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EPA-APPROVED MISSOURI REGULATIONS—Continued 

Missouri citation Title State effective 

date EPA approval date Explanation 

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Chapter 6—Air Quality Standards, Definitions, Sampling and Reference Methods, and Air Pollution Control Regulations for the State of 

Missouri 

10 CSR 10–6.010 ......... Ambient Air Quality 

Standards.

7/30/14 3/4/15 and [Insert Federal Register citation].Hydrogen Sulfide and Sulfuric Acid state standards are not SIP approved. 

10 CSR 10–6.020 ......... Definitions and Common Reference Tables.3/30/14 3/4/15 and [Insert Federal Register citation].Many of the definitions pertain to Title V, 111(d) 

and asbestos programs and are approved in 

the SIP because they provide overall consistency in the use of terms in the air program. 

Similarly, the EPA has also approved this rule 

as part of the Title V program, and 111(d) 

even though many of the definitions pertain 

only to the SIP. 

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10 CSR 10–6.040 ......... Reference Methods ...... 11/30/14 3/4/15 and [Insert Federal Register citation].

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PART 62—APPROVAL AND 

PROMULGATION OF STATE PLANS 

FOR DESIGNATED FACILITIES AND 

POLLUTANTS 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 62 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Subpart AA—Missouri 

* * * * * 

■ 4. Section 62.6350 is amended by 

adding paragraph (b)(6) to read as 

follows: 

§ 62.6350 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(6) A revision to Missouri’s 111(d) 

plan to incorporate state regulation 10 

CSR 10–6.020 Definitions and Common 

Reference Tables was state effective 

March 30, 2014. The effective date of 

the amended plan is May 4, 2015. 

* * * * * 

PART 70—STATE OPERATING PERMIT 

PROGRAMS 

■ 5. The authority citation for part 70 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

■ 6. Appendix A to part 70 is amended 

by adding paragraph (cc) under 

Missouri to read as follows: 

Appendix A to Part 70—Approval 

Status of State and Local Operating 

Permits Programs 

* * * * * 

Missouri 

* * * * * 

(cc) The Missouri Department of Natural 

Resources submitted revisions to Missouri 

rule 10 CSR 10–6.020, ‘‘Definitions and 

Common Reference Tables’’ on March 27, 

2014. The state effective date is March 30, 

2014. This revision is effective May 4, 2015. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81 

[EPA–R03–OAR–2014–0147; FRL–9923–78– 

Region 3] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; 

Pennsylvania; Redesignation Request 

and Associated Maintenance Plan for 

the Reading, Pennsylvania 

Nonattainment Area for the 1997 

Annual Fine Particulate Matter 

Standard, and 2007 Base Year 

Inventory 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is approving the 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s 

request to redesignate to attainment the 

Reading, Pennsylvania Nonattainment 

Area (Reading Area or Area) for the 

1997 annual fine particulate matter 

(PM2.5) national ambient air quality 

standard (NAAQS). EPA has determined 

that the Reading Area attained the 

standard and that it continues to attain 

the standard. In addition, EPA is 

approving, as a revision to the 

Pennsylvania State Implementation Plan 

(SIP), the Reading Area maintenance 

plan to show maintenance of the 1997 

annual PM2.5 NAAQS through 2025 for 

the Area. The maintenance plan 

includes the 2017 and 2025 PM2.5 and 

nitrogen oxides (NOX) mobile vehicle 

emissions budgets (MVEBs) for the 

Reading Area for the 1997 annual PM2.5

NAAQS, which EPA is approving and 

finding adequate for transportation 

conformity purposes. EPA is also 

approving the comprehensive emissions 

inventory for the 1997 annual PM2.5

NAAQS for the Reading Area. These 

actions are being taken under the Clean 

Air Act (CAA). 

DATES: This final rule is effective on 

March 4, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket ID 

Number EPA–R03–OAR–2014–0147. All 

documents in the docket are listed in 

the www.regulations.gov Web site. 

Although listed in the electronic docket, 

some information is not publicly 

available, i.e., confidential business 

information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

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copyrighted material, is not placed on 

the Internet and will be publicly 

available only in hard copy form. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available either electronically through 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy for 

public inspection during normal 

business hours at the Air Protection 

Division, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. 

Copies of the State submittal are 

available at the Pennsylvania 

Department of Environmental 

Protection, Bureau of Air Quality 

Control, P.O. Box 8468, 400 Market 

Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marilyn Powers at (215) 814–2308, or by 

email at powers.marilyn@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

On November 25, 2013, the 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 

through the Pennsylvania Department of 

Environmental Protection (PADEP), 

formally submitted a request to 

redesignate the Reading Area from 

nonattainment to attainment for the 

1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS. 

Concurrently, PADEP submitted a 

maintenance plan for the Area as a SIP 

revision to ensure continued attainment 

throughout the Area over the next 10 

years. The maintenance plan includes 

the 2017 and 2025 PM2.5 and NOX

MVEBs for the Area for the 1997 annual 

PM2.5 NAAQS, which EPA is approving 

for transportation conformity purposes. 

PADEP also submitted a 2007 

comprehensive emissions inventory for 

the 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS for 

PM2.5, NOX, sulfur dioxide (SO2), 

volatile organic compounds (VOC), and 

ammonia (NH3). 

On December 22, 2014 (79 FR 76251), 

EPA published a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPR) for the 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In the 

NPR, EPA proposed approval of 

Pennsylvania’s November 25, 2013 

request to redesignate the Reading Area 

to attainment for the 1997 annual PM2.5

NAAQS, including the associated 

maintenance plan for the Reading Area, 

the 2017 and 2025 PM2.5 and NOX

MVEBs, which EPA proposed to 

approve and find adequate for purposes 

of transportation conformity, and the 

2007 emissions inventory to meet the 

emissions inventory requirement of 

section 172(c)(3) of the CAA. 

The details of Pennsylvania’s 

submittal and the rationale for EPA’s 

proposed actions are explained in the 

NPR and will not be restated here. No 

public comments were received on the 

NPR. 

II. Final Action 

EPA is taking final actions on the 

redesignation request and SIP revision 

submitted by the Commonwealth of 

Pennsylvania on November 25, 2013 for 

the Reading Area for the 1997 annual 

PM2.5 NAAQS. EPA is approving 

Pennsylvania’s redesignation request for 

the 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS, because 

EPA has determined that the request 

meets the redesignation criteria set forth 

in section 107(d)(3)(E) of the CAA for 

this standard. EPA finds that the 

monitoring data demonstrates that the 

Area has attained the 1997 PM2.5

NAAQS, and continues to attain the 

NAAQS. EPA is also approving the 

associated maintenance plan for the 

Reading Area as a revision to the 

Pennsylvania SIP for the 1997 annual 

PM2.5 NAAQS because it meets the 

requirements of section 175A of the 

CAA. EPA is also approving and finding 

adequate the 2017 and 2025 PM2.5 and 

NOX MVEBs submitted by Pennsylvania 

for the Reading Area for transportation 

conformity purposes. Finally, EPA is 

approving the 2007 emissions inventory 

to meet section 172(c)(3) of the CAA. 

Approval of this redesignation request 

will change the official designation of 

the Reading Area from nonattainment to 

attainment for the 1997 annual PM2.5

NAAQS. 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(d), 

EPA finds there is good cause for this 

action to become effective immediately 

upon publication. A delayed effective 

date is unnecessary due to the nature of 

a redesignation to attainment, which 

eliminates CAA obligations that would 

otherwise apply. The immediate 

effective date for this action is 

authorized under both 5 U.S.C. 

553(d)(1), which provides that 

rulemaking actions may become 

effective less than 30 days after 

publication if the rule ‘‘grants or 

recognizes an exemption or relieves a 

restriction,’’ and section 553(d)(3), 

which allows an effective date less than 

30 days after publication ‘‘as otherwise 

provided by the agency for good cause 

found and published with the rule.’’ 

The purpose of the 30-day waiting 

period prescribed in section 553(d) is to 

give affected parties a reasonable time to 

adjust their behavior and prepare before 

the final rule takes effect. Today’s rule, 

however, does not create any new 

regulatory requirements such that 

affected parties would need time to 

prepare before the rule takes effect. 

Rather, today’s rule relieves the 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of the 

obligation to comply with 

nonattainment-related planning 

requirements for the Area pursuant to 

Part D of the CAA and approves certain 

emissions inventories and MVEBs for 

the Area. For these reasons, EPA finds 

good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d) for 

this action to become effective on the 

date of publication of this notice. 

III. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

A. General Requirements 

Under the CAA, redesignation of an 

area to attainment and the 

accompanying approval of the 

maintenance plan under CAA section 

107(d)(3)(E) are actions that affect the 

status of a geographical area and do not 

impose any additional regulatory 

requirements on sources beyond those 

required by state law. A redesignation to 

attainment does not in and of itself 

impose any new requirements, but 

rather results in the application of 

requirements contained in the CAA for 

areas that have been redesignated to 

attainment. Moreover, 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 Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993); 

• 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 

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• 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, this rule does not have 

tribal implications as specified by 

Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, 

November 9, 2000), because the SIP is 

not approved to apply in Indian country 

located in the state, and EPA notes that 

it will not impose substantial direct 

costs on tribal governments or preempt 

tribal law. 

B. Submission to Congress and the 

Comptroller General 

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 action 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). 

C. Petitions for Judicial Review 

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 May 4, 2015. Filing a petition 

for reconsideration by the Administrator 

of this final rule does not affect the 

finality of this action 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, approving the 

redesignation request and maintenance 

plan, and comprehensive emissions 

inventory for the Reading Area for the 

1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS may not be 

challenged later in proceedings to 

enforce its requirements. See section 

307(b)(2). 

List of Subjects 

40 CFR part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Nitrogen oxides, Particulate 

matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur dioxide, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

40 CFR part 81 

Air pollution control, National parks, 

Wilderness areas. 

Dated: February 9, 2015. 

William C. Early, 

Acting Regional Administrator,Region III. 

40 CFR parts 52 and 81 are amended 

as follows: 

PART 52—APPROVAL AND 

PROMULGATION OF 

IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Subpart NN—Pennsylvania 

■ 2. In § 52.2020, the table in paragraph 

(e)(1) is amended by adding an entry for 

1997 Annual PM2.5 Maintenance Plan 

and 2007 Base Year Emissions Inventory 

at the end of the table. The added text 

reads as follows: 

§ 52.2020 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * 

(1) * * * 

Name of non-regulatory SIP revision Applicable geographic 

area 

State submittal 

date EPA approval date Additional explanation 

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1997 Annual PM2.5 Maintenance Plan and 

2007 Base Year Emissions Inventory.

Reading Area (Berks 

County).

11/25/14 3/4/15 [Insert Federal 

Register citation].

See § 52.2036(s) and 

§ 52.2059(n). 

■ 3. Section 52.2036 is amended by 

adding paragraph (s) to read as follows: 

§ 52.2036 Base year emissions inventory. 

* * * * * 

(s) EPA approves as revisions to the 

Pennsylvania State Implementation Plan 

the 2007 base year emissions inventory 

for the Reading 1997 annual fine 

particulate matter (PM2.5) nonattainment 

area submitted by the Pennsylvania 

Department of Environmental Protection 

on November 25, 2014. The emissions 

inventory includes emissions estimates 

that cover the general source categories 

of point, area, nonroad, and onroad 

sources. The pollutants that comprise 

the inventory are PM2.5, nitrogen oxides 

(NOX), volatile organic compounds 

(VOCs), ammonia (NH3), and sulfur 

dioxide (SO2). 

■ 4. Section 52.2059 is amended by 

adding paragraph (n) to read as follows: 

§ 52.2059 Control strategy: Particular 

matter. 

* * * * * 

(n) EPA approves the maintenance 

plan for the Reading nonattainment area 

for the 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS 

submitted by the Commonwealth of 

Pennsylvania on November 25, 2014. 

The maintenance plan includes the 

2017 and 2025 PM2.5 and NOX mobile 

vehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs) for 

Berks County to be applied to all future 

transportation conformity 

determinations and analyses for the 

Reading nonattainment area for the 1997 

annual PM2.5 NAAQS. 

READING AREA’S MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSION BUDGETS FOR THE 1997 ANNUAL PM2.5 NAAQS IN TONS PER YEAR

Type of control strategy SIP Year PM2.5 NOX Effective date of 

SIP approval 

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READING AREA’S MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSION BUDGETS FOR THE 1997 ANNUAL PM2.5 NAAQS IN TONS PER YEAR— 

Continued 

Type of control strategy SIP Year PM2.5 NOX Effective date of 

SIP approval 

2025 146 3,719 3/4/15 

PART 81—DESIGNATION OF AREAS 

FOR AIR QUALITY PLANNING 

PURPOSES 

■ 1. The authority citation for Part 81 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

■ 2. Section 81.339 is amended by 

revising the 1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS 

table entry for the Reading Area to read 

as follows: 

§ 81.339 Pennsylvania. 

* * * * * 

PENNSYLVANIA—1997 ANNUAL PM2.5 NAAQS 

[Primary and secondary] 

Designated Area 

Designation a Classification 

Date 1 Type Date 2 Type 

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Reading, PA: 

Berks County ........................................................................... March 4, 2015 .. Attainment.

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a Includes Indian Country located in each county or area, except as otherwise specified. 

1This date is 90 days after January 5, 2005, unless otherwise noted. 

2This date is July 2, 2014, unless otherwise noted. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0110; FRL–9921–85] 

Metaldehyde; Pesticide Tolerances 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This regulation establishes 

tolerances for residues of metaldehyde 

in or on multiple commodities which 

are identified and discussed later in this 

document. Interregional Research 

Project Number 4 (IR–4) requested these 

tolerances under the Federal Food, 

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). This 

regulation additionally removes the 

established tolerances in or on fruit, 

citrus group 10 and tomato as the 

tolerances will be superseded by 

tolerances established by this action. 

DATES: This regulation is effective 

March 4, 2015. Objections and requests 

for hearings must be received on or 

before May 4, 2015, and must be filed 

in accordance with the instructions 

provided in 40 CFR part 178 (see also 

Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION). 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0110 is 

available at http://www.regulations.gov 

or at the Office of Pesticide Programs 

Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket) 

in the Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 

20460–0001. The Public Reading Room 

is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, 

and the telephone number for the OPP 

Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

at http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Lewis, Registration Division 

(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; main telephone 

number: (703) 305–7090; email address: 

Notices@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. The following 

list of North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes is 

not intended to be exhaustive, but rather 

provides a guide to help readers 

determine whether this document 

applies to them. Potentially affected 

entities may include: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

B. How can I get electronic access to 

other related information? 

You may access a frequently updated 

electronic version of EPA’s tolerance 

regulations at 40 CFR part 180 through 

the Government Publishing Office’s eCFR site at http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/ 

text-idx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/

Title40/40tab_02.tpl. 

C. How can I file an objection or hearing 

request? 

Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21 

U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an 


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