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SIP commitment have in fact been 

achieved, not to satisfy a future 

emission reduction requirement. 

Accordingly, it is not necessary to 

require the State to submit additional 

commitments for this purpose. 

C. Sections 110(l) and 193 of the Act 

Section 110(l) of the CAA prohibits 

EPA from approving any SIP revision 

that would interfere with any applicable 

requirement concerning attainment and 

RFP or any other applicable CAA 

requirement. The Emission Reduction 

Report documents CARB’s bases for 

concluding that specific incentive 

projects implemented by January 1, 

2014, in accordance with the identified 

portions of the Carl Moyer Program and 

Prop 1B Program guidelines, have 

achieved a total of 7.8 tpd of NOX

emission reductions and 0.2 tpd of 

PM2.5 emission reductions in the SJV 

area which may be credited toward the 

State’s 2014 emission reduction 

commitment in the 2008 PM2.5 Plan. 

These calculations of emission 

reductions are based on actions taken by 

grantees before January 1, 2014 which 

reduced emissions of NOX and PM2.5 in 

the SJV (e.g., through replacement of 

older, higher-polluting vehicles 

operating in the SJV area with newer, 

cleaner vehicles). The Emission 

Reduction Report does not establish or 

revise any emission limitation, control 

measure, or other requirement in the 

applicable SIP. We propose to 

determine that our approval of the 

Emission Reduction Report would 

comply with CAA section 110(l) 

because the proposed SIP revision 

would not interfere with the on-going 

process for ensuring that requirements 

for attainment of the NAAQS and other 

CAA provisions are met. 

Section 193 of the Act does not apply 

to this proposed action because the 

Emission Reduction Report does not 

modify any SIP-approved control 

requirement in effect before November 

15, 1990. 

IV. Proposed Action and Public 

Comment 

Under section 110(k)(3) of the Act, 

EPA is proposing to fully approve the 

submitted Emission Reduction Report 

and, based on CARB’s documentation 

therein of actions taken by grantees in 

accordance with the identified incentive 

program guidelines, to approve 7.8 tpd 

of NOX emission reductions and 0.2 tpd 

of PM2.5 emission reductions for credit 

toward the State’s 2014 emission 

reduction commitment in the 2008 

PM2.5 Plan. 

We will accept comments from the 

public on this proposed action until the 

date noted in the DATES section above. 

V. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the Clean Air Act, 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 Clean Air Act. 

Accordingly, this proposed 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 proposed 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); 

• 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 Clean Air Act; 

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, 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 country, the proposed 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, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Particulate matter, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

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

Dated: August 6, 2015. 

Jared Blumenfeld, 

Regional Administrator, Region IX. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R07–OAR–2015–0556; FRL–9932–94– 

Region 7] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; State of 

Missouri; Cross-State Air Pollution 

Rule 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve 

revisions to the State Implementation 

Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of 

Missouri in a letter dated March 30, 

2015. This SIP revision provides 

Missouri’s state-determined allowance 

allocations for existing electric 

generating units (EGUs) in the state for 

the 2016 control period and replaces 

certain allowance allocations for the 

2016 control periods established by EPA 

under the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule 

(CSAPR). The CSAPR addresses the 

‘‘good neighbor’’ provision of the Clean 

Air Act (CAA or Act) that requires states 

to reduce the transport of pollution that 

significantly affects downwind air 

quality. In this action EPA is proposing 

to approve Missouri’s SIP revision, 

incorporating the state-determined 

allocations for the 2016 control periods 

into the SIP, and amending the 

regulatory text of the CSAPR Federal 

Implementation Plan (FIP) to reflect this 

approval and inclusion of the statedetermined allocations. EPA is 

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approve Missouri’s SIP revision because 

it meets the requirements of the CAA 

and the CSAPR requirements to replace 

EPA’s allowance allocations for the 

2016 control periods. This action is 

being proposed pursuant to the CAA 

and its implementing regulations. EPA’s 

allocations of CSAPR trading program 

allowances for Missouri for control 

periods in 2017 and beyond remain in 

place until the State submits and EPA 

approves state-determined allocations 

for those control periods through 

another SIP revision. The CSAPR FIPs 

for Missouri remain in place until such 

time as the State decides to replace the 

FIPs with a SIP revision. 

DATES: Comments on this proposed 

action must be received in writing by 

September 23, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07– 

OAR–2015–0556, by mail to Lachala 

Kemp, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Air Planning and Development 

Branch, 11201 Renner Boulevard, 

Lenexa, Kansas 66219. Comments may 

also be submitted electronically or 

through hand delivery/courier by 

following the detailed instructions in 

the ADDRESSES section of the direct final 

rule located in the rules section of this 

Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lachala Kemp, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Air Planning and 

Development Branch, 11201 Renner 

Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at 

(913) 551–7214 or by email at 

kemp.lachala@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

final rules section of this Federal 

Register, EPA is approving the state’s 

SIP revision as a direct final rule 

without prior proposal because the 

Agency views this as a noncontroversial 

revision amendment and anticipates no 

relevant adverse comments to this 

action. A detailed rationale for the 

approval is set forth in the direct final 

rule. If no relevant adverse comments 

are received in response to this action, 

no further activity is contemplated in 

relation to this action. If EPA receives 

relevant adverse comments, the direct 

final rule will be withdrawn and all 

public comments received will be 

addressed in a subsequent final rule 

based on this proposed action. EPA will 

not institute a second comment period 

on this action. Any parties interested in 

commenting on this action should do so 

at this time. Please note that if EPA 

receives adverse comment on part of 

this rule and if that part can be severed 

from the remainder of the rule, EPA may 

adopt as final those parts of the rule that 

are not the subject of an adverse 

comment. For additional information, 

see the direct final rule which is located 

in the rules section of this Federal 

Register. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate 

matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur dioxides. 

Dated: August 12, 2015. 

Mark Hague, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R08–OAR–2014–0916; FRL–9932–89– 

Region 8] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; South 

Dakota; Revisions to South Dakota 

Administrative Code; Correction 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: This document contains a 

correction to the proposed rulemaking, 

which was published on July 14, 2015. 

The proposal contained an error that is 

identified and corrected in this action. 

DATES: This document is effective 

August 24, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Adam Clark, Air Program, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 8, Mailcode 8P–AR, 1595 

Wynkoop, Denver, Colorado 80202– 

1129, (303) 312–7104, clark.adam@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

In a proposed rule published July 14, 

2015 (80 FR 40952), EPA proposed to 

approve updates to Administrative 

Rules of South Dakota (ARSD) into the 

South Dakota State Implementation Plan 

(SIP). Among the updates EPA proposed 

to approve was Article 74:36:05, 

‘‘Operating Permits for Part 70 Sources’’ 

which details South Dakota’s Clean Air 

Act Title V program. Clean Air Act Title 

V requirements are not subject to 

Section 110 of the Clean Air Act and are 

thus not required to be incorporated 

into SIPs. Therefore, EPA is issuing this 

correction document to remove the 

proposed approval of ARSD 74:36:05 

from our July 14, 2015 action. EPA is 

instead proposing not to take action on 

South Dakota’s updates to this 

provision. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 

Incorporation by Reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, Lead, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate 

matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

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

Dated: August 10, 2015. 

Debra H. Thomas, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 8. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R05–OAR–2015–0408; EPA–R05– 

OAR–2015–0409; FRL–9932–62–Region 5] 

Air Plan Approval; IL; MN; 

Determinations of Attainment of the 

2008 Lead Standard for Chicago and 

Eagan 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to make 

determinations under the Clean Air Act 

(CAA) that the Chicago, Illinois and 

Eagan, Minnesota nonattainment areas 

(hereafter also referred to, respectively, 

as the ‘‘Chicago area,’’ ‘‘Eagan area,’’ or 

‘‘areas’’) have attained the 2008 lead 

(Pb) national ambient air quality 

standard (NAAQS or standard). These 

determinations of attainment are based 

upon complete, quality-assured, and 

certified ambient air monitoring data for 

the 2012–2014 design period showing 

that the areas have achieved attainment 

of the 2008 Pb NAAQS. Additionally, as 

a result of these determinations, EPA 

proposes to suspend the requirements 

for the areas to submit attainment 

demonstrations, and associated 

reasonably available control measures 

(RACM), reasonable further progress 

(RFP) plans, contingency measures for 

failure to meet RFP, and attainment 

deadlines, for as long as the areas 

continue to attain the 2008 Pb NAAQS. 

In this action EPA is not proposing a 

redesignation of the areas to attainment 

of the 2008 Pb NAAQS; the areas remain 

designated nonattainment until such 


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