82 FR 43315 - State of Iowa; Approval and Promulgation of the State Implementation Plan, the 111(d) Plan, and the Operating Permits Program

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 178 (September 15, 2017)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to the Iowa the State Implementation Plan (SIP), the 111(d) plan, and the Operating Permits Program. These revisions update and clarify rules and make minor revisions and corrections. Approval of these revisions will ensure consistency between the state and Federally-approved rules, and ensure Federal enforceability of the state's revised air program rules. In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, we are approving the state's SIP revisions as a direct final rule without a prior proposed rule. EPA is taking direct final action because we view this as a noncontroversial action and anticipate no relevant adverse comment. We have explained our reasons for these actions in the Technical Support Document that is included with this docket. If we receive no adverse comment, we will not take further action on this proposed rule.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 178 (Friday, September 15, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 43315]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19348]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52, 62, and 70

[EPA-R07-OAR-2017-0470; FRL-9967-50-Region 7]


State of Iowa; Approval and Promulgation of the State 
Implementation Plan, the 111(d) Plan, and the Operating Permits Program

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 Iowa the State Implementation Plan (SIP), the 
111(d) plan, and the Operating Permits Program. These revisions update 
and clarify rules and make minor revisions and corrections. Approval of 
these revisions will ensure consistency between the state and 
Federally-approved rules, and ensure Federal enforceability of the 
state's revised air program rules. In the ``Rules and Regulations'' 
section of this Federal Register, we are approving the state's SIP 
revisions as a direct final rule without a prior proposed rule. EPA is 
taking direct final action because we view this as a noncontroversial 
action and anticipate no relevant adverse comment. We have explained 
our reasons for these actions in the Technical Support Document that is 
included with this docket. If we receive no adverse comment, we will 
not take further action on this proposed rule.

DATES: Comments must be received by October 16, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07-
OAR-2017-0470, to https://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. 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://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Hamilton, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 11201 Renner 
Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at 913-551-7039, or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document proposes to take action on the 
Iowa the SIP, the 111(d) plan, and the Operating Permits Program. We 
have published a direct final rule approving these 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 these actions in the 
Technical Support Document that is included with this docket. 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 in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by 
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, 
Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur 
oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 62

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Administrative 
practice and procedure, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 70

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Air pollution control, Intergovernmental relations, Operating permits, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: August 24, 2017.
Edward H. Chu,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.
[FR Doc. 2017-19348 Filed 9-14-17; 8:45 am]
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