[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 193 (Friday, October 6, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 46741-46742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21525]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R07-OAR-2015-0356; FRL-9968-81-Region 7]
Approval of Missouri Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Infrastructure SIP Requirements for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air
Quality Standard
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
approve elements of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision from the
State of Missouri for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality
Standard (NAAQS). Section 110 of the CAA requires that each state adopt
and submit a SIP for the implementation, maintenance, and enforcement
of each new or revised NAAQS promulgated by EPA. These SIPs are
commonly referred to as ``infrastructure'' SIPs. The infrastructure
requirements are designed to ensure that the structural components of
each state's air quality management program are adequate to meet the
state's responsibilities under 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 proposed
rule. If we receive no adverse comment, we will not take further action
on this proposed rule.
DATES: Comments must be received by November 6, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07-
OAR-2015-0356, 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
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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: Tracey Casburn, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 11201 Renner
Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at (913) 551-7016, or by email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document proposes to take action on the
State of Missouri Infrastructure SIP revision for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS.
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 in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Volatile
organic carbon, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: September 21, 2017.
Cathy Stepp,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.
[FR Doc. 2017-21525 Filed 10-5-17; 8:45 am]
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