[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 [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07468]


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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.

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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 www.regulations.gov. 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

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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 
[email protected].

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 
www.regulations.gov.
    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

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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 
www.regulations.gov 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:
     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);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     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.);
     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);
     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in 
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based 
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to 
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     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
     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

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1. The authority for citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Subpart Z--Mississippi

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2. In Sec.  52.1270, paragraphs (b) and (c) are revised to read as 
follows:


Sec.  52.1270  Identification of plan.

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    (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 [email protected] or go to http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
    (c) EPA-Approved Mississippi laws and regulations.

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                     Table 1 to Paragraph (c)--EPA-Approved Mississippi Laws and Regulations
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                                                  State
   State citation         Title/subject      effective date  EPA approval date             Explanation
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  11 MAC Part 1--Chapter 5 Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board: Regulations Regarding Administrative
                      Procedures Pursuant to the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Act
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Rule 5.1...........  Description of               5/11/2018  10/4/2018, 83 FR   ................................
                      Mississippi                             50014.
                      Environmental Quality
                      Permit Board.
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11 MAC Part 2--Chapter 1 Air Emission Regulations for the Prevention, Abatement, and Control of Air Contaminants
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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.
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  11 MAC Part 2--Chapter 2 Permit Regulations for the Construction and/or Operation of Air Emissions Equipment
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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.
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           11 MAC Part 2--Chapter 3 Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution Emergency Episodes
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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.
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       11 MAC Part 2--Chapter 5 Regulations for the Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality
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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).
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                    11 MAC Part 2-11 Regulations for Ambient Air Quality Nonattainment Areas
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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.
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                                         Mississippi State Constitution
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Article 4 Section    Interest of Public           9/27/2012  4/8/2013, 78 FR    ................................
 109.                 Officers in Contracts.                  20795.
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                                                Mississippi Code
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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.
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