Rule2021-16218
Air Plan Approval; Missouri; Restriction of Emissions From Lithographic and Letterpress Printing Operations
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Published
August 2, 2021
Effective
September 1, 2021
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Missouri on November 10, 2020. This final action will amend the SIP to revise a Missouri regulation which restricts volatile organic compound emissions from lithographic and letterpress printing operations in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. Specifically, the State has revised this rule in order to clarify rule applicability, update incorporation by reference information, update test method references, clarify definitions, and remove unnecessary words to improve clarity. Approval of these revisions will ensure consistency between State and federally-approved rules.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 145 (Monday, August 2, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 41406-41407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16218]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R07-OAR-2021-0334; FRL-8706-02-R7]
Air Plan Approval; Missouri; Restriction of Emissions From
Lithographic and Letterpress Printing Operations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final
action to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted
by the State of Missouri on November 10, 2020. This final action will
amend the SIP to revise a Missouri regulation which restricts volatile
organic compound emissions from lithographic and letterpress printing
operations in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. Specifically, the State
has revised this rule in order to clarify rule applicability, update
incorporation by reference information, update test method references,
clarify definitions, and remove unnecessary words to improve clarity.
Approval of these revisions will ensure consistency between State and
federally-approved rules.
DATES: This final rule is effective on September 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-R07-OAR-2021-0334. All documents in the docket are
listed on the <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> 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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> or please
contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section for additional information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Gonzalez, Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 7 Office, Air Quality Planning Branch, 11201
Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219; telephone number: (913) 551-
7041; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#563139382c373a332c783a3724242f1633263778313920"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a3c4cccdd9c2cfc6d98dcfc2d1d1dae3c6d3c28dc4ccd5">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document ``we,'' ``us,'' and
``our'' refer to EPA.
Table of Contents
I. What is being addressed in this document?
II. Have the requirements for approval of a SIP revision been met?
III. What action is the EPA taking?
IV. Incorporation by Reference
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. What is being addressed in this document?
The EPA is approving revisions to the Missouri SIP received on
November 10, 2020. The revisions are to Title 10, Division 10 of the
Code of State Regulations, 10 CSR 10-5.442 ``Control of Emissions From
Lithographic and Letterpress Printing Operations'', which establishes
emission limits for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from lithographic
and letterpress printing operations in St. Louis City and Jefferson,
Franklin St. Louis, and St. Charles Counties (hereinafter referred to
in this document as the ``St. Louis Area''). The provision at 10 CSR
10-5.442 is SIP approved in the Code of Federal Regulations at 40 CFR
52.1320(c).
These revisions, as discussed in section IV of the EPA's proposed
rule, and the technical support document (TSD) in the docket for the
proposed rule, are largely administrative in nature and do not have a
negative impact on air quality (86 FR 27543, May 21, 2021).
The public comment period on the EPA's proposed rule opened May 21,
2021, the date of its publication in the Federal Register and closed on
June 21, 2021. During this period, the EPA received no comments. The
EPA is finalizing approval the revisions to this rule because it meets
the requirements of the Clean Air Act and will not have a negative
impact on air quality.
II. Have the requirements for approval of a SIP revision been met?
The State's 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. The
State provided public notice of the revisions from May 1, 2019, to
August 1, 2019, and held a public hearing on July 25, 2019. The State
received and addressed five comments (four being from the EPA). As
explained in more detail in the TSD which is part of this docket, the
SIP revision submission meets the substantive requirements of the Clean
Air Act (CAA), including section 110 and implementing regulations.
III. What action is the EPA taking?
The EPA is taking final action to amend the Missouri SIP by
approving the State's request to revise 10 CSR 10-5.442, ``Control of
Emissions From Lithographic and Letterpress Printing Operations.''
Approval of these revisions will ensure consistency between State and
federally-approved rules. The EPA has determined that these changes
meet the requirements of the Clean Air Act and will not have a negative
impact to air quality.
IV. Incorporation by Reference
In this document, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that
includes incorporation by reference. In accordance with the
requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, the EPA is finalizing the incorporation by
reference of the Missouri Regulations described in the amendments to 40
CFR part 52 set forth below. The EPA has made, and will continue to
make, these materials generally available through <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>
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).
Therefore, these materials have been approved by the EPA for
inclusion in the State Implementation Plan, have been incorporated by
reference by EPA into that plan, are fully federally enforceable under
sections 110 and 113 of the CAA as of the effective date of the final
rulemaking of the EPA's approval, and will be incorporated by reference
in the next update to the SIP compilation.\1\
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\1\ 62 FR 27968, May 22, 1997.
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V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the Clean Air Act (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
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beyond those imposed by state law. For that reason, this action:
<bullet> 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);
<bullet> Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
<bullet> 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.);
<bullet> 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);
<bullet> Does not have federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
<bullet> Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
<bullet> Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
<bullet> Is not subject to requirements of the National Technology
Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTA) because this rulemaking does not
involve technical standards; and
<bullet> 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).
In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian
reservation land or in any other area where the 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 October 1, 2021. 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 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: July 22, 2021.
Edward H. Chu,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, EPA amends 40 CFR part 52
as set forth below:
PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart AA--Missouri
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2. In Sec. 52.1320, the table in paragraph (c) is amended by revising
entry ``10-5.442'' to read as follows:
Sec. 52.1320 Identification of plan.
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EPA-Approved Missouri Regulations
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State
Missouri citation Title effective EPA approval date Explanation
date
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Missouri Department of Natural Resources
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Chapter 5--Air Quality Standards and Air Pollution Control Regulations for the St. Louis Metropolitan Area
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10-5.442................... Control of Emissions 01/30/2020 8/2/2021, [insert ......................
from Lithographic and Federal Register
Letterpress Printing citation].
Operations.
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[FR Doc. 2021-16218 Filed 7-30-21; 8:45 am]
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