31844 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 107 / Thursday, June 4, 2015 / Rules and Regulations 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 601 

Purchasing of Property and Services 

AGENCY: Postal Service. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service is revising 

the provision of its purchasing 

regulations concerning contract claims 

and disputes to update references to the 

Contract Disputes Act of 1978, as 

recodified, and to notify contractors of 

the implementation of an electronic 

filing system by the Postal Service 

Board of Contract Appeals. 

DATES: Effective date: July 6, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Written inquiries may be 

addressed to Supply Management 

Infrastructure, USPS, Room 1141, 475 

L’Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 

20260. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

McGinn, (202) 268–4638. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document contains two revisions to 39 

CFR 601.109, Contract claims and 

disputes. That section implements the 

Contract Disputes Act of 1978, 41 U.S.C. 

7101–7109. The first amended 

paragraph, § 601.109(a), General, states 

that the regulation implements the 

Contract Disputes Act of 1978. The sole 

purpose of the revision is to update the 

recodified citation for the Contract 

Disputes Act. 

The second amended paragraph, 

§ 601.109(g)(7), Wording of decisions, 

clarifies that the identified paragraph 

must be included in decisions issued by 

a contracting officer for the Postal 

Service subject to the Contract Disputes 

Act of 1978, and advises contractors of 

the implementation of an electronic 

filing system by the Postal Service 

Board of Contract Appeals. 

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 601 

Government procurement. 

Accordingly, for the reasons stated, 39 

CFR part 601 is amended as follows: 

PART 601—PURCHASING OF 

PROPERTY AND SERVICES 

■ 1. The authority citation for 39 CFR 

part 601 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 401, 404, 410, 411, 

2008, 5001–5605. 

■ 2. In § 601.109, revise paragraphs (a) 

and (g)(7) to read as follows: 

§ 601.109 Contract claims and disputes. 

(a) General. This section implements 

the Contract Disputes Act of 1978, as 

amended (41 U.S.C. 7101–7109). If ADR 

is used, the SDR official may serve as a 

mediator for contract performance 

disagreements prior to bringing a 

contract claim or dispute under this 

part. 

* * * * * 

(g) * * * 

(7) Wording of decisions. The 

contracting officer’s final decision must 

contain the following paragraph: ‘‘This 

is the final decision of the contracting 

officer pursuant to the Contract Disputes 

Act of 1978 and the clause of your 

contract entitled Claims and Disputes. 

You may appeal this decision to the 

Postal Service Board of Contract 

Appeals by filing a new Postal Service 

Board of Contract Appeals case through 

the USPS Judicial Officer Department’s 

Electronic Filing System Web site 

located at https://

uspsjoe.newdawn.com/JusticeWeb 

within ninety days from the date you 

receive this decision. You also may 

appeal this decision to the Postal 

Service Board of Contract Appeals by 

mailing or otherwise furnishing written 

notice to the contracting officer within 

ninety days from the date you receive 

this decision. The notice should identify 

the contract by number, reference this 

decision, and indicate that an appeal is 

intended. Alternatively, you may bring 

an action directly in the United States 

Court of Federal Claims within twelve 

months from the date you receive this 

decision.’’ 

* * * * * 

Stanley F. Mires, 

Attorney, Federal Compliance. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R07–OAR–2015–0123; FRL–9928–60– 

Region 7] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; State of 

Missouri, Construction Permits 

Required 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is taking final action to 

approve revisions to the State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) for the State 

of Missouri submitted on October 2, 

2013. This final action will amend the 

SIP to update the construction permits 

rule to incorporate by reference recent 

EPA actions related to plantwide 

applicability limitations (PALs) for 

greenhouse gases (GHGs) and to correct 

the definition of ‘‘regulated NSR 

pollutant.’’ Other revisions include 

modifying the notification period for 

initial equipment start-up and clarifying 

de minimis permit air quality analysis 

requirements. 

DATES: This final rule is effective on July 

6, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket ID 

No. EPA–R07–OAR–2015–0123. All 

documents in the docket are listed on 

the www.regulations.gov Web site. 

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, 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 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 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

excluding Federal 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: 

Paula Higbee, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Air Planning and Development 

Branch, 11201 Renner Boulevard, 

Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at (913)551–7028, 

or by email at higbee.paula@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. EPA’s Response to Comments 

IV. What action is EPA taking? 

I. What is being addressed in this 

document? 

EPA is taking final action to approve 

the SIP revision submitted by the state 

of Missouri for 10 CSR 10–6.060, 

‘‘Construction Permits Required’’. EPA 

previously proposed approval of this 

rule on March 18, 2015 (80 FR 14062). 

On October 3, 2013, EPA received a 

request to amend the SIP to incorporate 

by reference all paragraphs of title 40, 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

section 52.21, except for paragraphs (a), 


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(q) and (s) through July 1, 2012. 

Missouri also requested to amend the 

SIP to incorporate by reference EPA’s 

July 12, 2012, final rule finalizing PALs 

for GHGs (77 FR 41051) and EPA’s 

October 25, 2012, final rule amending 

the definition of ‘‘Regulated NSR 

Pollutant’’ concerning condensable 

particulate matter (77 FR 65107). In 

Missouri’s letter to EPA, Missouri also 

requested to amend the SIP to 

incorporate EPA’s May 18, 2011, rule 

repealing the grandfathering provisions 

for particulate matter less than 2.5 

micrometers (PM2.5) under the PSD 

program; the state already has an 

approved PSD program which 

incorporates by reference the provisions 

of 40 CFR 52.21 through July 1, 2011. 

Therefore, Missouri’s Federally 

approved program already incorporates 

this action. Other revisions to Missouri’s 

rule which we are taking final action on 

include clarifying the requirements for 

conducting an air quality analysis in 

section 5, De Minimis Permits; making 

minor administrative clarifications; and 

revising the notification period for 

initial start-up in section 6, General 

Permits. 

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 proposed rule that was published in 

the Federal Register on March 18, 2015, 

the revision meets the substantive SIP 

requirements of the CAA, including 

section 110 and implementing 

regulations. 

III. EPA’s Response to Comments 

The public comment period on EPA’s 

proposed rule opened March 18, 2015, 

the date of its publication in the Federal 

Register, and closed on April 18, 2015. 

During this period, EPA received no 

comments. 

IV. What action is EPA taking? 

EPA is taking final action to approve 

the revisions to the SIP. These revisions 

update the construction permits rule to 

incorporate by reference recent EPA 

actions related to PALs for GHGs, and 

amend the definition of ‘‘Regulated NSR 

Pollutant.’’ Other revisions include 

modifying the notification period for 

initial equipment start-up and clarifying 

de minimis permit air quality analysis 

requirements. 

Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

In this rule, EPA is including final 

EPA rule regulatory text that includes 

incorporation by reference. In 

accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 

51.5, EPA is taking final action to 

incorporate by reference Missouri 10 

CSR 10–6.060 ‘‘Construction Permits 

Required’’ described in the 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 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). 

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 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). 

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). 

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 August 3, 2015. Filing a 

petition for reconsideration by the 

Administrator of this rule does not 

affect the finality of this rulemaking 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 effectivess of 

such future rule or action. 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, Carbon monoxide, 

Incorporation by reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, Lead, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate 

matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile 

organic compounds. 


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Dated: May 21, 2015. 

Becky Weber, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, EPA is amending 40 CFR part 

52 as set forth below: 

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 revising the entry for 

10–6.060 to 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 

*******

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

Missouri 

*******

10–6.060 ................... Construction Permits Required .. 10/30/13 6/4/15 and [Insert Federal Register citation].Provisions of the 2010 PM2.5

PSD—Increments, SILs and 

SMCs rule (75 FR 64865, October 20, 2010) relating to 

SILs and SMCs that were affected by the January 22, 

2013, U.S. Court of Appeals 

decision are not SIP approved. 

Provisions of the 2002 NSR reform rule relating to the Clean 

Unit Exemption and Pollution 

Control Projects are not SIP 

approved. 

In addition, we have not approved Missouri’s rule incorporating EPA’s 2007 revision 

for the definition of ‘‘chemical 

processing plants’’ (the ‘‘Ethanol Rule,’’ 72 FR 24060 (May 

1, 2007). 

Although exemptions previously 

listed in 10 CSR 10–6.060 

have been transferred to 10 

CSR 10–6.061, the Federallyapproved SIP continues to include the following exemption; 

‘‘Livestock and livestock handling systems from which the 

only potential contaminant is 

odorous gas.’’ 

Section 9, pertaining to hazardous air pollutants, is not 

SIP approved. 

*******

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