
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 215 (Friday, November 6, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 68768-68772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27902]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R08-OAR-2015-0428; FRL-9932-61-Region 8]


Air Plan Approval; WY; Update to Materials Incorporated by 
Reference

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule; administrative change.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is updating the 
materials that are incorporated by reference (IBR) into the Wyoming 
State Implementation Plan (SIP). The Regulations affected by this 
update have been previously submitted by the Wyoming Department of 
Environmental Quality and approved by the EPA. In this action, the EPA 
is also notifying the public of corrections to typographical errors and 
minor formatting changes to the IBR tables. This update affects the SIP 
materials that are available for public inspection at the EPA Regional 
Office.

DATES: This action is effective November 6, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under 
Docket Identification Number EPA-R08-OAR-2015-0428. All documents in 
the docket are listed on the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. 
Although listed in the index, some information may not be publicly 
available, i.e., Confidential Business Information or other information 
the disclosure of which is restricted by statute. Certain other 
material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet 
and will be publicly available only in the hard copy form. Publicly 
available docket materials are available either electronically through 
http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at EPA Region 8, Office of 
Partnership and Regulatory Assistance, Air Program, 1595 Wynkoop 
Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129. The EPA requests that you contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to 
view the hard copy of the docket. An electronic copy of the State's SIP 
compilation is also available at http://www.epa.gov/region8/air/sip.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Ayala, Air Program, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mailcode 8P-AR, 1595 
Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129, (303) 312-6142, 
ayala.kathy@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The SIP is a living document which a state revises as necessary to 
address its unique air pollution problems. Therefore, the EPA, from 
time to time, must take action on SIP revisions containing new and/or 
revised regulations as being part of the SIP. On May 22, 1997 (62 FR 
27968), the EPA revised the procedures for incorporating by reference 
Federally-approved SIPs, as a result of consultation between the EPA 
and the Office of the Federal Register (OFR). The description of the 
revised SIP document, IBR procedures and ``Identification of Plan'' 
format are discussed in further detail in the May 22, 1997, Federal 
Register document. On November 2, 2006 (71 FR 64460) the EPA published 
the revised format of the IBR material for Wyoming as of August 31, 
2006. Today's action is an update to the November 2, 2006 document.

II. EPA Action

    In this action, the EPA is announcing the update to the IBR 
material as of September 1, 2015. The EPA is also correcting 
typographical errors, including omission and other minor errors in 
subsection 52.2620, paragraphs (c), (d), and (e).

III. Good Cause Exemption

    EPA has determined that today's action falls under the ``good 
cause'' exemption in section 553(b)(3)(B) of the Administrative 
Procedure Act (APA) which, upon a finding of ``good cause'' authorizes 
agencies to dispense with public participation, and section 553(d)(3), 
which allows an agency to make a rule effective immediately (thereby 
avoiding the 30-day delayed effective date otherwise provided for in 
the APA). Today's action simply updates the codification of provisions 
which are already in effect as a matter of law.
    Under section 553 of the APA, an agency may find good cause where 
procedures are ``impractical, unnecessary, or contrary to the public 
interest.'' Public comment is ``unnecessary'' and ``contrary to the 
public interest'' since the codification only reflects existing law. 
Likewise, there is no purpose served by delaying the effective date of 
this action.
    In this rule, EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes 
incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 
51.5, EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of the Wyoming 
regulations described in the amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set forth 
below. EPA has made, and will continue to make, these

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documents generally available electronically through 
www.regulations.gov and/or in hard copy at the appropriate EPA office 
(see the ADDRESSES section of this preamble for more information).

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. General Requirements

    Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this 
action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and is therefore not 
subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget. This rule is 
not subject to Executive Order 13211, ``Actions Concerning Regulations 
That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 
28355, May 22, 2001) because it is not a significant regulatory action 
under Executive Order 12866. Because the agency has made a ``good 
cause'' finding that this action is not subject to notice-and-comment 
requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act or any other 
statute as indicated in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section, it is 
not subject to the regulatory flexibility provisions of the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), or to sections 202 and 205 of 
the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) (Pub. L. 104-4). In 
addition, this action does not significantly or uniquely affect small 
governments or impose a significant intergovernmental mandate, as 
described in sections 203 and 204 of UMRA. This rule also does not have 
a substantial direct effect on one or more Indian tribes, on the 
relationship between the federal government and Indian tribes, or on 
the distribution of power and responsibilities between the federal 
government and Indian tribes, as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 
FR 67249, November 9, 2000), nor will it have substantial direct 
effects on the states, on the relationship between the national 
government and the states, or on the distribution of power and 
responsibilities among the various levels of government, as specified 
in Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999). This rule also 
is not subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), 
because it is not economically significant. This rule does not involve 
technical standards; thus the requirements of section 12(d) of the 
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 
note) do not apply. The rule also does not involve special 
consideration of environmental justice related issues as required by 
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). This rule does 
not impose an information collection burden under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). EPA's compliance with 
these statutes and Executive Orders for the underlying rules are 
discussed in previous actions taken on the state's rules.

B. 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. Section 808 allows the issuing agency to 
make a rule effective sooner than otherwise provided by the CRA if the 
agency makes a good cause finding that notice and public procedure is 
impracticable, unnecessary or contrary to the public interest. This 
action simply codifies provisions which are already in effect as a 
matter of law in federal and approved state programs. 5 U.S.C. 808(2). 
As stated previously, EPA has made such a good cause finding and 
established an effective date of November 6, 2015. 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 Comptroller General 
of the United States prior to publication of the rule in the Federal 
Register. This change to the identification of plan for Wyoming is not 
a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

C. Petitions for Judicial Review

    EPA has also determined that the provisions of section 307(b)(1) of 
the Clean Air Act pertaining to petitions for judicial review are not 
applicable to this action. Prior EPA rulemaking actions for each 
individual component of the Wyoming SIP compilation had 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 
sees no need in this action to reopen the 60-day period for filing such 
petitions for judicial review for this ``Identification of plan'' 
update action for Wyoming.

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 21, 2015.
Shaun L. McGrath,
Regional Administrator, Region 8.

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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

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

Subpart ZZ--Wyoming

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2. In Sec.  52.2620 paragraphs (b), (c), (d) and (e) are revised to 
read as follows:


Sec.  52.2620  Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (b) Incorporation by reference. (1) Material listed in paragraphs 
(c) and (d) of this section with an EPA approval date prior to 
September 1, 2015, 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 paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section 
with EPA approval dates after September 1, 2015, will be incorporated 
by reference in the next update to the SIP compilation.
    (2) EPA Region 8 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 SIP as of 
September 1, 2015.
    (3) Copies of the materials incorporated by reference may be 
inspected at the EPA Region 8 Office, Office of Partnerships and 
Regulatory Assistance (OPRA), Air Program, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, 
Colorado 80202-1129 and at the National Archives and Records 
Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this 
material at NARA, call (202) 741-6030, or go to: www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
    (c) EPA-approved regulations.

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                                                      State       EPA Effective
        Rule No.               Rule title        effective date       date                   Final rule citation/date                    Comments
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                                                             Chapter 01. Common Provisions.
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Section 02.............  Authority.............      10/29/1999       8/27/2004  69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
Section 03.............  Definitions...........       2/14/2013      12/23/2013  78 FR 69998, 11/22/13..........................
Section 04.............  Diluting and                10/29/1999       8/27/2004  69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
                          concealing emissions.
Section 05.............  Unavoidable equipment        1/30/2006       6/15/2010  75 FR 19886, 4/16/10...........................
                          malfunction.
Section 06.............  Credible Evidence.....       12/8/2000       6/15/2010  75 FR 19886, 4/16/10...........................
Section 07.............  Greenhouse gasses.....       2/14/2013      12/23/2013  78 FR 69998, 11/22/13..........................
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                                                             Chapter 02. Ambient Standards.
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Section 02.............  Ambient standards for         9/7/2010      10/27/2014  79 FR 50840, 8/26/14...........................
                          particulate matter.
Section 03.............  Ambient standards for       12/19/2012      11/14/2014  79 FR 54910, 9/15/14...........................
                          nitrogen oxides.
Section 04.............  Ambient standards for       10/29/1999       8/27/2004  69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
                          sulfur oxides.
Section 05.............  Ambient standards for       10/29/1999       8/27/2004  69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
                          carbon monoxide.
Section 06.............  Ambient standards for       12/19/2012      11/14/2014  79 FR 54910, 9/15/14...........................
                          ozone.
Section 08.............  Ambient standards for       10/29/1999       8/27/2004  69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
                          suspended sulfates.
Section 10.............  Ambient standards for         9/7/2010      10/27/2014  79 FR 50840, 8/26/14...........................
                          lead.
Section 12.............  Incorporation by            12/19/2012      11/14/2014  79 FR 54910, 9/15/14...........................
                          reference.
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                                                         Chapter 03. General Emission Standards.
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Section 02.............  Emission standards for      11/22/2013      11/20/2014  79 FR 62859, 10/21/14..........................
                          particulate matter.
Section 03.............  Emission standards for      10/29/1999       8/27/2004  69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
                          nitrogen oxides.
Section 04.............  Emission standards for      10/29/1999       8/27/2004  69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
                          sulfur oxides.
Section 05.............  Emission standards for      10/29/1999       8/27/2004  69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
                          carbon monoxide.
Section 06.............  Emission standards for      10/29/1999       8/27/2004  69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
                          volatile organic
                          compounds.
Section 09.............  Incorporation by            11/22/2013       3/23/2015  80 FR 9194, 2/20/15............................
                          reference.
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                                         Chapter 04. State Performance Standards for Specific Existing Sources.
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Section 02.............  Existing sulfuric acid      10/29/1999       8/27/2004  69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
                          production units.
Section 03.............  Existing nitric acid        10/29/1999       8/27/2004  69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
                          manufacturing plants.
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                                                          Chapter 06. Permitting Requirements.
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Section 02.............  Permit requirements         10/29/1999       8/27/2004  69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
                          for construction,
                          modification, and
                          operation.
Section 04.............  Prevention of                3/28/2012        1/6/2014  78 FR 73445, 12/06/13..........................
                          significant
                          deterioration.
Section 14.............  Incorporation by             3/28/2012        1/6/2014  78 FR 73445, 12/06/13..........................
                          reference.
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                                                           Chapter 07. Monitoring Regulations.
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Section 02.............  Continuous monitoring       10/29/1999       8/27/2004  69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
                          requirements for
                          existing sources.
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                                                      Chapter 08. Non-attainment Area Regulations.
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Section 02.............  Sweetwater County           10/29/1999       8/27/2004  69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
                          particulate matter
                          regulations.
Section 03.............  Conformity of general       12/19/2012       9/16/2013  78 FR 49685, 8/15/13...........................
                          federal actions to
                          state implementation
                          plans.

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Section 05.............  Incorporation by            12/19/2012       9/16/2013  78 FR 49685, 8/15/13...........................
                          reference.
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                                                   Chapter 09. Visibility Impairment/PM Fine Control.
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Section 02.............  Visibility............      10/29/1999       8/27/2004  69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
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                                                              Chapter 10. Smoke Management.
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Section 02.............  Open burning                10/29/1999       8/27/2004  69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
                          restrictions.
Section 03.............  Wood waste burners....      10/29/1999       8/27/2004  69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
Section 04.............  Smoke management              4/5/2005       1/11/2013  77 FR 73926, 12/12/12..........................
                          requirements.
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                                                             Chapter 12. Emergency Controls.
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Section 02.............  Air pollution               10/29/1999       8/27/2004  69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
                          emergency episodes.
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                                                               Chapter 13. Mobile Sources.
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Section 02.............  Motor vehicle               10/29/1999       8/27/2004  69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
                          pollution control.
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                                                    Chapter 14. Emission Trading Program Regulations.
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Section 2..............  Western backstop              5/7/2008       1/11/2013  77 FR 73926, 12/12/12..........................
                          sulfur dioxide
                          trading program.
Section 3..............  Sulfur dioxide                5/7/2008       1/11/2013  77 FR 73926, 12/12/12..........................
                          milestone inventory.
App A..................  Web Chapter 14,               5/7/2008       1/11/2013  77 FR 73926, 12/12/12..........................
                          Section 2 Monitoring
                          Protocols.
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    (d) EPA-approved source specific requirements.

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                                                      State       EPA Effective
       Regulation              Rule title        effective date       date                   Final rule citation/date                    Comments
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Black Hills Power and    Order containing             4/25/1979        8/1/1979  44 FR 38473, 7/2/79............................
 Light.                   schedule for
                          compliance, interim
                          requirements, and
                          monitoring and
                          reporting
                          requirements.
FMC Corporation........  Order containing             4/25/1979        8/1/1979  44 FR 38473, 7/2/79............................
                          schedule for
                          compliance, interim
                          requirements, and
                          monitoring and
                          reporting
                          requirements.
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    (e) EPA-approved nonregulatory provisions.

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                                                      State       EPA Effective
        Rule No.               Rule title        effective date       date                   Final rule citation/date                    Comments
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(01) I.................  Introduction..........       1/22/1972       6/30/1972  37 FR 10842, 5/31/72...........................
(02) II................  Legal Authority.......       2/19/1976       9/30/1976  41 FR 36652, 8/31/76...........................
(03) III...............  Control Strategy......       8/30/1984      11/11/1984  49 FR 39843, 10/11/84..........................
(04) IV................  Compliance Schedule...       5/29/1973        8/2/1973  39 FR 24504, 7/03/73...........................
(05) V.................  Emergency Episode Plan       8/26/1981       4/12/1981  47 FR 5892, 2/09/81............................
(06) VI................  Air Quality                 12/13/1988        9/9/1988  55 FR 28197, 7/10/88...........................
                          Surveillance.
(07) VII...............  Review of New Sources        1/22/1972       6/30/1972  37 FR 10842, 5/31/72...........................
                          and Modifications.
(08) VIII..............  Source Surveillance...       1/22/1972       6/30/1972  37 FR 10842, 5/31/72...........................
(09) IX................  Resources.............       1/22/1972       6/30/1972  37 FR 10842, 5/31/72...........................
(10) X.................  Intergovernmental            1/22/1972       6/30/1972  37 FR 10842, 5/31/72...........................
                          Cooperation.

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(11) XI................  Reports and Revisions.       1/22/1972       6/30/1972  37 FR 10842, 5/31/72...........................
(12) XII...............  Visibility Protection         9/6/1988       3/17/1989  54 FR 6912, 2/15/89............................
                          Class I.
(13) XIII..............  Sweetwater PM10              1/25/1979        8/1/1979  44 FR 38473, 7/02/79...........................
                          Attainment Plan.
(14) XIV...............  Stack Height Good            12/9/1988       4/16/1989  54 FR 11186, 3/17/89...........................
                          Engineering Practice.
(15) XV................  Small Business              11/30/1993       8/19/1994  59 FR 31548, 6/20/94...........................
                          Assistance Program.
(16) XVI...............  City of Sheridan--PM10      10/30/1990       7/25/1994  59 FR 32360, 6/23/94...........................
                          Air Quality Control
                          and Maintenance Plan.
(17) XVII..............  PSD Implementation for      11/20/1990       6/23/1991  56 FR 23811, 5/24/91...........................
                          NOx.
(18) XVIII.............  Interstate Transport,        4/15/2008        7/7/2008  73 FR 26019, 5/08/08...........................
                          Wyoming Interstate
                          Transport SIP
                          satisfying the
                          requirement of
                          Section
                          110(a)(2)(D)(i) of
                          the CAA for the 1997
                          8-hour ozone and
                          PM2.5 standards.
(19) XIX...............  Powder River Basin          12/22/1993      10/11/1995  60 FR 47290, 9/12/95...........................
                          PM10 Memorandum of
                          Agreement.
(20) XX................  Addressing Regional           1/7/2011       1/11/2013  77 FR 73926, 12/12/12..........................
                          Haze Visibility
                          Protection For The
                          Mandatory Federal
                          Class I Areas
                          Required Under 40 CFR
                          51.309.
(21) XXI...............  Infrastructure SIP for       3/26/2008       12/6/2013  78 FR 73445, 12/06/13..........................
                          Section 110(a)(2)--
                          1997 PM2.5 NAAQS.
(22) XXII..............  Infrastructure SIP for       8/19/2011        9/9/2015  80 FR 47857, 8/10/2015.........................
                          Section 110(a)(2)--
                          2006 PM2.5 NAAQS.
(23) XXIII.............  Infrastructure SIP for      12/10/2009       8/24/2011  76 FR 44265, 7/25/11...........................
                          Section 110(a)(2)--
                          1997 Ozone NAAQ.
(24) XXIV..............  Air Quality Control          1/22/1972       6/30/1972  37 FR 10842, 5/31/72...........................
                          Regions and Emissions
                          Inventory.
(25) XXV...............  Wyoming State                1/12/2011        3/3/2014  79 FR 5032, 1/30/14............................  Excluding portions of
                          Implementation Plan                                                                                      the following:
                          for Regional Haze for                                                                                    Chapters 6.4, 6.5.7,
                          309(g).                                                                                                  6.5.8, and 7.5. EPA
                                                                                                                                   disapproved (1) the
                                                                                                                                   NOX BART
                                                                                                                                   determinations for
                                                                                                                                   (a) Laramie River
                                                                                                                                   Units 1-3, (b) Dave
                                                                                                                                   Johnston Unit 3, and
                                                                                                                                   (c) Wyodak Unit 1;
                                                                                                                                   (2) the State's
                                                                                                                                   monitoring,
                                                                                                                                   recordkeeping, and
                                                                                                                                   reporting
                                                                                                                                   requirements for BART
                                                                                                                                   units; and (3) the
                                                                                                                                   State's reasonable
                                                                                                                                   progress goals.
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