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1See letter from Catharine Fitzsimmons, Chief of 

the Air Quality Bureau of IDNR to Karl Brooks, 

Regional Administrator of EPA Region 7, dated 

August 15, 2014, available in the Docket for today’s 

action. 

TABLE 1—EPA-APPROVED NEVADA REGULATIONS AND STATUTES—Continued 

State 

citation 

Title/ 

subject 

State 

effective 

date 

EPA 

approval 

date 

Additional 

explanation 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R07–OAR–2014–0300; FRL–9918–15– 

Region 7] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; State of Iowa 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is approving the State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions 

submitted by the State of Iowa for the 

purpose of approving the 2008, 2009, 

2011, 2012, and 2013 updates to the 

Linn County Air Quality Ordinance. 

EPA is approving Iowa’s request to 

include revisions to the Linn County Air 

Quality Ordinance, Chapter 10, because 

the revisions improve the stringency of 

the Iowa SIP. 

DATES: This direct final rule will be 

effective on December 22, 2014, without 

further notice, unless EPA receives 

adverse comment by November 20, 

2014. 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 ID No. EPA–R07– 

OAR–2014–0300, by one of the 

following methods: 

1. www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

2. Email: Algoe-eakin.amy@epa.gov. 

3. Mail or Hand Delivery: Amy AlgoeEakin, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Air Planning and Development 

Branch, 11201 Renner Boulevard, 

Lenexa, Kansas 66219. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–R07–OAR–2014– 

0300. 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 through 

www.regulations.gov or email 

information that you consider to be CBI 

or otherwise protected. 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: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the www.regulations.gov 

index. Although listed in the index, 

some information is not publicly 

available, i.e., CBI or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, will be publicly 

available only in hard copy form. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available either electronically in 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Environmental Protection Agency, 

Air Planning and Development Branch, 

11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, 

Kansas 66219. The Regional Office’s 

official hours of business are Monday 

through Friday, 8:00 to 4:30 excluding 

legal holidays. The interested persons 

wanting to examine these documents 

should make an appointment with the 

office at least 24 hours in advance. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Algoe-Eakin, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Air Planning and 

Development Branch, 11201 Renner 

Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219, at 

913–551–7942, or by email at Algoeeakin.amy@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ 

or ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA. This section 

provides additional information by 

addressing the following: 

I. What is being addressed in this document? 

II. Have the requirements for approval of a 

SIP revision been met? 

III. What action is EPA taking? 

What is being addressed in this 

document? 

The Iowa Department of Natural 

Resources (IDNR) requests EPA’s 

approval of the 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 

and 2013 revisions to the Linn County 

Air Quality Ordinance, Chapter 10, as a 

revision to the Iowa SIP. All changes 

were adopted by the Linn County Board 

of Supervisors for each of the years 

addressed with this action. Pursuant to 

a request from IDNR1, EPA is taking 

action on the 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013 

and 2013 revisions to the Linn County 

Air Quality Ordinance to the extent they 

are contained in the 2013 version of the 

Linn County Air Quality Ordinance. See 

the Technical Support Document in the 

docket for today’s action for further 

information. 

The following is a description of the 

2008 revisions to the Linn County Air 

Quality Ordinance, Chapter 10, which 

are subject to this approval action and 

consistent with the Federally-approved 

state rules: 

The following definitions are being 

added to the Linn County Air Quality 

Ordinance, Chapter 10.2 ‘‘Definitions’’: 

ASME, ASTM, Attainment area, 

Biodiesel fuel, Btu, Carbonaceous fuel, 

Criteria, Department, Diesel fuel, DNR, 

Electric furnace, Emission Unit, EPA 

conditional method, EPA reference 

method, Equipment, Excess air, Excess 

emission, Foundry cupola, Gas cleaning 

device, Goal, Heating value, IAC, 

Initiation of construction, installation or 

alteration, Level, New Source 

Performance Standards, Nonattainment 

area, Number 1 fuel oil/Number 2 fuel 

oil, Objective, Plan documents, PM10, 


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2Pursuant to an email dated September 18, 2014, 

from Catharine Fitzsimmons, Air Quality Bureau 

Chief of IDNR, to Joshua Tapp, Chief of the Air 

Planning and Development Branch of EPA Region 

7, IDNR requests that EPA take no action on the 

definition of ‘‘Significant’’ as it relates to PM2.5 and 

it is therefore not included in today’s action. See 

Docket for further information. 

PM2.5, Privileged Communication, 

Process, Salvage operations, Smoke 

Monitor, Source operation, Standard 

metropolitan statistical area, Theoretical 

air, 12-month rolling period, Untreated, 

and Urban area. 

The following definitions are being 

changed in the Linn County Air Quality 

Ordinance, Chapter 10.2, ‘‘Definitions’’ 

to improve the stringency of the Iowa 

SIP: Air Pollution Control Officer, Air 

quality standard, Air pollution forecast, 

Country grain elevator, Major Stationary 

Source, Potential to Emit, Prevention of 

Significant Deterioration, Process 

weight rate, Responsible official, 

Significant, State Implementation Plan, 

Total Suspended Particles, Volatile 

Organic Compounds. 

‘‘Air Quality Division’’ or ‘‘Air 

Pollution Control Agency’’ was deleted 

from the 2008 submittal. 

Chapter 10.5 addresses ‘‘Locally 

Required Permits.’’ Changes in 2008 

include a revision to 10.5(2) to 

strengthen the rules for Authorization to 

Install; two paragraphs are being added 

to 10.5(2)(a) for additional permit 

requirements; an administrative change 

is being made to 10.5(2)(b), and 

10.5(2)(d) is being added to outline 

requirements for issuance of a permit. 

Note that EPA has not approved the 

local permit program with regard to 

permits for major sources. Major source 

permits (Prevention of Significant 

Deterioration) are issued by IDNR. 

‘‘Duration of Permit’’ is addressed in 

10.5(3). This 2008 revision to 10.5(3)(c– 

d) states permits can be renewed yearly 

but are subject to 10.6—Permitting 

Fees—of the ordinance. The rules to 

post the permit are being revised for 

additional detail and clarity. 

‘‘Exemptions from the Authorization 

to Install Permit and Permit to Operate 

Requirements,’’ (10.5(9)) was revised in 

2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, and lists 37 

exemptions too numerous to mention 

here. For the entire list, refer to the 

technical support document located in 

the docket for this rulemaking. These 

revisions are consistent with the 

Federally-approved state rules. 

Administrative changes were made to 

10.5(10–11), ‘‘Emissions Offsets for 

Non-Attainment Designated Areas,’’ and 

‘‘Dispersion Credit Allowance,’’ in 2008. 

Chapter 10.6 addresses permit fees 

and is being revised at 10.6(3) to include 

late filing fees for each permit and 

permit renewal. A revision being made 

to 10.6(4) states the fees are established 

by resolution by the County. 

The titles for 10.9 and 10.9(1) were 

revised in 2008 to read ‘‘Emission 

Standards,’’ and 10.9(1) ‘‘Emissions of 

Particulate Matter.’’ 

‘‘Grain Handling and Processing 

Plants,’’ 10.9(1)(g), is being revised to 

add three sub-sections to address the 

limit of particulate matter discharged to 

the atmosphere, and addresses grain bin 

vents constructed, modified or 

reconstructed before and after March 31, 

2008. These revisions are consistent 

with the Federally-approved state rules. 

Grammatical changes are being made 

to 10.9(1)(l) ‘‘Incinerator’’, and the 

opacity for visible emissions from an 

incinerator is being revised to reduce 

opacity from sixty percent to forty 

percent which strengthens the rule to 

protect air quality. The state requested 

this Chapter be added in to the 111(d) 

plan which is being accomplished with 

this rulemaking. 

Chapter 10.10 of the Linn County Air 

Quality Ordinance sets forth rules for 

‘‘Open Burning.’’ In addition to 

grammatical corrections, this 2008 

revision addresses the issuance, 

validity, and revisions to open burning 

permits, as well as clarifying the 

circumstances for burning landscape 

wastes, and adds fire extinguisher 

training to open burning exemptions. 

This revision adds that open burning of 

residential waste, landscape wastes and 

leaves, within one-half mile of Cedar 

Rapids, Hiawatha or Marion, Iowa, is 

not allowed as of January 1, 2009. 

Revisions to open burning rules are 

consistent with Federally-approved 

state rules. 

Chapter 10.13, ‘‘Fugitive Dust’’, was 

revised in 2008 at 10.13(1)(6) to add an 

additional precaution to prevent fugitive 

dust by reducing the speed of vehicles 

traveling over on-property surfaces as 

necessary to minimize the generation of 

airborne dusts. These revisions are 

consistent with Federally-approved 

state rules. 

Chapter 10.16 ‘‘Circumvention’’ is 

being revised to add evidence used in 

establishing that a violation has or is 

occurring. Information from the use of a 

monitoring method pursuant to 10.5, 

compliance test methods pursuant to 

10.17, or testing and monitoring 

methods pursuant to 10.5 is being 

added. Presumptive credible testing 

(monitoring or testing methods, other 

testing, monitoring or other informationgathering methods comparable to 

10.16(1) ‘‘a’’) are being added to this 

rule. These revisions are consistent with 

Federally-approved state rules. 

Chapter 10.17, ‘‘Testing and Sampling 

of New and Existing Equipment,’’ is 

revised to renumber/reorder sections 

within the rule. Additional revisions to 

this section include 10.17(1) 

‘‘Continuous Monitoring of Opacity 

from Coal-Fire Steam Generating Units’’; 

10.17 sections 2 and 3 are reserved; 

10.17(4) ‘‘Continuous Monitoring of 

Sulfur Dioxide from Sulfuric Acid 

Plants’’; 10.17(8) ‘‘Tests by 

Department.’’ 

Chapter 10.20 is renamed ‘‘Public 

Records and Fair Information Practices’’ 

and describes that information received 

will be publicly available or be granted 

confidential treatment in accordance 

with the IAC, and reproduction services 

will be rendered at the rate established 

by the Linn County Board of Health. 

The following is a description of the 

2009 revisions to the Linn County Air 

Quality Ordinance, Chapter 10, which 

are subject to this approval action: 

The definition of ‘‘significant’’ is 

revised in the Linn County Air Quality 

Ordinance, Chapter 10.2, 

‘‘Definitions.’’ 2

Table 1 of Chapter 10.9 is revised to 

remove the phrase ‘‘or more’’ after the 

process weight rate lb/hr 6,000,000, and 

tons/hr 3,000.00. 

Chapter 10.17, ‘‘Testing and Sampling 

of New and Existing Equipment,’’ is 

revised to add (7) ‘‘Tests by Owner’’ for 

new, modified or existing equipment. 

The following is a description of the 

2011 revisions to the Linn County Air 

Quality Ordinance, Chapter 10, which 

are subject to this approval action: 

The definition of ‘‘Volatile organic 

compound’’ is added to the Linn County 

Air Quality Ordinance, Chapter 10.2. 

Chapter 10.6(2), ‘‘Annual Fee for 

Permit to Operate,’’ was revised in 2012 

to state renewal fees will be paid by the 

invoice due date or the permit will 

expire and not be valid. 

The following is a description of the 

2012 revisions to the Linn County Air 

Quality Ordinance, Chapter 10, which 

are subject to this approval action: 

Chapter 10.6(1), ‘‘Permit Fees,’’ was 

revised in 2013 to correct a grammatical 

error. 

Chapter 10.10 of the Linn County Air 

Quality Ordinance sets forth rules for 

‘‘Open Burning.’’ Revisions are made to 

10.10(A)(1)(h–i), ‘‘Trees and Tree 

Trimmings,’’ and ‘‘Other,’’ respectively. 

‘‘Other’’ includes native prairie 

management on a case-by-case basis as 

allowed by permit and issued by the Air 

Pollution Control Officer. 

The following is a description of the 

2013 revisions to the Linn County Air 

Quality Ordinance, Chapter 10, which 

are subject to this approval action: 

Chapter 10.1, ‘‘Purpose and Ambient 

Air Quality Standards,’’ was revised in 


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2013 to amend the Federal references to 

be consistent with state rules that are 

Federally-approved. 

The following definitions are revised 

in the Linn County Air Quality 

Ordinance, Chapter 10.2, ‘‘Definitions’’ 

and are consistent with state rules that 

are Federally-approved: EPA reference 

method, PM10, PM2.5, and Total 

suspended particulate. 

Chapter 10.5 addresses ‘‘Locally 

Required Permits.’’ The 2013 Revision 

to 10.5(6), ‘‘Transfer of Permits,’’ adds 

written notification delivery methods to 

be consistent with Federally-approved 

state rules, and reduces the number of 

days for notification from 30 to 14 when 

transferring portable equipment. 

Chapter 10.17, ‘‘Testing and Sampling 

of New and Existing Equipment,’’ is 

being revised at 10.17(5) ‘‘Maintenance 

of Records of Continuous Monitors,’’ for 

administrative changes, and at 10.17(6) 

‘‘Reporting of Continuous Monitoring 

Information.’’ 10.17(6) strengthened the 

reporting requirements and is consistent 

with Federally-approved state rules. 

Changes to 10.17(9) ‘‘Methods and 

Procedures’’ include revisions for 

performance test (stack tests), 

continuous monitoring systems, and 

permit and compliance demonstration 

requirements to include the most recent 

analytical reference methods to be 

consistent with Federally-approved 

state rules. 

Changes to 10.17(10) and (11) remove 

references to specific processes in this 

chapter making the rules more stringent, 

as all processes are included in the 

revision. Changes to 10.17(12) include 

the most recent revision to the EPA 

reference method to be Federallyapproved state rules. 

The following is a list of definitions 

and rules which are not being approved 

as part of the EPA-approved SIP: 

10.2 ‘‘Definitions’’; definition of 

Anaerobic Lagoon, definition of 

Biomass, definition of FederallyEnforceable, definition of Greenhouse 

Gas, definition of Major Modification, 

definition of Maximum Achievable 

Control Technology (MACT), and the 

definition of MACT Floor. (The 

definition of ‘‘Significant’’ is approved. 

However, the state of Iowa has 

withdrawn their request to included 

PM2.5 in the definition of ‘‘significant.’’) 

10.4–1, Title V Permits; 10.5(9) ‘‘b’’ 

Locally Required Permits; Exemptions 

from the Authorization to Install Permit 

to Operate Requirements; 

10.8(2) ‘‘b’’ Emissions From FuelBurning Equipment; Emission 

Limitation; 10.8(3) Emissions From 

Fuel-Burning Equipment; Exemptions 

for Residential Heaters Burning Solid 

Fuels; 10.8(4) Emissions from FuelBurning Equipment; Nuisance 

Conditions for Fuel Burning Equipment; 

10.9(2), New Source Performance 

Standards (NSPS); 10.9(3), Emission 

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 

(HAPs); 10.9(4), Emission Standards for 

HAPs for Source Categories; 10.10(4), 

Variance from Rules; 10.11, Emission of 

Objectionable Odors; 10.15, Variances; 

10.17(13), Continuous Emissions from 

Acid Rain, and 10.24, Penalty. 

II. Have the requirements for approval 

of a SIP revision been met? 

The state submission has met the 

public notice requirements for SIP 

submissions in accordance with 40 CFR 

51.102. The submission also satisfied 

the completeness criteria of 40 CFR part 

51, appendix V. In addition, as 

explained above and in more detail in 

the technical support document which 

is part of this document, the revision 

meets the substantive SIP requirements 

of the CAA, including section 110 and 

implementing regulations. 

III. What action is EPA taking? 

EPA is taking action on the 2008, 

2009, 2010, 2013 and 2013 revisions to 

the Linn County Air Quality Ordinance 

and is approving those revisions to the 

extent they are contained in the 2013 

version of the Linn County Air Quality 

Ordinance. These revisions will 

improve the stringency of the SIP. 

We are taking direct final action to 

approve revisions because they are 

routine changes to the existing rules 

which are noncontroversial. Therefore, 

we do not anticipate any adverse 

comments. However, in the ‘‘Proposed 

Rules’’ section of this Federal Register, 

we are publishing a separate document 

that will serve as the proposed rule if 

adverse comments are received on this 

direct final rule. We will not institute a 

second comment period on this action. 

Any parties interested in commenting 

must do so at this time. For further 

information about commenting on this 

rule, see the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. 

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’’ under the terms of Executive 

Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 

1993) and is therefore not subject to 

review under Executive Orders 12866 

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, 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. 

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 


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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 December 22, 2014. 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. Parties with 

objections to this direct final rule are 

encouraged to file a comment in 

response to the parallel notice of 

proposed rulemaking for this action 

published in the proposed rules section 

of today’s Federal Register, rather than 

file an immediate petition for judicial 

review of this direct final rule, so that 

EPA can withdraw this direct final rule 

and address the comment in the 

proposed rulemaking. 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, Administrative 

practice and procedure, Incorporation 

by reference, Intergovernmental 

relations, Particulate matter, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur 

oxides. 

Dated: September 30, 2014. 

Rebecca Weber, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7. 

Chapter I, title 40 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations is 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 Q—Iowa 

■ 2. In § 52.820 the table in paragraph 

(c) is amended by revising the entry for 

‘‘Chapter 10’’ under the heading ‘‘Linn 

County’’ to read as follows: 

§ 52.820 Identification of Plan. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

EPA-APPROVED IOWA REGULATIONS

Iowa 

citation Title 

State 

effective 

date 

EPA 

approval 

date 

Explanation 

Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Commission [567] 

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Linn County 

Chapter 10 .... Linn County Air Quality Ordinance, 

Chapter 10.

7/24/13 10/21/14 [Insert Federal Register citation].The following definitions are not SIP-approved in Chapter 10.2; 

Anaerobic lagoon, Biomass, Chemical processing plants (ethanol production facilities that produce ethanol by natural fermentation included in NAICS code 325193 or 312140 are not 

included in this definition); 

Federally Enforceable; Greenhouse gases; Maximum Achievable 

Control Technology (MACT); MACT floor; Major modification; 

Significant is approved, however, PM2.5 is not included in the 

definition of ‘‘significant.’’ The following sections are not SIP 

approved: 10.4(1), Title V Permits; 10.5(9) ‘‘b’’ Locally Required Permits; Exemptions from the Authorization to Install 

Permit to Operate Requirements; 10.8(2) ‘‘b’’ Emissions From 

Fuel-Burning Equipment; Emission Limitation; 10.8(3) Emissions From Fuel-Burning Equipment; Exemptions for Residential Heaters Burning Solid Fuels; 10.8(4) Emissions from FuelBurning Equipment; Nuisance Conditions for Fuel Burning 

Equipment; 10.9(2), NSPS; 10.9(3), Emission Standards for 

HAPs; 10.9(4), Emission Standards for HAPs for Source Categories; 10.10(4) Variance from rules; 10.11, Emission of Objectionable Odors; 10.15, Variances, 10.17(13) Continuous 

Emissions Monitoring from Acid Rain Program, and 10.24, 

Penalty. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R07–OAR–2014–0688; FRL–9918–10– 

Region 7] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; State of 

Missouri, Control of Emissions From 

Hand-Fired Equipment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is taking direct final 

action to approve revisions to the State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by 

the State of Missouri on May 8, 2012, 

related to a Missouri rule titled ‘‘Control 

of Emissions from Hand-Fired 

Equipment.’’ Today’s action approves a 

revision to the Missouri SIP that allows 

the burning of discarded clean wood in 

non-residential (commercial owned and 

operated) heating devices, with 

restrictions to ensure environmentallysound operation, in the St. Louis 

metropolitan area. 

DATES: This direct final rule will be 

effective December 22, 2014, without 

further notice, unless EPA receives 

adverse comment by November 20, 

2014. 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 ID No. EPA–R07– 

OAR–2014–0688, by one of the 

following methods: 

1. www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

2. Email: gonzalez.larry@epa.gov. 

3. Mail or Hand Delivery: Larry 

Gonzalez, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Air Planning and Development 

Branch, 11201 Renner Boulevard, 

Lenexa, Kansas 66219. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–R07–OAR–2014– 

0688. 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 through 

www.regulations.gov or email 

information that you consider to be CBI 

or otherwise protected. 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: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the www.regulations.gov 

index. Although listed in the index, 

some information is not publicly 

available, i.e., CBI or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, will be publicly 

available only in hard copy form. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available either electronically in 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Environmental Protection Agency, 

Air Planning and Development Branch, 

11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, 

Kansas 66219. The Regional Office’s 

official hours of business are Monday 

through Friday, 8:00 to 4:30 excluding 

legal holidays. The interested persons 

wanting to examine these documents 

should make an appointment with the 

office at least 24 hours in advance. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larry Gonzalez, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Air Planning and 

Development Branch, 11201 Renner 

Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at 

913–551–7041 or by email at 

gonzalez.larry@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ 

or ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA. This section 

provides additional information by 

addressing the following: 

I. What is a SIP? 

II. What is the Federal approval process for 

a SIP? 

III. What does Federal approval of a State 

regulation mean to me? 

IV. What is being addressed in this 

document? 

V. Have the requirements for approval of a 

SIP revision been met? 

VI. What action is EPA taking? 

VII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. What is a SIP? 

Section 110 of the Clean Air Act 

(CAA) requires states to develop air 

pollution regulations and control 

strategies to ensure that state air quality 

meets the National Ambient Air Quality 

Standards (NAAQS) established by the 

EPA. These standards are established 

under section 109 of the CAA, and they 

currently address six criteria pollutants. 

These pollutants are carbon monoxide, 

nitrogen dioxide, ozone, lead, 

particulate matter, and sulfur dioxide. 

Each state must submit these 

regulations and control strategies to EPA 

for approval and incorporation into the 

Federally-enforceable SIP. Each 

Federally-approved SIP protects air 

quality primarily by addressing air 

pollution at its point of origin. These 

SIPs can be extensive, containing state 

regulations or other enforceable 

documents and supporting information 

such as emission inventories, 

monitoring networks, and modeling 

demonstrations. 

II. What is the Federal approval 

process for a SIP? 

In order for state regulations to be 

incorporated into the Federallyenforceable SIP, states must formally 

adopt the regulations and control 

strategies consistent with state and 

Federal requirements. This process 

generally includes a public notice, 

public hearing, public comment period 

and a formal adoption by a stateauthorized rulemaking body. 

Once a state rule, regulation, or 

control strategy is adopted, the state 

submits it to EPA and requests that it be 

included into the state’s SIP. EPA must 

provide public notice and seek 

additional public comment before it 

takes final action on the state’s request 

to modify, or revise its implementation 

plan. 

All state regulations and supporting 

information approved by EPA under 

section 110 of the CAA are incorporated 

into the Federally-approved SIP. 

Records of such SIP actions are 

maintained in the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) at title 40, part 52, 

entitled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans.’’ The actual state 

regulations which are approved are not 

reproduced in their entirety in the CFR 

outright, but are ‘‘incorporated by 

reference,’’ which means that we have 


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