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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 101481-101483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29404]

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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.

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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: [email protected].

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

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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

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2. Revise Sec.  62.6357 to read as follows:

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Sec.  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: [email protected]. 
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/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations or 
email [email protected]. 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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