83 FR 59348 - Air Plan Approval; Missouri; Emissions Inventory for the Missouri Jackson County and Jefferson County 2010 Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standard Nonattainment Areas
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 226 (November 23, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 226 (Friday, November 23, 2018)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 59348-59350] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-25553] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA-R07-OAR-2018-0700; FRL-9986-80-Region 7] Air Plan Approval; Missouri; Emissions Inventory for the Missouri Jackson County and Jefferson County 2010 Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standard Nonattainment Areas AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve two submissions from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MoDNR) revising the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the State of Missouri. The SIP revision submissions address the Clean Air Act (CAA) section 172 requirement to submit a base year emissions inventory for Missouri's partial Jackson County and partial Jefferson County nonattainment areas of the 2010 1-hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2 ) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 24, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07- OAR-2018-0700 to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID No. for this rulemaking. Comments received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information provided. For detailed instructions on sending comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the ``Written Comments'' heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracey Casburn, Environmental Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219, by telephone at (913) 551-7016, or by email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document ``we,'' ``us,'' and ``our'' refer to the EPA. Table of Contents I. Written Comments II. Background Information III. Have the requirements for approval of a SIP revision been met? IV. What is the EPA's analysis of the SIP revision submissions? V. What action is the EPA taking? VI. Statutory and Executive Order reviews I. Written Comments Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07-OAR-2018- 0700, at https://www.regulations.gov. 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 https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets. II. Background Information On June 22, 2010, the EPA promulgated a new 1-hour primary SO2 NAAQS of 75 parts per billion (ppb). See 75 FR 35520, codified at 40 CFR 50.17(a)-(b). On August 5, 2013, the EPA finalized designations for the 2010 SO2 NAAQS, including the partial Jackson County and partial Jefferson County nonattainment areas in the State of Missouri. See 78 FR 47191, codified at 40 CFR part 81, subpart C. These area designations were effective October 4, 2013. Section 191 of the CAA directs states to submit SIP revisions for areas designated as nonattainment for the SO2 NAAQS to the EPA within 18 months of the effective date of the designation (i.e., no later than April 4, 2015). Submittal of the state's nonattainment plan SIP revision submissions is discussed in more detail in the ``Have the requirements for approval of a SIP revision been met?'' section of this document. CAA section 172(c)(3) requires states to develop and submit a comprehensive, accurate, current emissions inventory for all areas designated as nonattainment. An emissions inventory is an estimation of actual emissions of air pollutants in an area that provides 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 for tracking emissions over time. The EPA's April 2014 guidance document ``Guidance for 1-Hour SO2 Nonattainment Area SIP Submissions'' (April 2014 guidance) recommends that the state develop an accurate emissions inventory of current emissions for all sources of SO2 (i.e., point, area and mobile sources) within the nonattainment area as well as any sources located outside the nonattainment area which may affect attainment in the area.\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See page 8 of the April 2014 guidance. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 59349]] The EPA has reviewed the state's emission inventory SIP revision submissions and is proposing to approve the SIP revision submissions pursuant to sections 110, 191(a), and 172(c)(3) of the CAA. III. Have the requirements for approval of a SIP revision been met? The baseline emissions inventory for the Jackson County SO2 nonattainment area was included in MoDNR's October 2015 SIP revision submission ``Nonattainment Area Plan for the 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standard--Jackson County Sulfur Dioxide Nonattainment Area'' which met the public notice requirements for a SIP revision submission in accordance with 40 CFR 51.102.\2\ The MoDNR provided public notice of the SIP revision submission from March 22, 2015 to July 2, 2015, and held a public hearing on June 25, 2015. The MoDNR received oral comments from three sources during the hearing and written comments from three sources prior to the close of the public comment period.\3\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ The MoDNR withdrew the ``Nonattainment Area Plan for the 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standard-- Jackson County Sulfur Dioxide Nonattainment Area'' SIP submission, except the EI, from the EPA's consideration on June 11, 2018. \3\ The Sierra Club submitted letters from 78 citizens. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The baseline emissions inventory for the Jefferson County SO2 nonattainment area was included in MoDNR's June 2015 SIP revision submission ``Nonattainment Area Plan for the 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standard--Jefferson County Sulfur Dioxide Nonattainment Area'' which met the public notice requirements for a SIP revision submission in accordance with 40 CFR 51.102.\4\ The MoDNR provided public notice of the SIP revision submission from March 26, 2015 to May 7, 2015, and held a public hearing on April 30, 2015. The MoDNR received oral comments from seven sources during the hearing and written comments from three sources prior to the close of the public comment period.\5\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ The MoDNR withdrew the National Ambient Air Quality Standard--Jefferson County Sulfur Dioxide Nonattainment Area'' SIP submission, except the EI, from the EPA's consideration on March 30, 2018. \5\ The Sierra Club submitted postcards and signatures from 240 citizens. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- None of the comments the state received were directly related to the baseline year emissions inventories, therefore no changes were made to the baseline emmisions inventories prior to submitting the SIP revision submissions to the EPA. The emissions inventory SIP revision submissions meet the procedural requirements for SIP submittals in the CAA, including section 110 and implementing regulations. IV. What is the EPA's analysis of the SIP revision submissions? The baseline emissions inventory in both SIP revision submissions was taken from the 2011 National Emissions Inventory (NEI) database. The MoDNR developed a comprehensive statewide emissions inventory for 2011 as required by the EPA's Air Emissions Reporting Requirements (AERR) rule. See 73 FR 76539 codified at 40 CFR 51.1-51.50. The inventory was submitted to the NEI through the EPA's Emission Inventory System (EIS). The 2011 baseline emissions inventory in both SIP revision submissions included point, area (or nonpoint), and mobile emissions sources of SO2 in accordance with the EPA's April 2014 Guidance. Both 2011 baseline emissions SIP revision submissions were county wide (i.e., not limited to the partial county nonattainment boundary) and SO2 emissions data was reported in tons per year (tpy).\6\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \6\ The MoDNR developed separate model input inventories based on 2012 emissions that included sources inside of and outside of the nonattainment areas. Nonpoint and mobile sources emissions were considered part of the background in the modeling scenarios. Table 1--County Wide 2011 Baseline SO2 Emissions [Tpy] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jackson Jefferson Emission category County County ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Point Source.................................... 27,513 43,713 Area (Nonpoint) Source.......................... 92 51 Mobile Source................................... 92 27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ V. What action is the EPA taking? The EPA is proposing to approve the two SIP revision submissions from the MoDNR addressing the CAA section 172(c)(3) requirement to submit a base year emissions inventory for Missouri's partial Jackson County and partial Jefferson County nonattainment areas of the 2010 1- hour SO2 NAAQS. The EPA proposes that these emission inventory SIP revision submissions were submitted in accordance with sections 110, 191(a), and 172(c)(3) of the CAA. Final rulemaking will occur after consideration of any comments. VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews Under the Clean Air Act (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); Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82 FR 9339, February 2, 2017) regulatory action because SIP approvals are exempted under Executive Order 12866. 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 the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTA) because this rulemaking does not involve technical standards; 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). 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 [[Page 59350]] country, the rule does not have tribal implications and will not impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000). List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Emissions Inventory, Incorporation by reference, Sulfur oxides. Dated: November 16, 2018. James B. Gulliford, Regional Administrator, Region 7. For the reasons stated in the preamble, the EPA proposes to amend part 52 as set forth below: 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--AA Missouri 0 2. Amend the table in Sec. 52.1320, paragraph (e) by adding new entries ``(76)'' and ``(77)'' in numerical order to read as follows: Sec. 52.1320 Identification of Plan. * * * * * (e) * * * EPA-Approved Missouri Nonregulatory SIP Provisions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Applicable geographic or State Name of nonregulatory SIP provision nonattainment area submittal date EPA approval date Explanation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * * * * * * (76) Jackson County 1-Hour SO2 NAA Jackson County........... 10/15/2015 [Date of publication of [EPA-R07-OAR-2018-0700; FRL-9986-80-Region Baseline Emissions Inventory. the final rule in the 7]. Federal Register], [Federal Register citation of the final rule]. (77) Jefferson County 1-Hour SO2 NAA Jefferson County......... 6/1/2015 [Date of publication of [EPA-R07-OAR-2018-0700; FRL-9986-80-Region Baseline Emissions Inventory. the final rule in the 7]. Federal Register], [Federal Register citation of the final rule]. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [FR Doc. 2018-25553 Filed 11-21-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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amounts described in paragraphs SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection accompanied by a written comment.
(e)(3)(i) and (ii) of this section. Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve The written comment is considered the
(i) For any decedent dying in calendar two submissions from the Missouri official comment and should include
year 2011 or thereafter, $5,000,000; and Department of Natural Resources discussion of all points you wish to
(ii) For any decedent dying after (MoDNR) revising the State make. The EPA will generally not
calendar year 2011, $5,000,000 Implementation Plan (SIP) for the State consider comments or comment
multiplied by the cost-of-living of Missouri. The SIP revision contents located outside of the primary
adjustment determined under section submissions address the Clean Air Act submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or
1(f)(3) for the calendar year of (CAA) section 172 requirement to other file sharing system). For
decedent’s death by substituting submit a base year emissions inventory additional submission methods, the full
‘‘calendar year 2010’’ for ‘‘calendar year for Missouri’s partial Jackson County EPA public comment policy,
2016’’ in section 1(f)(3)(A)(ii) and and partial Jefferson County information about CBI or multimedia
rounded to the nearest multiple of nonattainment areas of the 2010 1-hour submissions, and general guidance on
$10,000. Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) National Ambient making effective comments, please visit
(iii) In the case of the estates of Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). https://www.epa.gov/dockets/
decedents dying after December 31, DATES: Comments must be received on commenting-epa-dockets.
2017, and before January 1, 2026, or before December 24, 2018. II. Background Information
paragraphs (e)(3)(i) and (ii) of this ADDRESSES: You may send comments,
section will be applied by substituting On June 22, 2010, the EPA
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07– promulgated a new 1-hour primary SO2
‘‘$10,000,000’’ for ‘‘$5,000,000.’’ OAR–2018–0700 to https://
(f) Applicability dates—(1) In general. NAAQS of 75 parts per billion (ppb).
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online See 75 FR 35520, codified at 40 CFR
Except as provided in paragraph (f)(2) of instructions for submitting comments.
this section, this section applies to the 50.17(a)–(b). On August 5, 2013, the
Instructions: All submissions received
estates of decedents dying after June 11, EPA finalized designations for the 2010
must include the Docket ID No. for this
2015. For the rules applicable to estates SO2 NAAQS, including the partial
rulemaking. Comments received will be Jackson County and partial Jefferson
of decedents dying after December 31, posted without change to https://
2010, and before June 12, 2015, see County nonattainment areas in the State
www.regulations.gov/, including any of Missouri. See 78 FR 47191, codified
§ 20.2010–1T, as contained in 26 CFR personal information provided. For
part 20, revised as of April 1, 2015. at 40 CFR part 81, subpart C. These area
detailed instructions on sending designations were effective October 4,
(2) Exceptions. Paragraph (c) of this comments and additional information 2013. Section 191 of the CAA directs
section applies to estates of decedents on the rulemaking process, see the states to submit SIP revisions for areas
dying on and after the date of ‘‘Written Comments’’ heading of the designated as nonattainment for the SO2
publication of a Treasury decision SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of NAAQS to the EPA within 18 months of
adopting these rules as final regulations. this document. the effective date of the designation (i.e.,
Paragraph (e)(3) of this section applies FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: no later than April 4, 2015). Submittal
to the estates of decedents dying after Tracey Casburn, Environmental of the state’s nonattainment plan SIP
December 31, 2017. Protection Agency, Air Planning and revision submissions is discussed in
§ 20.2010–3 [Amended] Development Branch, 11201 Renner more detail in the ‘‘Have the
Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219, by requirements for approval of a SIP
■ Par. 3. Section 20.2010–3 is amended
telephone at (913) 551–7016, or by revision been met?’’ section of this
by removing ‘‘§ 20.2010–1(d)(5)’’
email at casburn.tracey@epa.gov. document.
wherever it appears and adding in its
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CAA section 172(c)(3) requires states
place ‘‘§ 20.2010–1(e)(5)’’.
Throughout this document ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ to develop and submit a comprehensive,
Kirsten Wielobob, and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA. accurate, current emissions inventory
Deputy Commissioner for Service and for all areas designated as
Enforcement.
Table of Contents nonattainment. An emissions inventory
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II. Background Information air pollutants in an area that provides
III. Have the requirements for approval of a data for a variety of air quality planning
SIP revision been met? tasks including establishing baseline
IV. What is the EPA’s analysis of the SIP
revision submissions? emission levels, calculating Federally
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V. What action is the EPA taking? required emission reduction targets,
AGENCY
VI. Statutory and Executive Order reviews emission inputs into air quality
40 CFR Part 52 simulation models, and for tracking
I. Written Comments emissions over time. The EPA’s April
[EPA–R07–OAR–2018–0700; FRL–9986–80– Submit your comments, identified by 2014 guidance document ‘‘Guidance for
Region 7] Docket ID No. EPA–R07–OAR–2018– 1-Hour SO2 Nonattainment Area SIP
0700, at https://www.regulations.gov. Submissions’’ (April 2014 guidance)
Air Plan Approval; Missouri; Once submitted, comments cannot be recommends that the state develop an
Emissions Inventory for the Missouri edited or removed from Regulations.gov. accurate emissions inventory of current
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Jackson County and Jefferson County The EPA may publish any comment emissions for all sources of SO2 (i.e.,
2010 Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient received to its public docket. Do not point, area and mobile sources) within
Air Quality Standard Nonattainment submit electronically any information the nonattainment area as well as any
Areas you consider to be Confidential sources located outside the
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Business Information (CBI) or other nonattainment area which may affect
Agency (EPA). information whose disclosure is attainment in the area.1
restricted by statute. Multimedia
ACTION: Proposed rule.
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 1 See page 8 of the April 2014 guidance.
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The EPA has reviewed the state’s submitting the SIP revision submissions VI. Statutory and Executive Order
emission inventory SIP revision to the EPA. The emissions inventory SIP Reviews
submissions and is proposing to revision submissions meet the Under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the
approve the SIP revision submissions procedural requirements for SIP Administrator is required to approve a
pursuant to sections 110, 191(a), and submittals in the CAA, including SIP submission that complies with the
172(c)(3) of the CAA. section 110 and implementing provisions of the Act and applicable
III. Have the requirements for approval regulations. Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k);
of a SIP revision been met? IV. What is the EPA’s analysis of the 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP
SIP revision submissions? submissions, EPA’s role is to approve
The baseline emissions inventory for
state choices, provided that they meet
the Jackson County SO2 nonattainment
The baseline emissions inventory in the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly,
area was included in MoDNR’s October
both SIP revision submissions was taken this action merely approves state law as
2015 SIP revision submission
from the 2011 National Emissions meeting Federal requirements and does
‘‘Nonattainment Area Plan for the 2010
Inventory (NEI) database. The MoDNR not impose additional requirements
1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide National
developed a comprehensive statewide beyond those imposed by state law. For
Ambient Air Quality Standard—Jackson
emissions inventory for 2011 as that reason, this action:
County Sulfur Dioxide Nonattainment
required by the EPA’s Air Emissions • Is not a significant regulatory action
Area’’ which met the public notice
Reporting Requirements (AERR) rule. subject to review by the Office of
requirements for a SIP revision
See 73 FR 76539 codified at 40 CFR Management and Budget under
submission in accordance with 40 CFR
51.1–51.50. The inventory was Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735,
51.102.2 The MoDNR provided public
submitted to the NEI through the EPA’s October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,
notice of the SIP revision submission
Emission Inventory System (EIS). The January 21, 2011);
from March 22, 2015 to July 2, 2015,
2011 baseline emissions inventory in • Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82
and held a public hearing on June 25,
both SIP revision submissions included FR 9339, February 2, 2017) regulatory
2015. The MoDNR received oral
point, area (or nonpoint), and mobile action because SIP approvals are
comments from three sources during the
emissions sources of SO2 in accordance exempted under Executive Order 12866.
hearing and written comments from
with the EPA’s April 2014 Guidance. • Does not impose an information
three sources prior to the close of the
Both 2011 baseline emissions SIP collection burden under the provisions
public comment period.3
revision submissions were county wide of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
The baseline emissions inventory for
(i.e., not limited to the partial county U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
the Jefferson County SO2 nonattainment
nonattainment boundary) and SO2 • Is certified as not having a
area was included in MoDNR’s June
2015 SIP revision submission emissions data was reported in tons per significant economic impact on a
year (tpy).6 substantial number of small entities
‘‘Nonattainment Area Plan for the 2010
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide National
TABLE 1—COUNTY WIDE 2011 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
Ambient Air Quality Standard—
BASELINE SO2 EMISSIONS • Does not contain any unfunded
Jefferson County Sulfur Dioxide
mandate or significantly or uniquely
Nonattainment Area’’ which met the [Tpy]
affect small governments, as described
public notice requirements for a SIP
in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
revision submission in accordance with Emission category Jackson Jefferson
County County of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);
40 CFR 51.102.4 The MoDNR provided
• Does not have Federalism
public notice of the SIP revision
Point Source ......... 27,513 43,713 implications as specified in Executive
submission from March 26, 2015 to May
Area (Nonpoint) Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,
7, 2015, and held a public hearing on Source ............... 92 51 1999);
April 30, 2015. The MoDNR received Mobile Source ....... 92 27 • Is not an economically significant
oral comments from seven sources regulatory action based on health or
during the hearing and written safety risks subject to Executive Order
V. What action is the EPA taking?
comments from three sources prior to 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
the close of the public comment The EPA is proposing to approve the • Is not a significant regulatory action
period.5 two SIP revision submissions from the subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR
None of the comments the state MoDNR addressing the CAA section 28355, May 22, 2001);
received were directly related to the 172(c)(3) requirement to submit a base • Is not subject to requirements of the
baseline year emissions inventories, year emissions inventory for Missouri’s National Technology Transfer and
therefore no changes were made to the partial Jackson County and partial Advancement Act (NTTA) because this
baseline emmisions inventories prior to Jefferson County nonattainment areas of rulemaking does not involve technical
2 The MoDNR withdrew the ‘‘Nonattainment Area
the 2010 1-hour SO2 NAAQS. The EPA standards; and
Plan for the 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide National
proposes that these emission inventory • Does not provide EPA with the
Ambient Air Quality Standard—Jackson County SIP revision submissions were discretionary authority to address, as
Sulfur Dioxide Nonattainment Area’’ SIP submitted in accordance with sections appropriate, disproportionate human
submission, except the EI, from the EPA’s 110, 191(a), and 172(c)(3) of the CAA. health or environmental effects, using
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consideration on June 11, 2018.
3 The Sierra Club submitted letters from 78
Final rulemaking will occur after practicable and legally permissible
citizens. consideration of any comments. methods, under Executive Order 12898
4 The MoDNR withdrew the National Ambient (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
Air Quality Standard—Jefferson County Sulfur 6 The MoDNR developed separate model input The SIP is not approved to apply on
Dioxide Nonattainment Area’’ SIP submission, inventories based on 2012 emissions that included any Indian reservation land or in any
except the EI, from the EPA’s consideration on sources inside of and outside of the nonattainment
March 30, 2018. areas. Nonpoint and mobile sources emissions were
other area where EPA or an Indian tribe
5 The Sierra Club submitted postcards and considered part of the background in the modeling has demonstrated that a tribe has
signatures from 240 citizens. scenarios. jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian
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country, the rule does not have tribal Dated: November 16, 2018. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et. seq.
implications and will not impose James B. Gulliford,
substantial direct costs on tribal Regional Administrator, Region 7. Subpart—AA Missouri
governments or preempt tribal law as For the reasons stated in the ■ 2. Amend the table in § 52.1320,
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 preamble, the EPA proposes to amend paragraph (e) by adding new entries
FR 67249, November 9, 2000). part 52 as set forth below: ‘‘(76)’’ and ‘‘(77)’’ in numerical order to
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 PART 52—APPROVAL AND read as follows:
Environmental protection, Air PROMULGATION OF § 52.1320 Identification of Plan.
pollution control, Emissions Inventory, IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
* * * * *
Incorporation by reference, Sulfur ■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 (e) * * *
oxides. continues to read as follows:
EPA-APPROVED MISSOURI NONREGULATORY SIP PROVISIONS
Applicable
Name of nonregulatory SIP State
geographic or EPA approval date Explanation
provision submittal date
nonattainment area
* * * * * * *
(76) Jackson County 1-Hour Jackson County ...................... 10/15/2015 [Date of publication of the final [EPA–R07–OAR–2018–
SO2 NAA Baseline Emis- rule in the Federal Reg- 0700; FRL–9986–80–Re-
sions Inventory. ister], [Federal Register ci- gion 7].
tation of the final rule].
(77) Jefferson County 1-Hour Jefferson County ..................... 6/1/2015 [Date of publication of the final [EPA–R07–OAR–2018–
SO2 NAA Baseline Emis- rule in the Federal Reg- 0700; FRL–9986–80–Re-
sions Inventory. ister], [Federal Register ci- gion 7].
tation of the final rule].
[FR Doc. 2018–25553 Filed 11–21–18; 8:45 am] to attainment/unclassifiable for the 2010 casso.ruben@epa.gov. To inspect the
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DATES: Comments must be received on appointment with Mr. Casso.
or before December 24, 2018. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Throughout this document ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’
AGENCY ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
or ‘‘our’’ means the EPA.
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R06–
40 CFR Part 81 OAR–2018–0624 at https:// I. Background
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online The Clean Air Act (CAA or Act)
[EPA–R06–OAR–2018–0624; FRL–9986–54–
Region 6] instructions for submitting comments. establishes a process for air quality
Once submitted, comments cannot be management through the establishment
Air Quality Designation for the 2010 edited or removed from Regulations.gov. and implementation of the NAAQS.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Primary National The EPA may publish any comment After the promulgation of a new or
Ambient Air Quality Standard; received to its public docket. Do not revised NAAQS, EPA is required to
Arkansas; Redesignation of the submit electronically any information designate all areas of the country,
Independence County Area you consider to be Confidential pursuant to section 107(d)(1) of the
Business Information (CBI) or other CAA. For the 2010 SO2 primary
AGENCY: Environmental Protection information whose disclosure is
Agency (EPA). NAAQS, designations were based on the
restricted by statute. Multimedia EPA’s application of the nationwide
ACTION: Proposed rule. submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be analytical approach to, and technical
SUMMARY: On April 20, 2018, the State accompanied by a written comment. assessment of, the weight of evidence
of Arkansas (AR), through the Arkansas The written comment is considered the for each area, including but not limited
Department of Environmental Quality official comment and should include to available air quality monitoring data
(ADEQ) submitted a request for the discussion of all points you wish to and air quality modeling results. The
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) make. The EPA will generally not EPA issued updated designations
to assess new available information and consider comments or comment guidance through a March 20, 2015,
redesignate the Independence County, contents located outside of the primary memorandum from Stephen D. Page,
AR unclassifiable area (hereinafter submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or Director, U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality
referred to as the ‘‘County’’ or ‘‘Area’’) other file sharing system). For Planning and Standards, to Air Division
for the 2010 sulfur dioxide (SO2) additional submission methods, the full Directors, U.S. EPA Regions 1–10 titled,
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with PROPOSALS1
primary national ambient air quality EPA public comment policy, ‘‘Updated Guidance for Area
standard (NAAQS) to attainment/ information about CBI or multimedia Designations for the 2010 Primary
unclassifiable. The EPA is proposing submissions, and general guidance on Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air
that it now has sufficient information to making effective comments, please visit Quality Standard,’’ which contains the
determine that the Area is attaining the https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ factors the EPA intends to evaluate in
2010 SO2 primary NAAQS, and, commenting-epa-dockets. determining the appropriate
therefore, is proposing to approve the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. designations and associated boundaries,
State’s request and redesignate the Area Ruben Casso, (214) 665–6763, including: (1) Air quality
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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 | Comments must be received on or before December 24, 2018. | |
| Contact | Tracey Casburn, Environmental Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219, by telephone at (913) 551-7016, or by email at [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 59348 | |
| CFR Associated | Environmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Emissions Inventory; Incorporation by Reference and Sulfur Oxides |
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