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in Florida; and (v) data gaps exist for all 

monitors in Illinois. For the 17 receptors 

in California and one potential receptor 

in Idaho, based on EPA’s evaluation of 

distance and wind direction, EPA 

proposes to conclude that West 

Virginia’s emissions do not significantly 

impact those receptors. For the potential 

receptor in Allegheny County, EPA 

expects the air quality affecting that 

monitor to improve to the point where 

the monitor will not be a nonattainment 

or maintenance receptor by 2021 and is 

therefore unlikely to be a receptor for 

purposes of interstate transport. For the 

four counties in Florida and the 

monitors in Illinois with data gaps, EPA 

initially treats those receptors as 

potential nonattainment or maintenance 

receptors, but it is unlikely that they 

will be nonattainment or maintenance 

receptors in 2021 because the most 

recent air quality data (from 2015–2017 

for Florida and from 2015–2016 for 

Illinois) indicates that all monitors are 

likely attaining the PM2.5 NAAQS and 

are therefore unlikely to be 

nonattainment or maintenance concerns 

in 2021. Therefore, EPA proposes to 

conclude that West Virginia emissions 

will not contribute to those monitors. 

For these reasons, EPA is proposing to 

find that West Virginia’s existing SIP 

provisions as identified in the 

November 12, 2015 SIP submittal are 

adequate to prevent its emission sources 

from significantly contributing to 

nonattainment or interfering with 

maintenance in another state with 

respect to the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS. 

III. Proposed Action 

EPA is proposing to approve the 

November 12, 2015 West Virginia SIP 

revision addressing the interstate 

transport requirements for the 2012 

PM2.5 NAAQS because the submittal 

adequately addresses section 

110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) of the CAA. EPA is 

soliciting public comments on the 

issues discussed in this document. 

These comments will be considered 

before taking final action. 

IV. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the CAA, the Administrator is 

required to approve a SIP submission 

that complies with the provisions of the 

CAA 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 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); 

• 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 

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). 

The SIP, addressing West Virginia’s 

interstate transport obligations with 

respect to the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS, is not 

approved to apply on any Indian 

reservation land as defined in 18 U.S.C. 

1151 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 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, Particulate matter. 

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

Dated: July 12, 2018. 

Cosmo Servidio, 

Regional Administrator, Region III. 

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40 CFR Parts 52 and 81 

[EPA–R07–OAR–2017–0734; FRL 9981–28— 

Region 7] 

Air Plan Approval and Air Quality 

Designation; MO; Redesignation of the 

Missouri Portion of the St. Louis 

Missouri-Illinois Area to Attainment of 

the 1997 Annual Standards for Fine 

Particulate Matter and Approval of 

Associated Maintenance Plan 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: On January 5, 2018, the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

published in the Federal Register an 

advanced notice of proposed 

rulemaking (ANPR) specifically 

requesting early input and comments on 

the Agency’s interpretation that air 

quality monitoring data from 2015–2017 

support a finding that the Missouri 

Portion of the St. Louis nonattainment 

area attains the 1997 Annual National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS) for fine particulate matter 

(PM2.5). The notice also provided an 

evaluation of Missouri’s 1997 Annual 

PM2.5 NAAQS maintenance plan, which 

includes the 2008 and 2025 NOX and 

PM2.5 motor vehicle emission budgets 

(MVEBs) and established the 2008 base 

year emissions inventory. EPA received 

no comments on the ANPR. EPA is now 

taking direct final action on three items, 

consistent with the ANPR. First, EPA is 

approving the state’s request to 

redesignate the Missouri portion of the 

St. Louis MO-IL nonattainment area to 

attainment for the 1997 Annual PM2.5

NAAQS as the monitoring values 

demonstrate the area attains the 

standard. Second, EPA is approving the 

state implementation plan (SIP) revision 

containing a maintenance plan for the 

Missouri portion of the area including 

the motor vehicle emissions budget. 

Third, EPA is approving Missouri’s 

2008 base year emissions inventory in 

accordance with section 172(c)(3) of the 

CAA. In the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ 

section of this Federal Register, we are 

approving the state’s SIP revisions as a 

direct final rule without a prior 

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comment, we will not take further 

action on this proposed rule. 

DATES: Comments must be received 

September 4, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07– 

OAR–2017–0734 to https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

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://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ 

commenting-epa-dockets. 

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: This 

document proposes to take action on the 

State of Missouri request to redesignate 

the Missouri portion of the St. Louis 

MO-IL nonattainment area to attainment 

for the 1997 Annual National Ambient 

Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine 

particulate matter (PM2.5), and to 

approve the state’s 2008 emissions 

inventory. We have published a direct 

final rule approving the State’s SIP 

revision(s) in the ‘‘Rules and 

Regulations’’ section of this Federal 

Register, because we view this as a 

noncontroversial action and anticipate 

no relevant adverse comment. We have 

explained our reasons for this action in 

the preamble to the direct final rule. If 

we receive no adverse comment, we will 

not take further action on this proposed 

rule. If we receive adverse comment, we 

will withdraw the direct final rule and 

it will not take effect. We would address 

all public comments in any subsequent 

final rule based on this proposed rule. 

We do not intend to institute a second 

comment period on this action. Any 

parties interested in commenting must 

do so at this time. For further 

information, please see the information 

provided in the ADDRESSES section of 

this document. 

List of Subjects 

40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Particulate matter, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

40 CFR Part 81 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Air pollution control, Designations and 

classifications, Intergovernmental 

relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Particulate 

matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Dated: July 16, 2018. 

James B. Gulliford, 

Regional Administrator, Region 7. 

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