99-1332. Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of Missouri  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 26, 1999)]
    [Rules and Regulations]
    [Pages 3855-3861]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-1332]
    
    
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    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
    
    40 CFR Parts 52 and 81
    
    [MO 043-1043(a); FRL-6220-1]
    
    
    Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Designation of 
    Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of Missouri
    
    AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
    
    ACTION: Direct final rule.
    
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    SUMMARY: In this action, the EPA is promulgating a redesignation 
    request and State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the 
    state of Missouri on June 13, 1997. Additional material was sent on 
    June 15, 1998. The request is to redesignate the portion of the St. 
    Louis metropolitan area, currently a carbon monoxide (CO) nonattainment 
    area, to a CO attainment area. Under the Clean Air Act (CAA) as amended 
    in 1990, a redesignation to attainment may be promulgated if the state 
    demonstrates full compliance with the redesignation requirements set 
    forth in section 107(d)(3)(E). In this action, the EPA is also 
    approving Missouri's SIP revision regarding the state's CO maintenance 
    plan.
    
    DATES: This direct final rule is effective on March 29, 1999 without 
    further notice, unless the EPA receives adverse comment by February 25, 
    1999. If adverse comment is received, the EPA will publish a timely 
    withdrawal of the direct final rule in the Federal Register and inform 
    the public that the rule will not take effect.
    
    ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Stanley Walker, Environmental 
    Protection Agency, Air Branch, 726 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, 
    Kansas 66101.
        Copies of the documents relevant to this action are available for 
    public inspection during normal business hours at the: Environmental 
    Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 726 Minnesota 
    Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 66101.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stanley Walker at (913) 551-7494.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    
    I. Background
    
    A. The Redesignation Request
    
        The CAA provides a process whereby a state may request the EPA to 
    redesignate a nonattainment area to an attainment area for CO. As set 
    forth in the CAA, an area must meet the requirements outlined in 
    section 107(d)(3)(E). These requirements and the EPA's analysis of 
    Missouri's submission as it relates to the requirements, are detailed 
    in section II, below.
        Missouri has submitted a redesignation based on ambient monitoring 
    data showing no violation of the standard since 1987.
    
    B. Summary of the SIP Revision
    
        On June 13, 1997, the state submitted a maintenance plan and 
    requested that the EPA redesignate the St. Louis metropolitan area from 
    nonattainment to attainment for CO in accordance with the requirements 
    of the CAA. On June 15, 1998, the state submitted additional material 
    to further support Missouri's redesignation request. The St. Louis CO 
    nonattainment area includes the city of St. Louis and the portion of 
    St. Louis County encompassed by Interstate 270 and the Mississippi 
    River.
    
    II. Analysis of the Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan
    
    A. Attainment of the CO National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) 
    (Section 107(d)(3)(E)(i))
    
    EPA Analysis
        In accord with section 107(d)(3)(i) of the CAA, the state of 
    Missouri showed that the area has attained, and continues to attain, 
    the applicable NAAQS. Missouri used CO air quality data for the years 
    1994-1995 to form the basis of Missouri's request to redesignate St. 
    Louis to attainment. Data collected in subsequent years confirm that no 
    violations of the CO standard occurred and St. Louis continues to show 
    attainment through 1998. The ambient air quality data are collected at 
    ambient monitoring stations that are located in areas which are 
    predicted to have high concentrations. These data are collected and 
    quality assured in accordance with 40 CFR Part 58 and recorded in the 
    Aerometric Information Retrieval System.
        Criterion No. 1 has been met.
    
    B. Fully Approved SIP Under Section 110(k) of the CAA (Section 
    107(d)(e)(ii))
    
        The SIP for the area must be fully approved under section 110(k) 
    and must satisfy all requirements that apply to the area.
    
    EPA Analysis
    
        As required, a CO SIP was submitted by the Missouri Department of 
    Natural Resources (MDNR) prior to the 1990 CAA. This SIP was approved 
    under the pre-1990 CAA Amendments. The St. Louis area was designated as 
    an unclassified nonattainment area under the 1990 CAA Amendments. Since 
    1990, several revisions to Missouri's SIP which target CO emissions 
    have been fully approved by the EPA under section 110(k) of the CAA. 
    Please see the Technical Support Document for a listing of these 
    additional regulations. Further discussion of how the Missouri SIP for 
    St. Louis meets the requirements of section 110 and Part D can be found 
    in Section II(D).
        Criterion No. 2 has been met.
    
    C. Permanent and Enforceable Improvement in Air Quality
    
        As required, the State of Missouri attributes the improvement in 
    air quality to regulations which are permanent and enforceable.
    EPA Analysis
        Missouri estimated that reductions have occurred from the year that 
    the design value was determined for designation and classification. 
    Most of
    
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    these reductions were achieved from Federal national programs and SIP 
    measures. Specifically, reductions occurred due to the Federal Motor 
    Vehicle Control Program and National Emission Standards for nonroad 
    engines. In addition, the permanence of the reductions is evidenced by 
    the fact that no violations have occurred since 1988.
        The EPA finds that the measures have resulted in permanent and 
    enforceable CO emission reductions that have allowed St. Louis to 
    attain the NAAQS.
        Criterion No. 3 has been met.
    
    D. Applicable Requirements Under Section 110 and Part D
    
        Section 110(a)(2) and Part D requirements must be met prior to 
    approval of the redesignation request. In general, the EPA evaluates 
    the state's compliance with requirements that come due under the Act 
    prior to the submittal of a complete redesignation request. Areas, such 
    as St. Louis, that are unclassified, are subject to the provisions of 
    subpart 1 of Part D. The EPA has reviewed the SIP to ensure that it 
    contains all requirements of section 110(a)(2) and subpart 1 of Part D.
    Section 110 Requirements
        The EPA has analyzed the SIP and determined that it is consistent 
    with the requirements as amended in section 110(a)(2) of the Act. The 
    SIP revisions relevant to CO were adopted by the Missouri Air 
    Conservation Commission after reasonable notice and public hearing. The 
    SIP contains enforceable emission limitations adequate to produce 
    attainment, and requires monitoring, compiling, and analyzing ambient 
    air quality data. The SIP also provides for adequate funding, staff, 
    and associated resources necessary to implement SIP requirements and 
    has provisions for review of new sources, and requires stationary 
    source emissions monitoring and reporting.
    Part D Requirements
        Under Part D, an area's classification determines the requirements 
    to which it is subject. Subpart 1 of Part D sets forth the basic 
    requirements applicable to all nonattainment areas. The requirements 
    for CO areas in Subpart 3 are applicable to CO areas in the moderate 
    and serious classifications. The St. Louis area is an unclassified 
    nonattainment area, and the applicable Part D requirements are in 
    subpart 1 of Part D.
    Subpart 1 of Part D--Section 172(c) Plan Provisions
        The most relevant subpart 1 requirements are in section 172(c). 
    These requirements include reasonably available control technology for 
    existing sources, a new source review (NSR) program meeting the 
    requirements of section 173, reasonable further progress (RFP) toward 
    attainment of the applicable standard, an emission inventory of sources 
    of the relevant pollutant, other measures as necessary for attainment, 
    and a demonstration of attainment by the applicable attainment date. In 
    the case of St. Louis, the state has satisfied all of the section 
    172(c) requirements necessary for redesignation.
        Since St. Louis was subject to nonattainment plan requirements 
    prior to the 1990 Amendments, many of the subpart 1 requirements had 
    already been met. The requirements for RFP, identification of certain 
    emission increases, and other measures needed for attainment have 
    already been met, and there have been no violations of the NAAQS since 
    1987. In addition, the state already had reasonably available control 
    technology (RACT) for major sources, and no new RACT requirements were 
    triggered for unclassified areas. With respect to the section 172(c)(2) 
    RFP requirements, since St. Louis has attained the CO NAAQS, no new RFP 
    requirements apply.
        The section 172(c)(3) emissions inventory requirements have been 
    met by the inventory included in the maintenance plan. See discussion 
    in section E of this document.
        Section 172(c)(4) requires the state to demonstrate to the 
    satisfaction of the Administrator that emissions quantified for the 
    purpose of growth factors will be consistent with the achievement of 
    RFP, and will not interfere with attainment of the applicable NAAQS by 
    the attainment date. In the maintenance plan, the state demonstrates 
    continued attainment through the year 2008. Growth factors were 
    included in the state's analysis.
        As for the section 172(c)(5) new source permitting requirements, 
    the state revised its rule to meet the requirements of section 173 of 
    the Act, and the EPA approved the revisions. (See 40 CFR section 
    52.1320(86).)
        The state will maintain an ambient monitoring network to ensure 
    that the NAAQS continues to be met.
        As discussed in section 172(c), the state provides a discussion of 
    its contingency measures in section E.5 pertaining to maintenance 
    plans. The area has met its RFP requirements and attained the standard 
    before the attainment date. In accord with the EPA's ``Technical 
    Support Document to Aid States with the Development of Carbon Monoxide 
    State Implementation Plan,'' nonclassified CO areas such as St. Louis 
    are not required to have contingency measures as defined under 172(c). 
    The EPA believes it is appropriate not to apply the requirement for 
    contingency measures for areas under the de minimis approach.
        Criterion No. 4 has been met.
    
    E. Approved Limited Maintenance Plan
    
        Section 107(d)(3)(E)(iv) states that an area must have a 
    maintenance plan meeting the requirements of section 175A.
    1. Limited Maintenance Plan Option
        The EPA provided national guidance regarding the Limited 
    Maintenance Plan option in an October 6, 1995, memorandum from Joseph 
    W. Paisie, Group Leader, Integrated Policy and Strategies Group, to Air 
    Branch Chief, entitled ``Limited Maintenance Plan Option for 
    Nonclassifiable CO Nonattainment Areas.'' In accord with the 
    aforementioned memorandum, the CO design value for the area, based on 
    eight consecutive quarters (two years of data) used to demonstrate 
    attainment, must be at or below 7.65 parts per million (ppm) (85 
    percent of the exceedance levels of the CO NAAQS). In addition, the 
    design value for the area must continue to be at or below 7.65 ppm 
    until the time of final EPA action on the redesignation. To assess 
    whether an unclassified area meets the applicability cutoff for the 
    limited maintenance plan, a separate design value must be developed for 
    every monitoring site. If the area design value is at or below 7.65 
    ppm, the state may select the limited maintenance plan option for the 
    first ten-year maintenance period under section 175A. As discussed 
    below, the design value for the St. Louis CO nonattainment area is 
    below 7.65 ppm, qualifying it for the limited maintenance plan option.
    2. Attainment Inventory
        The maintenance plan contains a comprehensive emissions inventory 
    of CO emissions for the years 1994 to 1995 which establishes the amount 
    of emission reductions that were necessary to reach attainment with the 
    CO NAAQS.
        The state developed an attainment emissions inventory to identify a 
    level of emissions in the area which are sufficient to attain the 
    NAAQS. This inventory is consistent with the EPA's most recent guidance 
    on emissions inventories for nonattainment areas and represents 
    emissions during the time period associated with the monitoring
    
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    data showing attainment. The inventory is based on actual ``typical 
    winter day'' (tpwd) emissions of CO.
        A baseline inventory for the year 1993 was used versus 1990 
    baseline because the state believed the 1993 base year was a better 
    approximation of actual emissions. The emission inventory contains 
    attainment year inventories for 1993 through April 1998 and projected 
    inventories for 1998 through 2008 for the maintenance period. The 
    inventories include point, area, on-road mobile, and nonroad mobile 
    source categories; growth projections; action line determination; 
    emission projection methodologies; and sample calculations for point 
    and area sources. The highway mobile source inventory information 
    includes vehicle miles traveled (VMT) growth projections, and Mobile 
    5.0 model inputs and outputs.
        The state has met the required inventory criterion.
    3. Demonstration of Maintenance of the CO NAAQS
        The Maintenance Demonstration. The maintenance demonstration 
    requirement is considered to be satisfied for nonclassifiable areas if 
    the monitoring data show that the area is meeting the air quality 
    criteria for limited maintenance areas (7.65 ppm or 85 percent of the 
    CO NAAQS). There is no requirement to project emissions over the 
    maintenance period. The EPA believes if the area begins the maintenance 
    period at or below 85 percent of exceedance levels, the air quality 
    along with the continued applicability of prevention of significant 
    deterioration or NSR requirements, any control measures already in the 
    SIP, and Federal measures, should provide adequate assurance of 
    maintenance over the initial ten-year maintenance period.
        EPA Evaluation. Total CO emissions were projected from 1993 through 
    the year 2008. Using the 1994 and 1995 monitoring, the state calculated 
    a design value of 5.7 ppm which is well below the design value for 
    attainment. All emissions are reported in tpwd.
        Missouri demonstrated that emissions for CO through the year 2008 
    will remain below the 1993 base year levels because of permanent and 
    enforceable measures, while allowing for growth in population and VMT.
        a. Monitoring Network/Verification of Continued Attainment. As 
    required under the limited maintenance plan option, Missouri verified 
    the attainment status of the area over the maintenance period; the 
    maintenance plan contains provisions for continued operation of an 
    appropriate EPA approved air quality monitoring network, in accordance 
    with 40 CFR Part 58.
        b. Contingency Plan. Section 175A of the Act requires that a 
    maintenance plan include contingency provisions, as necessary, to 
    promptly correct any violation of the NAAQS that occurs after 
    redesignation of the area. The contingency plan is considered to be an 
    enforceable part of the SIP and should ensure that contingency measures 
    are adopted expeditiously once they are triggered by a specific event. 
    The contingency plan should identify the measures to be promptly 
    adopted and provide a schedule and procedure for adoption and 
    implementation of the measures. The state should also identify specific 
    indicators, or triggers, which will be used to determine when the 
    contingency measures need to be implemented.
        Missouri meets the above requirement by committing to expeditiously 
    implement contingency provisions in response to future emission 
    increases in CO emissions or violation of the CO emission standards. 
    Missouri has identified an action line which would trigger contingency 
    controls for the scenario with no recorded violations of the CO NAAQS. 
    Also, the state requires additional CO controls for future year 
    emissions that exceed the contingency action line.
        c. Conformity Determination Under Limited Maintenance Plans. The 
    transportation conformity rule (58 FR 62188; November 24, 1993) and the 
    general conformity rule (58 FR 63214; November 30, 1993) apply to 
    nonattainment areas and maintenance areas operating under maintenance 
    plans. Under either rule, one means of demonstrating conformity of 
    Federal actions is to indicate that expected emissions from planned 
    actions are consistent with the emissions budget for the area. 
    Emissions budgets in limited maintenance plan areas may be treated as 
    essentially not constraining for the length of the initial maintenance 
    period, because it is unreasonable to expect that such an area will 
    experience so much growth in that period that a violation of the CO 
    NAAQS would result. Therefore, in areas with approved limited 
    maintenance plans, Federal actions requiring conformity determinations 
    under the transportation conformity rule could be considered to satisfy 
    the necessary requirements. Similarly, in these areas, Federal actions 
    subject to the general conformity rule could be considered to satisfy 
    the requirements specified in section 93.158(a)(5)(i)(A) of the rule.
        As required by section by 176 of the CAAA, MDNR has developed 
    transportation/air quality conformity procedures (10 CSR 10-5.480) and 
    general conformity procedures (10 CSR 10-6.300) that are consistent 
    with Federal conformity regulations. The state demonstrates conformity 
    of Federal actions by indicating that expected emissions from the 
    planned actions are consistent with the emissions budget for the area. 
    As discussed above, the state meets the emissions budget criteria as 
    required.
    
    III. Final Action
    
        The EPA is taking action to approve the St. Louis area maintenance 
    plan because it meets the requirements set forth in section 175(A) in 
    the CAA and in the aforementioned memorandum entitled ``Limited 
    Maintenance Plan Option for Nonclassifiable CO Nonattainment Areas.'' 
    In addition, the Agency is approving the state of Missouri's request to 
    redesignate the St. Louis CO area to attainment, because Missouri has 
    demonstrated compliance with section 107(d)(3)(E) for redesignation.
        The EPA is publishing this rule without prior proposal because the 
    Agency views this as a noncontroversial amendment and anticipates no 
    adverse comments. However, in the proposed rules section of this 
    Federal Register publication, the EPA is publishing a separate document 
    that will serve as the proposal to approve the SIP revision should 
    relevant adverse comments be filed. This rule will be effective March 
    29, 1999 without further notice unless the Agency receives relevant 
    adverse comments by February 25, 1999.
        If the EPA receives such comments, then the EPA will publish a 
    document withdrawing the final rule and informing the public that the 
    rule will not take effect. All public comments received will then be 
    addressed in a subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. The 
    EPA will not institute a second comment period on this rule. Only 
    parties interested in commenting on this rule should do so at this 
    time. If no such comments are received, the public is advised that this 
    rule will be effective on March 29, 1999 and no further action will be 
    taken on the proposed rule.
    
    IV. Administrative Requirements
    
    A. Executive Order (E.O.) 12866
    
        The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has exempted this 
    regulatory action from E.O. 12866, entitled ``Regulatory Planning and 
    Review.''
    
    B. E.O. 12875
    
        Under E.O. 12875, Enhancing the Intergovernmental Partnership, the 
    EPA
    
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    may not issue a regulation that is not required by statute and that 
    creates a mandate upon a state, local, or tribal government, unless the 
    Federal Government provides the funds necessary to pay the direct 
    compliance costs incurred by those governments, or the EPA consults 
    with those governments. If the EPA complies by consulting, E.O. 12875 
    requires the EPA to provide to OMB a description of the extent of the 
    EPA's prior consultation with representatives of affected state, local, 
    and tribal governments, the nature of their concerns, copies of any 
    written communications from the governments, and a statement supporting 
    the need to issue the regulation. In addition, E.O. 12875 requires the 
    EPA to develop an effective process permitting elected officials and 
    other representatives of state, local, and tribal governments ``to 
    provide meaningful and timely input in the development of regulatory 
    proposals containing significant unfunded mandates.''
        Today's rule does not create a mandate on state, local, or tribal 
    governments. The rule does not impose any enforceable duties on these 
    entities. Accordingly, the requirements of section 1(a) of E.O. 12875 
    do not apply to this rule.
    
    C. E.O. 13045
    
        Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety 
    Risks (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997) applies to any rule that: (1) is 
    determined to be ``economically significant'' as defined under E.O. 
    12866, and (2) concerns an environmental health or safety risk that the 
    EPA has reason to believe may have a disproportionate effect on 
    children. If the regulatory action meets both criteria, the Agency must 
    evaluate the environmental health or safety effects of the planned rule 
    on children, and explain why the planned regulation is preferable to 
    other potentially effective and reasonably feasible alternatives 
    considered by the Agency.
        This rule is not subject to E.O. 13045 because it does not involve 
    decisions intended to mitigate environmental health or safety risks.
    
    D. E.O. 13084
    
        Under E.O. 13084, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal 
    Governments, the EPA may not issue a regulation that is not required by 
    statute, that significantly or uniquely affects the communities of 
    Indian tribal governments, and that imposes substantial direct 
    compliance costs on those communities, unless the Federal Government 
    provides the funds necessary to pay the direct compliance costs 
    incurred by the tribal governments, or the EPA consults with those 
    governments. If the EPA complies by consulting, E.O. 13084 requires the 
    EPA to provide to OMB, in a separately identified section of the 
    preamble to the rule, a description of the extent of the EPA's prior 
    consultation with representatives of affected tribal governments, a 
    summary of the nature of their concerns, and a statement supporting the 
    need to issue the regulation. In addition, E.O. 13084 requires the EPA 
    to develop an effective process permitting elected officials and other 
    representatives of Indian tribal governments ``to provide meaningful 
    and timely input in the development of regulatory policies on matters 
    that significantly or uniquely affect their communities.''
        Today's rule does not significantly or uniquely affect the 
    communities of Indian tribal governments. This action does not involve 
    or impose any requirements that affect Indian tribes. Accordingly, the 
    requirements of Section 3(b) of E.O. 13084 do not apply to this rule.
    
    E. Regulatory Flexibility Act
    
        The Regulatory Flexibility Act generally requires an agency to 
    conduct a regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule subject to notice 
    and comment rulemaking requirements, unless the agency certifies that 
    the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
    number of small entities. Small entities include small businesses, 
    small not-for-profit enterprises, and small governmental jurisdictions. 
    This final rule will not have a significant impact on a substantial 
    number of small entities because SIP approvals under section 110 and 
    Subchapter I, Part D of the CAA do not create any new requirements, but 
    simply approve requirements that the state is already imposing. 
    Therefore, because the Federal SIP approval does not create any new 
    requirements, I certify that this action will not have a significant 
    economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. Moreover, 
    due to the nature of the Federal-state relationship under the CAA, 
    preparation of flexibility analysis would constitute Federal inquiry 
    into the economic reasonableness of state action. The CAA forbids the 
    EPA to base its actions concerning SIPs on such grounds. Union Electric 
    Co., v. U.S. EPA, 427 U.S. 246, 255-66 (1976); 42 U.S.C. 7410(a)(2).
    
    F. Unfunded Mandates
    
        Under Section 202 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 
    (``Unfunded Mandates Act''), signed into law on March 22, 1995, the EPA 
    must prepare a budgetary impact statement to accompany any proposed or 
    final rule that includes a Federal mandate that may result in estimated 
    annual costs to state, local, or tribal governments in the aggregate; 
    or to private sector, of $100 million or more. Under Section 205, the 
    EPA must select the most cost-effective and least burdensome 
    alternative that achieves the objectives of the rule and is consistent 
    with statutory requirements. Section 203 requires the EPA to establish 
    a plan for informing and advising any small governments that may be 
    significantly or uniquely impacted by the rule.
        The EPA has determined that the approval action promulgated does 
    not include a Federal mandate that may result in estimated annual costs 
    of $100 million or more to either state, local, or tribal governments 
    in the aggregate, or to the private sector. This Federal action 
    approves preexisting requirements under state or local law, and imposes 
    no new requirements. Accordingly, no additional costs to state, local, 
    or tribal governments, or to the private sector, result from this 
    action.
    
    G. Submission to Congress and the Comptroller General
    
        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. The EPA will submit a report containing this rule and 
    other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of 
    Representatives, and the U.S. Comptroller General prior to publication 
    of the rule in the Federal Register. This rule is not a ``major rule'' 
    as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
    
    H. Petitions for Judicial Review
    
        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 March 29, 1999. Filing a petition for 
    reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect 
    the finality of this rule for the purposes of judicial review, nor does 
    it extend the time within which a petition
    
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    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
    
    40 CFR Part 52
    
        Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 
    Hydrocarbons, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen dioxide, 
    Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 
    Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.
    
    40 CFR Part 81
    
        Environmental protection, Air pollution control, National parks, 
    Wilderness areas.
    
        Dated: January 7, 1999.
    William Rice,
    Acting Regional Administrator, Region VII.
    
        Chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended 
    as follows:
    
    PART 52--[AMENDED]
    
        1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:
        Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
    
    Subpart AA--Missouri
    
        2. Subpart AA is amended by adding Sec. 52.1340 to read as follows:
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    Sec. 52.1340  Control strategy: Carbon monoxide.
    
        Approval--A maintenance plan and redesignation request for the St. 
    Louis, Missouri, area was submitted by the Director of the Missouri 
    Department of Natural Resources on June 13, 1997. Additional 
    information was received on June 15, 1998. The maintenance plan and 
    redesignation request satisfy all applicable requirements of the Clean 
    Air Act.
    
    PART 81--[AMENDED]
    
        1. The authority citation for part 81 continues to read as follows:
        Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.
    
    Subpart AA--Missouri
    
        2. In Sec. 81.326 the table for Missouri carbon monoxide is revised 
    to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 81.326  Missouri.
    
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                                                Missouri--Carbon Monoxide
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                                                                Designation                      Classification
                  Designated Area              ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  Date \1\                Type                Date \1\       Type
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    St. Louis Area:
        St. Louis City........................  ...........  Attainment...................
        St. Louis County (part):
        The area encompassed by the I-270 and   ...........  Attainment...................
         the, Mississippi River..
    AQCR 137 Northern Missouri Intrastate:
        Pike County...........................  ...........  Unclassifiable/Attainment....
        Ralls County..........................  ...........  Unclassifiable/Attainment....
    AQCR 137 Northern Missouri Intrastate       ...........  Unclassifiable/Attainment....
     (Remainder of).
        Adair County
        Andrew County
        Atchison County
        Audrain County
        Boone County
        Caldwell County
        Callaway County
        Carroll County
        Chariton County
        Clark County
        Clinton County
        Cole County
        Cooper County
        Daviess County
        De Kalb County
        Gentry County
        Grundy County
        Harrison County
        Holt County
        Howard County
        Knox County
        Lewis County
        Lincoln County
        Linn County
        Livingston County
        Macon County
        Marion County
        Mercer County
        Moniteau County
        Monroe County
        Montgomery County
        Nodaway County
        Osage County
        Putnam County
        Randolph County
        Saline County
    
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        Schuyler County
        Scotland County
        Shelby County
        Sullivan County
        Warren County
        Worth County
        Rest of State                           ...........  Unclassifiable/Attainment....
        Barry County
        Barton County
        Bates County
        Benton County
        Bollinger County
        Buchanan County
        Butler County
        Camden County
        Cape Girardeau County
        Carter County
        Cass County
        Cedar County
        Christina County
        Clay County
        Crawford County
        Dade County
        Dallas County
        Dent County
        Douglas County
        Dunklin County
        Franklin County
        Gasconade County
        Greene County
        Henry County
        Hickory County
        Howell County
        Iron County
        Jackson County
        Jasper County
        Jefferson County
        Johnson County
        Laclede County
        Lafayette County
        Lawrence County
        Madison County
        Maries County
        McDonald County
        Miller County
        Mississippi County
        Morgan County
        New Madrid County
        Newton County
        Oregon County
        Ozark County
        Pemiscot County
        Perry County
        Pettis County
        Phelps County
        Platte County
        Polk County
        Pulaski County
        Ray County
        Reynolds County
        Ripley County
        Scott County
        Shannon County
        St. Charles County
        St. Clair County
        St. Francis County
        St. Louis County (part) Remainder of
         County
        Ste. Geevieve County
        Stoddard County
        Stone County
    
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        Taney County
        Texas County
        Vernon County
        Washington County
        Wayne County
        Webster County
        Wright County
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    \1\ This date is November 15, 1990, unless otherwise noted.
    
    [FR Doc. 99-1332 Filed 1-25-99; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Effective Date:
3/29/1999
Published:
01/26/1999
Department:
Environmental Protection Agency
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Direct final rule.
Document Number:
99-1332
Dates:
This direct final rule is effective on March 29, 1999 without further notice, unless the EPA receives adverse comment by February 25, 1999. If adverse comment is received, the EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final rule in the Federal Register and inform the public that the rule will not take effect.
Pages:
3855-3861 (7 pages)
Docket Numbers:
MO 043-1043(a), FRL-6220-1
PDF File:
99-1332.pdf
CFR: (2)
40 CFR 52.1340
40 CFR 81.326