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EPA-APPROVED REGULATIONS IN THE ARKANSAS SIP—Continued 

State citation Title/subject 

State 

submittal/ 

effective 

date 

EPA approval date Explanation 

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(e) * * * 

EPA-APPROVED NON-REGULATORY PROVISIONS AND QUASI-REGULATORY MEASURES IN THE ARKANSAS SIP 

Name of SIP 

provision 

Applicable geographic or nonattainment 

area 

State 

submittal/ 

effective 

date 

EPA approval date Explanation 

*******

Infrastructure for 

the 1997 and 

2006 PM2.5

NAAQS.

Statewide ............................................... 3/28/2008 

9/16/2009 

9/13/2014 

3/4/2015 [Insert Federal 

Register citation].

Approval for CAA elements 110(a)(2)

(A), (B), (E), (F), (G), (H), (K), (L), 

and (M) on 8/20/2012 (77 FR 50033). 

Approval for PSD elements (C), (D)(i)

(II) (interfere with measures in any 

other state to prevent significant deterioration of air quality) and (J) on May 

4, 2015 [Insert Federal Register citation] 

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* * * * * 

■ 3. Section 52.172 is amended by 

revising paragraphs (c) and (d) to read 

as follows: 

§ 52.172 Approval status. 

(b) * * * 

(c) 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS: The SIP 

submitted March 28, 2008 is 

disapproved for CAA element 

110(a)(2)(D)(ii). 

(d) 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS: The SIPs 

submitted March 28, 2008 and 

September 16, 2009 are disapproved for 

CAA element 110(a)(2)(D)(ii). 

■ 4. Section 52.181 is amended by 

adding paragraph (a)(5) to read as 

follows: 

§ 52.181 Significant deterioration of air 

quality. 

(a) * * * 

(5) December 1, 2014—submittal of 

Regulation 19, Chapter 9, Prevention of 

Significant Deterioration which 

provided the authority to regulate and 

permit emissions of PM2.5 and its 

precursors. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 52, 62, and 70 

[EPA–R07–OAR–2015–0006; FRL9923–68– 

Region 7] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans, State 

Plans for Designated Facilities and 

Pollutants, and Operating Permits 

Program; State of Missouri 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is taking direct final 

action to approve revisions to the State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) and the 

operating permits program for the State 

of Missouri which were received on 

November 6, 2013, November 20, 2014, 

March 27, 2014, July 7, 2014, and July 

14, 2014. The revisions submitted by the 

state include amendments to rules 

relating to reference methods, 

definitions and common reference 

tables, ambient air quality standards, 

and a rule rescission related to air 

quality control measures for sources 

clustered in small land areas. Many of 

the revisions are administrative in 

nature and either incorporate by 

reference or update state rules to match 

Federal regulations. Some are more 

substantive, but are non-controversial. 

In addition, they provide more clarity 

for the regulated public. This direct 

final action will amend the SIP to 

include revised regulations which will 

then be more consistent with Federal 

regulations. These revisions do not have 

an adverse effect on air quality. EPA’s 

approval of these rule revisions is being 

done in accordance with the 

requirements of the Clean Air Act 

(CAA). 

DATES: This direct final rule will be 

effective May 4, 2015, without further 

notice, unless EPA receives adverse 

comment April 3, 2015. 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–2015–0006, by one of the 

following methods: 

1. www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

2. Email: bhesania.amy@epa.gov. 

3. Mail or Hand Delivery: Amy 

Bhesania, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Air Planning and Development 

Branch, 11201 Renner Boulevard, 

Lenexa, Kansas 66219. 


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Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–R07–OAR–2015– 

0006. 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 Bhesania, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Air Planning and 

Development Branch, 11201 Renner 

Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at 

913–551–7147, or by email at 

bhesania.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? 

I. What is being addressed in this 

document? 

EPA is taking direct final action to 

amend Missouri’s SIP, 111(d) plan, and 

operating permits program by approving 

the state’s requests to amend the 

following rules: 

1. 10 CSR 10–6.040, Reference 

Methods, received November 6, 2013. 

2. 10 CSR 10–6.040, Reference 

Methods, received November 20, 2014. 

3. 10 CSR 10–6.020, Definitions and 

Common Reference Tables, received 

March 27, 2014. 

4. 10 CSR 10–5.240, Additional Air 

Quality Control Measures May be 

Required When Sources are Clustered in 

a Small Land Area, received July 7, 

2014. 

5. 10 CSR 10–6.010, Air Quality 

Standards, received July 14, 2014. 

The revisions submitted by the state 

include revisions to update standards 

and reference methods, to clarify, add or 

amend definitions and reference tables, 

to rescind an outdated rule, and to 

update and clarify ambient air quality 

standards. For more information on the 

state’s submissions, specific revisions to 

each rule and EPA’s review of the 

revisions, see the Technical Support 

Document (TSD) that is a part of this 

docket. 

II. Have the requirements for approval 

of a SIP, part 62, and part 70 revisions 

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 TSD which is part of this docket, the 

revision meets the substantive SIP 

requirements of the CAA, including 

section 110 and implementing 

regulations. The substantive 

requirements of 40 CFR part 62 and 

Title V of the 1990 CAA Amendments 

and 40 CFR part 70 have been met as 

well. 

III. What action is EPA taking? 

EPA is taking direct final action to 

approve this rule without a prior 

proposed rule because we view this as 

a noncontroversial action and anticipate 

no adverse comment. However, in the 

‘‘Proposed Rules’’ section of today’s 

Federal Register, we are publishing a 

separate document that will serve as the 

proposed rule to approve the SIP, 

111(d), and operating permits revisions, 

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. 

If EPA receives adverse comment, we 

will publish a timely withdrawal in the 

Federal Register informing the public 

that this direct final rule will not take 

effect. We will address all public 

comments in any subsequent final rule 

based on the proposed rule. 

Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

In this rule, EPA is finalizing 

regulatory text that includes 

incorporation by reference. In 

accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 

51.5, EPA is finalizing the incorporation 

by reference of Missouri rules 10–5.240, 

10–6.010, 10–6.020, and 10–6.040 

described in the direct final 

amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set forth 

below. EPA has made, and will continue 

to make, these documents generally 

available electronically through 

www.regulations.gov and/or in hard 

copy at the appropriate EPA office (see 

the ADDRESSES section of this preamble 

for more information). 

Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 

51735, October 4, 1993), this action is 

not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ and 

therefore is not subject to review under 

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 (76 

FR 3821, January 21, 2011). This action 

is also not subject to Executive Order 

13211, ‘‘Actions Concerning Regulations 

That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use’’ (66 FR 28355, May 

22, 2001). This action merely approves 

state law as meeting Federal 

requirements and imposes no additional 

requirements beyond those imposed by 

state law. Accordingly, the 

Administrator certifies that this rule 

will not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities under the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because this 

rule approves pre-existing requirements 

under state law and does not impose 

any additional enforceable duty beyond 

that required by state law, it does not 

contain any unfunded mandate or 

significantly or uniquely affect small 

governments, as described in the 


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Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 

(Pub. L. 104–4). 

In addition, these direct final actions 

are 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, this action 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). 

This action also does not have 

Federalism implications because it does 

not have substantial direct effects on the 

States, on the relationship between the 

national government and the States, or 

on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government, as specified in 

Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, 

August 10, 1999). Thus Executive Order 

13132 does not apply to this action. 

This action merely approves a state rule 

implementing a Federal standard, and 

does not alter the relationship or the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities established in the CAA. 

This rule also is not subject to Executive 

Order 13045, ‘‘Protection of Children 

from Environmental Health Risks and 

Safety Risks’’ (62 FR 19885, April 23, 

1997) because it approves a state rule 

implementing a Federal standard. 

In reviewing SIP submissions, EPA’s 

role is to approve state choices, 

provided that they meet the criteria of 

the CAA. In this context, in the absence 

of a prior existing requirement for the 

State to use voluntary consensus 

standards (VCS), EPA has no authority 

to disapprove a state submission for 

failure to use VCS. It would thus be 

inconsistent with applicable law for 

EPA, when it reviews a state 

submission, to use VCS in place of a 

state submission that otherwise satisfies 

the provisions of the CAA. Thus, the 

requirements of section 12(d) of the 

National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 

272 note) do not apply. This action does 

not impose an information collection 

burden under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Burden is defined 

at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). 

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 rule 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). 

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 rule 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 final rulemaking. This 

action 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, Carbon monoxide, 

Incorporation by reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, Lead, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate 

matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

40 CFR Part 62 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Administrative 

practice and procedure, 

Intergovernmental relations, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements. 

40 CFR Part 70 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Air pollution control, Intergovernmental 

relations, Operating permits, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: February 13, 2015. 

Karl Brooks, 

Regional Administrator, Region 7. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, the Environmental Protection 

Agency amends 40 CFR part 52 as set 

forth below: 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 AA—Missouri 

■ 2. In § 52.1320 the table in paragraph 

(c) is amended by: 

■ a. Removing under Chapter 5, the 

entry ‘‘10–5.240’’; and 

■ b. Revising under Chapter 6, the 

entries for ‘‘10–6.010’’, ‘‘10–6.020’’, and 

‘‘10–6.040’’. 

The revisions read as follows: 

§ 52.1320 Identification of Plan. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

EPA-APPROVED MISSOURI REGULATIONS

Missouri citation Title State effective 

date EPA approval date Explanation 

Missouri Department of Natural Resources 


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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. 

Certain other material, such as 


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