 or HFE– notice, unless EPA receives adverse location (e.g., copyrighted material), and
134), bis(difluoromethoxy) comment by March 23, 2015. If EPA some may not be publicly available at
(difluoro)methane (CHF2OCF2OCHF2 or receives adverse comment, we will either location (e.g., CBI).
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salem.nevine@epa.gov. To inspect the HGB areas were designated as sources. The EIs provide data for a
hard copy materials, please schedule an nonattainment areas for the 2008 ozone variety of air quality planning tasks
appointment with Ms. Salem or Mr. Bill NAAQS. Id. The DFW area consists of including establishing baseline emission
Deese at 214–665–7253. Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, levels, calculating federally required
Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant and emission reduction targets, emission
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Wise counties. The HGB area consists of inputs into air quality simulation
Throughout this document wherever
Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, models, and tracking emissions over
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery time. The total EI of VOC and NOX for
the EPA.
and Waller counties. an area are summarized from the
Table of Contents CAA sections 172(c)(3) and 182(a)(1) estimates developed for five general
require states to develop and submit as categories of emissions sources: Point,
I. Background
II. EPA’s Evaluation
a SIP revision an emissions inventory area, on-road mobile, non-road mobile,
III. Final Action for all areas designated as and biogenic. EPA’s proposed 2008
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews nonattainment for the ozone NAAQS. 42
ozone standard SIP requirements rule
U.S.C. 172(c) and 182(a). An emissions
I. Background suggested that states use 2011 as a base
inventory is an estimation of actual
year to address EI requirements (78 FR
A. The 2008 Ozone National Ambient emissions of air pollutants in an area.
Ground-level ozone, O3, is a gas that is 34178, 34190, June 6, 2013).
Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and
Emissions Inventory Requirements formed by the reaction of volatile B. SIP Revision Submitted on July 16,
organic compounds (VOCs) and oxides 2014
On March 12, 2008 EPA revised the of nitrogen (NOX) in the atmosphere in
eight-hour ozone NAAQS from 0.08 the presence of sunlight. These Texas adopted a SIP revision
parts per million (ppm) to 0.075 ppm. precursor emissions are emitted by addressing the emissions inventory
(73 FR 16436, March 27, 2008). On July many types of pollution sources, requirements for the DFW and HGB
12, 2012 EPA designated nonattainment including power plants and industrial areas on July 2, 2014 and submitted it
areas for the 2008 ozone NAAQS (2008 emissions sources, on-road and off-road to EPA on July 16, 2014. Tables 1 and
ozone nonattainment areas) (77 FR motor vehicles and engines, and smaller 2 are the DFW and HGB emissions
30088, May 21, 2012). The DFW and sources, collectively referred to as area inventories in the SIP revision.
TABLE 1—DFW 2011 EMISSIONS INVENTORY
[tons per day or tpd]
Source type NOX VOC
Point ................................................................................................................................................................................. 39.95 29.80
Area ................................................................................................................................................................................. 42.64 292.49
On-road Mobile ................................................................................................................................................................ 238.87 98.36
Non-road Mobile .............................................................................................................................................................. 120.61 55.00
Total .......................................................................................................................................................................... 442.08 475.65
TABLE 2—HGB 2011 EMISSIONS INVENTORY
[tpd]
Source type NOX VOC
Point ................................................................................................................................................................................. 108.44 94.83
Area ................................................................................................................................................................................. 21.14 308.73
On-road Mobile ................................................................................................................................................................ 196.21 82.62
Non-road Mobile .............................................................................................................................................................. 121.11 49.93
Total .......................................................................................................................................................................... 446.90 536.12
C. CAA Requirements for the SIP progress, or any other applicable CAA sections 172 (c)(3) and 182(a)(1)
Revision requirement of the CAA. CAA sections require a current inventory of actual
The primary CAA requirements 172(c)(3) and 182(a) requires a SIP emissions from all sources of relevant
pertaining to the SIP revision submitted revision that contains a comprehensive, pollutants in the nonattainment areas.
by Texas are found in CAA sections accurate, current inventory of actual EPA Air Emissions Reporting
110(l), 172(c)(3) and 182(a)(1). 42 U.S.C. emissions from all sources. regulations call for states to provide an
110(l), 172(c)(3), and 182(a). CAA emissions inventory from all sources
II. EPA’s Evaluation every 3 years and required a complete
section 110(l) requires that a SIP
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revision submitted to EPA be adopted EPA has reviewed the revision for the inventory for 2011 (40 CFR 51.30).
after reasonable notice and public consistency with the requirements of Additionally, in proposed rulemaking
hearing. Section 110(l) also requires that EPA regulations. A summary of EPA’s for the 2008 ozone standard we
EPA not approve a SIP revision if the analysis is provided below. For a full proposed that the states use 2011 as the
revision would interfere with any discussion of our evaluation, please see base year for EI for the reasonable
applicable requirement concerning our Technical Support Document (TSD). further progress emissions reduction SIP
attainment and reasonable further requirement (June 6, 2013, 78 FR 34178,
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EPA APPROVED NON-REGULATORY PROVISIONS AND QUASI-REGULATORY MEASURES IN THE TEXAS SIP
Applicable geographic or State submittal/
Name of SIP provision EPA approval date Comments
nonattainment area effective date
* * * * * * *
2011 Emissions Inventory for the Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston- 7/16/2014 2/20/2015 [Insert Federal Reg-
2008 Ozone NAAQS. Galveston-Brazoria Ozone ister citation].
Nonattainment Areas.
[FR Doc. 2015–03449 Filed 2–19–15; 8:45 am] No. EPA–R07–OAR–2014–0900. All On November 3, 2011, Missouri
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P documents in the docket are listed on requested redesignation of the Missouri
the www.regulations.gov Web site. portion of the St. Louis area to
Although listed in the index, some attainment of the 1997 8-hour O3
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION information is not publicly available, standard, and requested approval of the
AGENCY i.e., CBI or other information whose Missouri SIP revision containing a
disclosure is restricted by statute. maintenance plan for the Missouri
40 CFR Parts 52 and 81 Certain other material, such as portion of the St. Louis area. Missouri
[EPA–R07–OAR–2014–0900; FRL–9923–14– copyrighted material, is not placed on submitted a supplement to this request
Region 7] the Internet and will be publicly on April 29, 2014.
available only in hard copy form. On June 9, 2011 (76 FR 33647), EPA
Approval and Promulgation of Publicly available docket materials are issued a final rulemaking determining
Implementation Plans; Attainment available either electronically through that the entire St. Louis MO–IL area
Redesignation for Missouri Portion of www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at attained the 1997 8-hour O3 NAAQS
the St. Louis MO–IL Area; 1997 8-Hour the Environmental Protection Agency, based on three years of complete,
Ozone Standard and Associated Air Planning and Development Branch, quality assured O3 data for the period of
Maintenance Plan 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, 2008–2010.
Kansas 66219. The Regional Office’s On December 31, 2014(79 FR 78755),
AGENCY: Environmental Protection EPA published a notice of proposed
official hours of business are Monday
Agency. rulemaking (NPR) proposing to approve
through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
ACTION: Final rule. excluding Federal holidays. The Missouri’s request to redesignate the
interested persons wanting to examine Missouri portion of the St. Louis area to
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
these documents should make an attainment of the 1997 8-hour O3
Agency (EPA) is taking final action to
appointment with the office at least 24 standard, and also proposing to approve
approve the State of Missouri’s request
hours in advance. Missouri’s maintenance plan for the
to redesignate the Missouri portion of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. area. The proposed rulemaking provides
the St. Louis MO–IL nonattainment
Lachala Kemp, Environmental a detailed discussion and sets forth the
area, the ‘‘St. Louis area’’ or ‘‘area’’ to
Protection Agency, Air Planning and basis for determining that Missouri’s
attainment for the 1997 8-hour National
Development Branch, 11201 Renner redesignation request meets the CAA
Ambient Air Quality Standards
Boulevard, Lenexa, KS 66219 at (913) requirements for redesignation to
(NAAQS or Standard) for ozone (O3).
551–7214 or by email at kemp.lachala@ attainment for the 1997 8-hour O3
The Missouri counties comprising the
epa.gov. NAAQS.
St. Louis area are Franklin, Jefferson, St. The primary background for this
Charles, and St. Louis along with the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
action is contained in EPA’s December
City of St. Louis. EPA’s approval of the Throughout this document whenever
31, 2014, proposal to approve Missouri’s
redesignation request is based on the ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we refer
redesignation request, and in EPA’s June
determination that the St. Louis area has to EPA. This section provides additional
9, 2011, final rulemaking determining
met the criteria for redesignation to information by addressing the
that the area has attained the 1997 8-
attainment set forth in the Clean Air Act following:
hour O3 standard based on complete,
(CAA), including the determination that Table of Contents quality assured monitoring data for
the St. Louis area has attained the 1997 2008–2010. In these rulemakings, we
8-hour O3 standard. Additionally, EPA I. What is the background for this rule?
II. Summary of SIP Revisions noted that under EPA regulations at 40
is approving the state’s plan for CFR 50.10 and 40 CFR part 50,
maintaining the 1997 O3 standard in the III. What action is EPA taking??
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews appendix I provides that the 8-hour O3
St. Louis area for 10 years beyond standard is attained when the three-year
redesignation. In a separate action the I. What is the background for this rule? average of the annual fourth-highest
state of Illinois submitted a similar On July 18, 1997, EPA promulgated a daily maximum 8-hour average O3
redesignation request for the Illinois revised 8-hour O3 NAAQS of 0.08 parts concentration is less than or equal to
portion of the St. Louis MO–IL 1997 8- per million (ppm) (62 FR 38856). EPA 0.08 ppm, when rounded at all
hour O3 area. On June 12, 2012, the EPA published a final rule designating and monitoring sites in the area. See 69 FR
published a document in the Federal
Rmajette on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with RULES
classifying areas under the 8-hour O3 23857 (April 30, 2004). To support the
Register taking final action to address NAAQS on April 30, 2004 (69 FR redesignation of the area to attainment
the Illinois portion of the St. Louis area. 23857). In that rulemaking, the St. Louis of the NAAQS, the O3 data must be
DATES: Effective date: This final rule is area was designated as nonattainment complete for the three attainment years.
effective on February 20, 2015. for the 1997 8-hour O3 standard and The data completeness requirement is
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a classified as a moderate nonattainment met when the average percent of days
docket for this action under Docket ID area under subpart 2 of the CAA. with valid ambient monitoring data is
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Rules and Regulations | |
| Action | Direct final rule. | |
| Dates | This direct final rule will be effective April 21, 2015 without further notice, unless EPA receives adverse comment by March 23, 2015. If EPA receives adverse comment, we will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final rule in the Federal Register informing the public that the rule will not take effect. | |
| Contact | Ms. Nevine Salem, (214) 665-7222, [email protected] To inspect the hard copy materials, please schedule an appointment with Ms. Salem or Mr. Bill Deese at 214-665- 7253. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 9204 | |
| CFR Associated | Environmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Incorporation by Reference; Nitrogen Dioxide; Ozone; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements and Volatile Organic Compounds |
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