Document ID: EPA-R07-OAR-2014-0118-0003
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: Iowa
Posted Date: 2014-03-14T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 50 (Friday, March 14, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 14459-14460]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05523]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R07-OAR-2014-0118; FRL 9907-76-Region 7]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Iowa

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve revisions to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the state 
of Iowa. These revisions will amend the SIP to include revisions to 
Iowa air quality rule, Chapter 33, ``Special Regulations and 
Construction Permit Requirements for Major Stationary Sources--
Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) of Air Quality.'' This 
rule amendment will make state regulation consistent with Federal 
regulation for fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) PSD program. 
This revision will also amend source obligation provisions as they 
apply to recordkeeping and will provide a mechanism to allow industry 
to request rescission of a PSD permit, both of which will match the 
Federal regulations. This action is also consistent with the state's 
request to not include, into the SIP, provisions relating to 
Significant Impact Levels and Significant Monitoring Concentrations. 
These provisions were vacated and remanded by the U.S. Court of Appeals 
for the District of Columbia on January 22, 2013.

DATES: Comments on this proposed action must be received in writing by 
April 14, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07-
OAR-2014-0118 by one of the following methods:
    1. http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
    2. Email: algoe-eakin.amy@epa.gov.
    3. Mail: Amy Algoe-Eakin, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
Planning and Development Branch, 11201 Renner Road, Lenexa, Kansas 
66219.
    4. Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver your comments to: Amy Algoe-
Eakin, Environmental Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development 
Branch, 11201 Renner Road, Lenexa, Kansas 66219. Such deliveries are 
only accepted during the Regional Office's normal hours of operations. 
The Regional Office's official hours of business are Monday through 
Friday, 8:00 to 4:30, excluding legal holidays.
    Please see the direct final rule which is located in the Rules 
section of this Federal Register for detailed instructions on how to 
submit comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Algoe-Eakin at (913) 551-7942, or 
by email at algoe-eakin.amy@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the final rules section of the Federal 
Register, EPA is approving the state's revision to the SIP as a direct 
final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a 
noncontroversial revision amendment and anticipates no relevant adverse 
comments to this action. A detailed rationale for the approval is set 
forth in the direct final rule. If no relevant adverse comments are 
received in response to this action, no further activity is 
contemplated in relation to this action. If EPA receives relevant 
adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all 
public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rules

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based on this proposed action. EPA will not institute a second comment 
period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting on this 
action should do so at this time. Please note that if EPA receives 
adverse comments on part of this rule and if that part can be severed 
from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt as final those parts of 
the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment. For additional 
information, see the direct final rule which is located in the rules 
section of this Federal Register.

    Dated: February 28, 2014.
Karl Brooks,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
[FR Doc. 2014-05523 Filed 3-13-14; 8:45 am]
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