81 FR 70066 - Approval of Missouri's Air Quality Implementation Plans, Operating Permits Program, and 112(l) Plan; Construction Permits Required

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 196 (October 11, 2016)

Page Range		70066-70066
FR Document		2016-24379

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to the State Implementation Plan (SIP), the Operating Permit Program, and the 112(l) plan submitted on April 6, 2016, by the State of Missouri. In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, we are approving the State's SIP and Operating Permit Program revisions as a direct final rule without a prior proposed rule. If we receive no adverse comment, we will not take further action on this proposed rule. The submission from Missouri revises fees for permitting services provided by the air quality program, including construction permit applications and operating permit applications. Missouri also removed the basic operating permit requirement for incinerators with emissions less than the de minimis levels in Missouri's ``Operating Permits'' rule. While EPA has never approved the basic operating permit program into Missouri's SIP or Missouri's Operating Permits Program, one statement on incinerators in the approved SIP and Operating Permits Program is removed by the submission. This statement applied Missouri's ``Operating Permits'' rule to all incinerators within the State. Any permittees with incinerators already required to have either Intermediate State Operating Permits or part 70 Operating Permits will still have the same permitting requirements. This revision does not exempt any incinerators from appropriate permitting. Likewise, any future permittees with incinerators under the former version of the SIP and Operating Permits Program would have required either an Intermediate State Operating Permits or a part 70 Operating Permits will still have the same permitting requirement under the revised SIP and Operating Permits Program. Finally the submission from Missouri makes non-substantive style changes.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 196 (Tuesday, October 11, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 196 (Tuesday, October 11, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 70066]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52 and 70

[EPA-R07-OAR-2016-0571; FRL-9953-76-Region 7]


Approval of Missouri's Air Quality Implementation Plans, 
Operating Permits Program, and 112(l) Plan; Construction Permits 
Required

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve 
revisions to the State Implementation Plan (SIP), the Operating Permit 
Program, and the 112(l) plan submitted on April 6, 2016, by the State 
of Missouri. In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal 
Register, we are approving the State's SIP and Operating Permit Program 
revisions as a direct final rule without a prior proposed rule. If we 
receive no adverse comment, we will not take further action on this 
proposed rule. The submission from Missouri revises fees for permitting 
services provided by the air quality program, including construction 
permit applications and operating permit applications. Missouri also 
removed the basic operating permit requirement for incinerators with 
emissions less than the de minimis levels in Missouri's ``Operating 
Permits'' rule. While EPA has never approved the basic operating permit 
program into Missouri's SIP or Missouri's Operating Permits Program, 
one statement on incinerators in the approved SIP and Operating Permits 
Program is removed by the submission. This statement applied Missouri's 
``Operating Permits'' rule to all incinerators within the State. Any 
permittees with incinerators already required to have either 
Intermediate State Operating Permits or part 70 Operating Permits will 
still have the same permitting requirements. This revision does not 
exempt any incinerators from appropriate permitting. Likewise, any 
future permittees with incinerators under the former version of the SIP 
and Operating Permits Program would have required either an 
Intermediate State Operating Permits or a part 70 Operating Permits 
will still have the same permitting requirement under the revised SIP 
and Operating Permits Program. Finally the submission from Missouri 
makes non-substantive style changes.

DATES: Written comments must be received by November 10, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07-
OAR-2016-0571, to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments. 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 http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jed D. Wolkins, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 11201 Renner 
Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at 913-551-7588, or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document proposes to take action on the 
SIP and Operating Permit Program revisions submitted by the state of 
Missouri for 10 CSR 10-6.060, ``Construction Permits Required'', and 10 
CSR-6.065, ``Operating Permits''. We have published a direct final rule 
approving the State's SIP and Operating Permit Program revisions in the 
``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, because we 
view this as a noncontroversial action and anticipate no relevant 
adverse comment. We have explained our reasons for this action in the 
preamble to the direct final rule. If we receive no adverse comment, we 
will not take further action on this proposed rule. If we receive 
adverse comment, we will withdraw the direct final rule and it will not 
take effect. We would address all public comments in any subsequent 
final rule based on this proposed rule. We do not intend to institute a 
second comment period on this action. Any parties interested in 
commenting must do so at this time. For further information, please see 
the information provided in the ADDRESSES section of this document.

List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen 
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 
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: September 27, 2016.
Mike Brincks,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.
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will withdraw the direct final rule and Missouri’s SIP or Missouri’s Operating Missouri for 10 CSR 10–6.060,
it will not take effect. We would address Permits Program, one statement on ‘‘Construction Permits Required’’, and
all public comments in any subsequent incinerators in the approved SIP and 10 CSR–6.065, ‘‘Operating Permits’’. We
final rule based on this proposed rule. Operating Permits Program is removed have published a direct final rule
We do not intend to institute a second by the submission. This statement approving the State’s SIP and Operating
comment period on this action. Any applied Missouri’s ‘‘Operating Permits’’ Permit Program revisions in the ‘‘Rules
parties interested in commenting must rule to all incinerators within the State. and Regulations’’ section of this Federal
do so at this time. For further Any permittees with incinerators Register, because we view this as a
information, please see the information already required to have either noncontroversial action and anticipate
provided in the ADDRESSES section of Intermediate State Operating Permits or
no relevant adverse comment. We have
this document. part 70 Operating Permits will still have
explained our reasons for this action in
the same permitting requirements. This
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 the preamble to the direct final rule. If
revision does not exempt any
Environmental protection, Air incinerators from appropriate we receive no adverse comment, we will
pollution control, Carbon monoxide, permitting. Likewise, any future not take further action on this proposed
Incorporation by reference, permittees with incinerators under the rule. If we receive adverse comment, we
Intergovernmental relations, Lead, former version of the SIP and Operating will withdraw the direct final rule and
Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate Permits Program would have required it will not take effect. We would address
matter, Reporting and recordkeeping either an Intermediate State Operating all public comments in any subsequent
requirements, Sulfur dioxide, Volatile Permits or a part 70 Operating Permits final rule based on this proposed rule.
organic compounds. will still have the same permitting We do not intend to institute a second
Dated: September 27, 2016. requirement under the revised SIP and comment period on this action. Any
Mike Brincks, Operating Permits Program. Finally the parties interested in commenting must
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7. submission from Missouri makes non- do so at this time. For further
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substantive style changes. information, please see the information
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DATES: Written comments must be provided in the ADDRESSES section of
received by November 10, 2016. this document.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07– List of Subjects
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY OAR–2016–0571, to http:// 40 CFR Part 52
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
40 CFR Parts 52 and 70 instructions for submitting comments. Environmental protection, Air
[EPA–R07–OAR–2016–0571; FRL–9953–76– Once submitted, comments cannot be pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Region 7] edited or removed from Regulations.gov. Incorporation by reference,
The EPA may publish any comment Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen
Approval of Missouri’s Air Quality received to its public docket. Do not dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter,
Implementation Plans, Operating submit electronically any information Reporting and recordkeeping
Permits Program, and 112(l) Plan; you consider to be Confidential requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile
Construction Permits Required Business Information (CBI) or other organic compounds.
information whose disclosure is
AGENCY: Environmental Protection 40 CFR Part 70
restricted by statute. Multimedia
Agency (EPA).
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
ACTION: Proposed rule. Administrative practice and
accompanied by a written comment.
procedure, Air pollution control,
SUMMARY: Environmental Protection The written comment is considered the
official comment and should include Intergovernmental relations, Operating
Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve permits, Reporting and recordkeeping
revisions to the State Implementation discussion of all points you wish to
make. The EPA will generally not requirements.
Plan (SIP), the Operating Permit
Program, and the 112(l) plan submitted consider comments or comment Dated: September 27, 2016.
on April 6, 2016, by the State of contents located outside of the primary Mike Brincks,
Missouri. In the ‘‘Rules and submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.
Regulations’’ section of this Federal other file sharing system). For
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Register, we are approving the State’s additional submission methods, the full
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SIP and Operating Permit Program EPA public comment policy,
revisions as a direct final rule without information about CBI or multimedia
a prior proposed rule. If we receive no submissions, and general guidance on
adverse comment, we will not take making effective comments, please visit
further action on this proposed rule. http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
The submission from Missouri revises commenting-epa-dockets.
fees for permitting services provided by FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jed
the air quality program, including D. Wolkins, Environmental Protection
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operating permit applications. Missouri Branch, 11201 Renner Boulevard,
also removed the basic operating permit Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at 913–551–7588,
requirement for incinerators with or by email at wolkins.jed@epa.gov.
emissions less than the de minimis SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
levels in Missouri’s ‘‘Operating Permits’’ document proposes to take action on the
rule. While EPA has never approved the SIP and Operating Permit Program
basic operating permit program into revisions submitted by the state of

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Category		Regulatory Information
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		Proposed Rules
Action		Proposed rule.
Dates		Written comments must be received by November 10, 2016.
Contact		Jed D. Wolkins, Environmental Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at 913-551-7588, or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 70066
CFR Citation		40 CFR 52 40 CFR 70
CFR Associated		Environmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Carbon Monoxide; Incorporation by Reference; Intergovernmental Relations; Nitrogen Dioxide; Ozone; Particulate Matter; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements; Sulfur Oxides; Volatile Organic Compounds; Administrative Practice and Procedure and Operating Permits