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EPA-APPROVED SOURCE-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS—Continued 

Name of source Order/permit No. Effective 

date EPA approval date Explanation 

San Tan Transfer Station, 

Facility ID F001645.

P0011602, conditions 37– 

46.

3/06/2024 12/16/2024, [INSERT 

FIRST PAGE OF FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION].

Permit issued by the Maricopa County 

Air Quality Department. Submitted on 

August 3, 2022. 

Revised copy submitted on April 3, 

2024, as an attachment to a letter 

dated March 29, 2024. 

White Tanks Transfer Station, Facility ID F001646.P0011603, conditions 33– 

42.

3/06/2024 12/16/2024, [INSERT 

FIRST PAGE OF FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION].

Permit issued by the Maricopa County 

Air Quality Department. Submitted on 

August 3, 2022. 

Revised copy submitted on April 3, 

2024, as an attachment to a letter 

dated March 29, 2024. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 62 

[EPA–R07–OAR–2023–0199; FRL–10830.1– 

01–R7] 

Approval of State Plans for Designated 

Facilities and Pollutants; MO; Approval 

and Promulgation of Implementation 

Plans; Control of Emissions From 

Existing Municipal Solid Waste 

Landfills 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is approving a Clean Air 

Act (CAA) plan and two state rules 

submitted by the Missouri Department 

of Natural Resources (MoDNR) on July 

25, 2022. This plan was submitted to 

fulfill the state’s obligations under the 

CAA to implement and enforce the 

requirements of the Emissions 

Guidelines and Compliance Times for 

municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills. 

This plan includes an inventory of 

affected sources and explains how the 

state rules fulfill the regulatory 

requirements needed for EPA to approve 

the plan. 

DATES: This final rule is effective on 

January 15, 2025. The incorporation by 

reference of the publication listed in 

this rule is approved by the Director of 

the Federal Register as of January 15, 

2025. 

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket ID 

No. EPA–R07–OAR–2023–0199. All 

documents in the docket are listed on 

the https://www.regulations.gov 

website. Although listed in the index, 

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 

copyrighted material, is not placed on 

the internet and will be publicly 

available only in hard copy form. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available through https://

www.regulations.gov or please contact 

the person identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section for 

additional information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Allyson Prue, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region 7 Office, Air Permitting 

and Planning Branch, 11201 Renner 

Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219; 

telephone number: (913) 551–7277; 

email address: prue.allyson@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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

and ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA. 

Table of Contents 

I. Background 

II. What is being addressed in this document? 

III. The EPA’s Response to Comments 

IV. What action is the EPA taking? 

V. Incorporation by Reference 

VI. Statutory and Executive Order Review 

I. Background 

On August 21, 2023, the EPA 

proposed to approve Missouri’s 

submitted section 111(d) State Plan with 

two accompanying state rule revisions 

and a SIP revision in the Federal 

Register (88 FR 56787). The EPA 

proposed to approve both the section 

111(d) State Plan with two 

accompanying state rule revisions and 

SIP revision together. On February 16, 

2024, the EPA finalized approval of the 

SIP revision to 10 CSR 10–5.490 

‘‘Municipal Solid Waste Landfills’’ 

(which covers the St. Louis area) into 

Missouri’s SIP (89 FR 12244). In this 

action, the EPA is finalizing approval of 

the section 111(d) State Plan and two 

accompanying state rule revisions. 

The proposed rule included 

additional background information on 

Missouri’s Municipal Solid Waste 

Landfill Rule for the St. Louis Ozone 

Nonattainment Area. The Technical 

Support Document (TSD), located in the 

docket for this rulemaking, includes the 

summary and analysis of Missouri’s SIP 

Revision. The EPA solicited comments 

on the proposed approval of the 

submission and received one comment. 

II. What is being addressed in this 

document? 

EPA is approving Missouri’s section 

111(d) State Plan for Existing MSW 

Landfills (Missouri’s section 111(d) 

State Plan) and two state rules 

accompanying the plan pursuant to 40 

CFR part 60, subparts B and Cf. 

Missouri state rule 10 Code of State 

Regulations (CSR) 10–6.310 ‘‘Restriction 

of Emissions from Municipal Solid 

Waste Landfills’’ (which covers all areas 

of Missouri except St. Louis) and 10 

CSR 10–5.490 ‘‘Municipal Solid Waste 

Landfills’’ (which covers the St. Louis 

area) provide the enforceable portion of 

Missouri’s section 111(d) State Plan. 

The state rules incorporate by reference 

the federal plan located at 40 CFR part 

62, subpart OOO as the underlying rule 

which implements and enforces the 

applicable provisions under the 2016 

MSW landfill Emissions Guidelines at 

40 CFR part 60, subpart Cf. 

EPA’s detailed rationale and 

discussion concerning Missouri’s 

section 111(d) State Plan, including the 

revisions to 10 CSR 10–6.310 and 10 

CSR 10–5.490 can be found in the EPA 

TSD, located in the docket for this 

rulemaking. 

III. The EPA’s Response to Comments 

The public comment period on the 

EPA’s proposed rule opened August 21, 

2023 the date of its publication in the 

Federal Register and closed on 


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September 20, 2023. During this period, 

EPA received one comment that was 

supportive of EPA’s proposed action. 

IV. What action is the EPA taking? 

The EPA is taking final action to 

approve Missouri’s section 111(d) plan 

and the two state rules for MSW 

landfills pursuant to 40 CFR part 60, 

subparts B and Cf. Therefore, EPA 

amends 40 CFR part 62, subpart AA, to 

reflect this action. The EPA’s final 

approval of Missouri’s section 111(d) 

plan will result in the replacement of 

the federal plan currently in place in the 

State of Missouri. 

V. Incorporation by Reference 

In this document, 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 the Missouri state rules 

10 CSR 10–5.490 and 10 CSR 10–6.310, 

state effective date July 30, 2022, which 

regulate municipal solid waste landfills. 

EPA has made, and will continue to 

make, these materials generally 

available through the docket for this 

action, EPA–R07–OAR–2023–0199, at 

https://www.regulations.gov and at the 

EPA Region 7 Office (please contact the 

person identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

preamble for more information). 

VI. Statutory and Executive Order 

Review 

Under the CAA, the Administrator is 

required to approve a CAA section 

111(d) submission that complies with 

the provisions of the CAA and 

applicable Federal regulations. 42 

U.S.C. 7411(d); 42 U.S.C. 7429; 40 CFR 

part 60, subparts B and Cf; and 40 CFR 

part 62, subparts A and OOO. Thus, in 

reviewing CAA section 111(d) state plan 

submissions, the EPA’s role is to 

approve state choices provided that they 

meet the minimum 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 

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); and 

• 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; 

In addition, the CAA section 111(d) 

submission 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). 

Executive Order 12898 (Federal 

Actions To Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations, 59 FR 7629, 

Feb. 16, 1994) directs Federal agencies 

to identify and address 

‘‘disproportionately high and adverse 

human health or environmental effects’’ 

of their actions on minority populations 

and low-income populations to the 

greatest extent practicable and 

permitted by law. EPA defines 

environmental justice (EJ) as ‘‘the fair 

treatment and meaningful involvement 

of all people regardless of race, color, 

national origin, or income with respect 

to the development, implementation, 

and enforcement of environmental laws, 

regulations, and policies.’’ EPA further 

defines the term fair treatment to mean 

that ‘‘no group of people should bear a 

disproportionate burden of 

environmental harms and risks, 

including those resulting from the 

negative environmental consequences of 

industrial, governmental, and 

commercial operations or programs and 

policies.’’ 

MoDNR did not evaluate 

environmental justice considerations as 

part of its 111(d) plan submittal; the 

CAA and applicable implementing 

regulations neither prohibit nor require 

such an evaluation. EPA did not 

perform an EJ analysis and did not 

consider EJ in this action. Due to the 

nature of the action being taken here, 

this action is expected to have a neutral 

to positive impact on the air quality of 

the affected area. Consideration of EJ is 

not required as part of this action, and 

there is no information in the record 

inconsistent with the stated goal of E.O. 

12898 of achieving environmental 

justice for people of color, low-income 

populations, and Indigenous peoples. 

This action is subject to the 

Congressional Review Act (CRA), and 

EPA will submit a rule report to each 

House of the Congress and to the 

Comptroller General of the United 

States. 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 February 14, 2025. 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. 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 62 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Air pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: December 9, 2024. 

Meghan A. McCollister, 

Regional Administrator, Region 7. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, the EPA amends 40 CFR part 

62 as set forth below: 

PART 62—APPROVAL AND 

PROMULGATION OF STATE PLANS 

FOR DESIGNATED FACILITIES AND 

POLLUTANTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 62 

continues to read as follows: 

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

Subpart AA—Missouri Air Emissions 

From Existing Municipal Solid Waste 

Landfills 

■ 2. Revise § 62.6357 to read as follows: 


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1A DV is a statistic used to compare data 

collected at an ambient air quality monitoring site 

to the applicable NAAQS to determine compliance 

with the standard. The data handling conventions 

for calculating DVs for the 2015 ozone NAAQS are 

specified in appendix U to 40 CFR part 50. The DV 

for the 2015 ozone NAAQS is the 3-year average of 

the annual fourth highest daily maximum 8-hour 

average ozone concentration. The DV is calculated 

for each air quality monitor in an area, and the DV 

for an area is the highest DV among the individual 

monitoring sites located in the area. 

§ 62.6357 Missouri Department of Natural 

Resources. 

(a) Identification of plan. Missouri 

plan for control of landfill gas emissions 

from existing municipal solid waste 

landfills and associated state regulations 

submitted on January 26, 1998, with 

amendments on September 8, 2000, 

February 9, 2012, and July 25, 2022. The 

plan includes the regulatory provisions 

cited in paragraph (d) of this section, 

which EPA incorporates by reference. 

(b) Identification of sources. The plan 

applies to all existing municipal solid 

waste landfills for which construction, 

reconstruction, or modification was 

commenced before May 30, 1991, that 

accepted waste at any time since 

November 8, 1987, or that have 

additional capacity available for future 

waste deposition, and have design 

capacities greater than 2.5 million 

megagrams and nonmethane organic 

emissions greater than 50 megagrams 

per year, as described in 40 CFR part 60, 

subpart Cc. 

(c) Effective date. The effective date of 

the plan for municipal solid waste 

landfills is June 23, 1998. The 

amendments are effective January 16, 

2001, May 30, 2012, and January 15, 

2025, respectively. 

(d) Incorporation by reference. (1) 

Certain material is incorporated by 

reference into this section with the 

approval of the Director of the Federal 

Register under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 

CFR part 51. All approved incorporation 

by reference material is available for 

inspection at the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) and at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). Contact the 

EPA Region 7 office, 11201 Renner 

Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219; 

telephone number: (913) 551–7003; 

email address: prue.allyson@epa.gov. 

You may obtain copies from the EPA 

Region 7 office or the EPA Docket 

Center—Public Reading Room, EPA 

West Building, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20004; telephone number: (202) 

566–1744. For information on the 

availability of this material at NARA, 

visit https://www.archives.gov/federalregister/cfr/ibr-locations or email 

fr.inspection@nara.gov. You may also 

obtain this material from the source in 

paragraph (d)(2) of this section. 

(2) State of Missouri, 600 West Main 

Street, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101; 

telephone number: (573) 751–4015; 

https://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/ 

current/10csr/10csr.asp#10-10. 

(i) 10 CSR 10–5.490, Municipal Solid 

Waste Landfills, effective July 30, 2022. 

(ii) 10 CSR 10–6.310, Restriction of 

Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste 

Landfills, effective July 30, 2022. 

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AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 81 

[EPA–R08–OAR–2024–0001; FRL–12469– 

01–R8] 

Denial of Request for Attainment Date 

Extension, Finding of Failure To Attain, 

and Reclassification of an Area in Utah 

as Moderate for the 2015 Ozone 

National Ambient Air Quality 

Standards 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is denying a request by 

the State of Utah and the Ute Indian 

Tribe for an extension of the attainment 

date for the Uinta Basin, Utah Marginal 

nonattainment area under the 2015 

ozone National Ambient Air Quality 

Standards (NAAQS). In addition, we are 

determining that the area did not attain 

the standard by the applicable 

attainment date, and accordingly that 

the area will be reclassified by operation 

of law to ‘‘Moderate’’ nonattainment for 

the 2015 ozone NAAQS on the effective 

date of this final rule. With respect to 

the Uinta Basin area, this action fulfills 

the EPA’s obligation under the Clean 

Air Act (CAA) to determine whether 

ozone nonattainment areas attained the 

NAAQS by the Marginal area attainment 

date and to publish a document in the 

Federal Register identifying each area 

that is determined as having failed to 

attain and identifying the 

reclassification. 

DATES: This rule is effective on January 

15, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket ID 

No. EPA–R08–OAR–2024–0001. All 

documents in the docket are listed on 

the https://www.regulations.gov 

website. Although listed in the index, 

some information is not publicly 

available, e.g., Confidential Business 

Information (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 through https://

www.regulations.gov, or please contact 

the person identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section for 

additional availability information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amanda Brimmer, Air and Radiation 

Division, EPA, Region 8, Mailcode 

8ARD–AQ–R, 1595 Wynkoop Street, 

Denver, Colorado 80202–1129, 

telephone number: (303) 312–6323, 

email address: brimmer.amanda@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document wherever 

‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean 

the EPA. 

I. Overview of Action 

The EPA is required to determine 

whether areas designated nonattainment 

for an ozone NAAQS attained the 

standard by the applicable attainment 

date, and to take certain steps for areas 

that failed to attain (see CAA section 

181(b)(2)). The EPA’s determination of 

attainment for the 2015 ozone NAAQS 

is based on a nonattainment area’s 

design value (DV) as of the attainment 

date.1

The 2015 ozone NAAQS is met at a 

monitoring site when the DV does not 

exceed 0.070 parts per million (ppm). 

This action addresses the Uinta Basin 

area in Utah, which includes portions of 

Duchesne and Uintah Counties. The 

Uinta Basin was initially classified as 

Marginal for the 2015 ozone NAAQS 

and received a 1-year extension of the 

attainment date in 2022, making the 

Marginal area attainment date for this 

area August 3, 2022. As further 

explained in the Response to Comment 

document in the docket, in this action 

we are denying a request for a second 

1-year extension. Accordingly, the 

applicable attainment date for the area 

remains August 3, 2022. Because DVs 

are based on the three most recent, 

complete calendar years of data 

preceding the attainment date, 

attainment must occur no later than 

December 31 of the year before the 

attainment date (i.e., December 31, 

2021, in the case of the Uinta Basin 

Marginal nonattainment area for the 

2015 ozone NAAQS). Accordingly, the 

EPA’s determination for this area is 


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