Rule2023-07468
Air Plan Approval; Mississippi; Update to Materials Incorporated by Reference
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
April 12, 2023
Effective
April 12, 2023
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is updating the materials that are incorporated by reference (IBR) into the Mississippi State Implementation Plan (SIP). The regulations affected by this update have been previously submitted by Mississippi and approved by EPA. In this notice, EPA is also notifying the public of corrections to one of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) table that identifies material incorporated by reference into the Mississippi SIP. This update affects the materials that are available for public inspection at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the EPA Regional Office.
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 88 Issue 70 (Wednesday, April 12, 2023)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 12, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 21922-21926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07468]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R04-OAR-2021-0022; FRL-8841-01-R4]
Air Plan Approval; Mississippi; Update to Materials Incorporated
by Reference
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule; notification of administrative change.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is updating the
materials that are incorporated by reference (IBR) into the Mississippi
State Implementation Plan (SIP). The regulations affected by this
update have been previously submitted by Mississippi and approved by
EPA. In this notice, EPA is also notifying the public of corrections to
one of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) table that identifies
material incorporated by reference into the Mississippi SIP. This
update affects the materials that are available for public inspection
at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the EPA
Regional Office.
DATES: This rule is effective April 12, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The SIP materials whose incorporation by reference into 40
CFR part 52 is finalized through this action are available for
inspection at the following locations: EPA, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street
SW, Atlanta, GA 30303 and <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. To view the materials at
the Region 4 Office, EPA request that you email the contact listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. The Regional Office's
[[Page 21923]]
official hours of business are Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., excluding Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah LaRocca, Air Regulatory
Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air and
Radiation Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61
Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. Ms. LaRocca can be
reached via telephone at (404) 562-8994 or via electronic mail at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9af6fbe8f5f9f9fbb4e9fbe8fbf2dafdf7fbf3f6b4f9f5f7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="99f5f8ebf6fafaf8b7eaf8ebf8f1d9fef4f8f0f5b7faf6f4">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Each State has a SIP containing the control measures and strategies
used to attain and maintain the national ambient air quality standards
(NAAQS). The SIP is extensive, containing such elements as air
pollution control regulations, emission inventories, monitoring
networks, attainment demonstrations, and enforcement mechanisms.
Each State must formally adopt the control measures and strategies
in the SIP after the public has had an opportunity to comment on them
and then submit the proposed SIP revisions to EPA. Once these control
measures and strategies are approved by EPA, and after notice and
comment, they are incorporated into the federally approved SIP and are
identified in part 52--``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation
Plans,'' Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR part 52).
The full text of the State regulation approved by EPA is not reproduced
in its entirety in 40 CFR part 52 but is ``incorporated by reference.''
This means that EPA has approved a given State regulation or specified
changes to a given regulation with a specific effective date. The
public is referred to the location of the full text version of the
regulation(s) should they want to know which measures are contained in
a given SIP. The information provided allows EPA and the public to
monitor the extent to which a State implements a SIP to attain and
maintain the NAAQS and to take enforcement action for violations of the
SIP.
The SIP is a living document which the State can revise as
necessary to address the unique air pollution problems in the State.
Therefore, EPA from time to time must take action on proposed revisions
containing new and/or revised regulations. A submission from a State
can revise one or more rules in their entirety or portions of rules.
The State indicates the changes in the submission (such as by using
redline/strikethrough text), and EPA then takes action on the requested
changes. EPA establishes a docket for its actions using a unique Docket
Identification Number, which is listed in each action. These dockets
and the complete submission are available for viewing on
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
On May 22, 1997 (62 FR 27968), EPA revised the procedures for
incorporating by reference, into the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
materials approved by EPA into each SIP. These changes revised the
format for the identification of the SIP in 40 CFR part 52, streamlined
the mechanisms for announcing EPA approval of revisions to a SIP, and
streamlined the mechanisms for EPA's updating of the IBR information
contained for each SIP in 40 CFR part 52. The revised procedures also
called for EPA to maintain ``SIP Compilations'' that contain the
federally approved regulations and source-specific permits submitted by
each State agency. EPA generally updates these SIP Compilations on an
annual basis. Under the revised procedures, EPA must periodically
publish an informational document in the rules section of the Federal
Register notifying the public that updates have been made to a SIP
Compilation for a particular State. EPA began applying the 1997 revised
procedures to Mississippi on July 1, 1997, and is providing this notice
in accordance with such procedures. See 62 FR 35441.
II. EPA Action
In this action, EPA is providing notice of an update to the
materials incorporated by reference into the Mississippi SIP as of
December 19, 2022, and identified in 40 CFR 52.1270(c). This update
includes SIP materials approved by EPA since the last IBR update. See
75 FR 1712 (January 13, 2010). In addition, EPA is providing notice of
the following corrections to paragraph (c) of Sec. 52.1270:
Changes Applicable to EPA-Approved Mississippi Regulations
A. Correcting Table (c)'s title, from ``(c) EPA Approved
Mississippi Regulations.'' to ``(c) EPA-Approved Mississippi Laws and
Regulations''.
B. Correcting the header of paragraph (c), from ``EPA-Approved
Mississippi Regulations'' to ``EPA-Approved Mississippi Laws and
Regulations''.
C. Correcting a typographical error in the CFR under 11 MAC Part
2--Chapter 1, Rule 1.9, changing the title ``Stack Height
Considerations.'' to ``Stack Height Considerations''.
D. Correcting a typographical error in the CFR under 11 MAC Part 2,
Chapter 2, Rule 2.7, changing the title ``Emission Evaluation Report''
to ``Emissions Evaluation Report''.
E. Correcting a typographical error in the CFR under Mississippi
Code, Section 25-4-29, changing the title ``Filing dates for
statement'' to ``Filing dates for statements''.
F. Correcting a typographical error in the CFR under Mississippi
Code, Section 25-4-105, changing the title ``Certain actions,
activities and business relationships prohibited or authorized;
contacts in violation of section voidable; penalties'' to ``Certain
actions, activities and business relationships prohibited or
authorized; contracts in violation of section voidable; penalties''.
III. Good Cause Exemption
EPA has determined that this action falls under the ``good cause''
exemption in section 553(b)(3)(B) of the Administrative Procedure Act
(APA) which, upon finding ``good cause,'' authorizes agencies to
dispense with public participation and section 553(d)(3) which allows
an agency to make an action effective immediately (thereby avoiding the
30-day delayed effective date otherwise provided for in the APA). This
administrative action simply codifies provisions which are already in
effect as a matter of law in Federal and approved State programs, makes
typographical/ministerial revisions to a table in the CFR, and makes
ministerial changes to the prefatory heading to the table in the CFR.
Under section 553(b)(3)(B) of the APA, an agency may find good cause
where procedures are ``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the
public interest.'' Public comment for this administrative action is
``unnecessary'' and ``contrary to the public interest'' since the
codifications (and corrections) only reflect existing law. Immediate
notice of this action in the Federal Register benefits the public by
providing the public notice of the updated Mississippi SIP Compilation
and notice of corrections to the Mississippi ``Identification of Plan''
portion of the CFR. Further, pursuant to section 553(d)(3), making this
action immediately effective benefits the public by immediately
updating both the SIP compilation and the CFR ``Identification of
plan'' section (which includes table entry corrections).
IV. Incorporation by Reference
In this rule, EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR
[[Page 21924]]
51.5, EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of previously
EPA-approved regulations promulgated by Mississippi and federally
effective prior to December 19, 2022. 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 4 Office (please contact the
person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this preamble for more information).
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable
Federal regulations. See 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
final rule and notification of administrative change does not impose
additional requirements 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 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; 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).
The SIP 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 as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
FR 67249, November 9, 2000), nor will it impose substantial direct
costs on Tribal governments or preempt Tribal law.
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).
EPA also believes that the provisions of section 307(b)(1) of the
CAA pertaining to petitions for judicial review are not applicable to
this action. This is because prior EPA rulemaking actions for each
individual component of the Mississippi SIP Compilation previously
afforded interested parties the opportunity to file a petition for
judicial review in the United States Court of Appeals for the
appropriate circuit within 60 days of such rulemaking action. Thus, EPA
believes judicial review of this action under section 307(b)(1) is not
available.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: April 3, 2023.
Daniel Blackman,
Regional Administrator, Region 4.
40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:
PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
0
1. The authority for citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart Z--Mississippi
0
2. In Sec. 52.1270, paragraphs (b) and (c) are revised to read as
follows:
Sec. 52.1270 Identification of plan.
* * * * *
(b) Incorporation by reference. (1) Material listed in paragraph
(c) of this section with an EPA approval date prior to December 19,
2022, for Mississippi was approved for incorporation by reference by
the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a)
and 1 CFR part 51. Material is incorporated as it exists on the date of
the approval and notice of any change in the material will be published
in the Federal Register. Entries in paragraph (c) of this section with
EPA approval dates after December 19, 2022, for Mississippi will be
incorporated by reference in the next update to the SIP compilation.
(2) EPA Region 4 certifies that the rules/regulations provided by
EPA in the SIP compilation at the addresses in paragraph (b)(3) of this
section are an exact duplicate of the officially promulgated State
rules/regulations which have been approved as part of the State
Implementation Plan as of the dates referenced in paragraph (b)(1) of
this section.
(3) Copies of the materials incorporated by reference may be
inspected at the Region 4 EPA Office at 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta,
GA 30303. To obtain the material, please call (404) 562-9022. You may
inspect the material with an EPA approval date prior to December 19,
2022, for Mississippi at the National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this
material at NARA email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#452320213720226b2920222429052b2437246b222a33"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="640201001601034a0801030508240a0516054a030b12">[email protected]</span></a> or go to <a href="http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html">http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html</a>.
(c) EPA-Approved Mississippi laws and regulations.
[[Page 21925]]
Table 1 to Paragraph (c)--EPA-Approved Mississippi Laws and Regulations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State
State citation Title/subject effective date EPA approval date Explanation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 MAC Part 1--Chapter 5 Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board: Regulations Regarding Administrative
Procedures Pursuant to the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Act
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rule 5.1........... Description of 5/11/2018 10/4/2018, 83 FR ................................
Mississippi 50014.
Environmental Quality
Permit Board.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 MAC Part 2--Chapter 1 Air Emission Regulations for the Prevention, Abatement, and Control of Air Contaminants
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rule 1.1........... General............... 6/25/2018 10/4/2018, 83 FR Except paragraphs (C)(1) and
50014. (2), which EPA has not approved
into the SIP.
Rule 1.2........... Definitions........... 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR Except the definition of ``Air
10070. Quality Action Day,'' which EPA
has not approved into the SIP.
Rule 1.3........... Specific Criteria for 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR Except paragraph (G)(4), which
Sources of 10070. is state effective February 9,
Particulate Matter. 2009, and paragraph (G)(5),
which is not approved into the
SIP.
Rule 1.4........... Specific Criteria for 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR ................................
Sources of Sulfur 10070.
Compounds.
Rule 1.5........... Specific Criteria for 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR ................................
Sources of Chemical 10070.
Emissions.
Rule 1.6........... New Sources........... 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR Except paragraphs (2) and (3),
10070. which EPA has not approved into
the SIP.
Rule 1.7........... Exceptions............ 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR ................................
10070.
Rule 1.9........... Stack Height 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR ................................
Considerations. 10070.
Rule 1.10.......... Provisions for Upsets, 12/10/2016 11/18/2022, 87 FR Except for Rule 1.10.A and
Startups, and 69177. 1.10.B(3).
Shutdowns.
Rule 1.11.......... Severability.......... 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR ................................
10070.
Rule 1.14.......... Provision for the 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR ................................
Clean Air Interstate 10070.
Rule.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 MAC Part 2--Chapter 2 Permit Regulations for the Construction and/or Operation of Air Emissions Equipment
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rule 2.1........... General Requirements.. 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR ................................
10070.
Rule 2.2........... General Standards 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR ................................
Applicable to All 10070.
Permits.
Rule 2.3........... Application for Permit 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR ................................
To Construct and 10070.
State Permit To
Operate New
Stationary Source.
Rule 2.4........... Public Participation 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR ................................
and Public 10070.
Availability of
Information.
Rule 2.5........... Application Review.... 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR ................................
10070.
Rule 2.6........... Compliance Testing.... 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR ................................
10070.
Rule 2.7........... Emissions Evaluation 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR ................................
Report. 10070.
Rule 2.8........... Procedures for Renewal 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR ................................
of State Permit To 10070.
Operate.
Rule 2.9........... Reporting and 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR ................................
Recordkeeping. 10070.
Rule 2.10.......... Emission Reduction 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR ................................
Schedule. 10070.
Rule 2.11.......... General Permits....... 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR ................................
10070.
Rule 2.12.......... Multi-Media Permits... 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR ................................
10070.
Rule 2.13.......... Exclusions............ 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR ................................
10070.
Rule 2.14.......... CAFOs................. 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR ................................
10070.
Rule 2.15.......... Options............... 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR ................................
10070.
Rule 2.16.......... Permit Transfer....... 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR ................................
10070.
Rule 2.17.......... Severability.......... 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR ................................
10070.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[[Page 21926]]
11 MAC Part 2--Chapter 3 Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution Emergency Episodes
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rule 3.1........... General............... 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR ................................
10070.
Rule 3.2........... Definitions........... 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR ................................
10070.
Rule 3.3........... Episode Criteria...... 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR ................................
10070.
Rule 3.4........... Emission Control 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR ................................
Action Programs. 10070.
Rule 3.5........... Emergency Orders...... 7/25/2013 2/21/2020, 85 FR Except the removal of language
10070. from the ``Emergency'' level
for coal or oil-fired process
steam generating facilities
under Rule 3.5, Table 1,
Section 2, which is state
effective June 3, 1988.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 MAC Part 2--Chapter 5 Regulations for the Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rule 5.1........... Purpose of this 5/28/2016 8/8/2017, 82 FR ................................
Regulation. 37015.
Rule 5.2........... Adoption of Federal 5/28/2016 9/16/2020, 85 FR The version of Rule 5.2 in the
Rules by Reference. 57707. SIP does not incorporate by
reference the provisions at
Sec. 52.21(b)(2)(v) and
(b)(3)(iii)(c) that were stayed
indefinitely by the Fugitive
Emissions Interim Rule
(published in the Federal
Register March 30, 2011).
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 MAC Part 2-11 Regulations for Ambient Air Quality Nonattainment Areas
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rule 11.1.......... General............... 9/26/2015 1/12/2016, 81 FR ................................
1321.
Rule 11.2.......... Definitions........... 9/26/2015 1/12/2016, 81 FR ................................
1321.
Rule 11.3.......... Emissions Statement... 9/26/2015 1/12/2016, 81 FR ................................
1321.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mississippi State Constitution
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Article 4 Section Interest of Public 9/27/2012 4/8/2013, 78 FR ................................
109. Officers in Contracts. 20795.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mississippi Code
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Section 25-4-25.... Persons required to 9/27/2012 4/8/2013, 78 FR ................................
file statement of 20795.
economic interest.
Section 25-4-27.... Contents of statement 9/27/2012 4/8/2013, 78 FR ................................
of economic interest. 20795.
Section 25-4-29.... Filing dates for 9/27/2012 4/8/2013, 78 FR ................................
statements. 20795.
Section 25-4-101... Declaration of public 9/27/2012 4/8/2013, 78 FR ................................
policy. 20795.
Section 25-4-103... Definitions........... 9/27/2012 4/8/2013, 78 FR ................................
20795.
Section 25-4-105... Certain actions, 9/27/2012 4/8/2013, 78 FR ................................
activities and 20795.
business
relationships
prohibited or
authorized; contracts
in violation of
section voidable;
penalties.
Section 49-2-5..... Commission on 7/1/2016 10/4/2018, 83 FR ................................
Environmental Quality. 50014.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * *
[FR Doc. 2023-07468 Filed 4-11-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on April 12, 2023.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.