79 FR 203 pgs. 62933-62934 - Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri, Control of Emissions From Hand-Fired Equipment
Type: PRORULEVolume: 79Number: 203Pages: 62933 - 62934
Pages: 62933, 62934Docket number: [EPA-R07-OAR-2014-0688; FRL-9918-09-Region 7]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2014-24864 Filed 10-20-14; 8:45 am]
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R07-OAR-2014-0688; FRL-9918-09-Region 7]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri, Control of Emissions From Hand-Fired Equipment
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION:
Proposed rule.
SUMMARY:
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the state of Missouri on May 8, 2012, related to a Missouri rule titled "Control of Emissions from Hand-Fired Equipment." This SIP revision provides a rule to allow the burning of discarded clean wood in non-residential (commercial owned and operated) heating devices, with restrictions to ensure environmentally-sound operation, in the St. Louis metropolitan area.
DATES:
Comments on this proposed action must be received in writing by November 20, 2014.
ADDRESSES:
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07-OAR-2014-0688, by mail to Larry Gonzalez, Environmental Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219. Comments may also be submitted electronically or through hand delivery/courier by following the detailed instructions in the ADDRESSES section of the direct final rule located in the rules section of this Federal Register .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larry Gonzalez, Environmental Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at 913-551-7041, or by email at gonzalez.larry@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[top] In the final rules section of the Federal Register , EPA is approving the state's SIP revision 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 rule 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 comment 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
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: September 24, 2014.
Karl Brooks,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
[FR Doc. 2014-24864 Filed 10-20-14; 8:45 am]
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