[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 34 (Wednesday, February 20, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 9260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2709]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R04-OAR-2007-0150-200711(b); FRL-8528-7]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans for Air Quality
Planning Purposes; Georgia: Early Progress Plan for the Atlanta 8-Hour
Ozone Nonattainment Area
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: On December 31, 2006, the State of Georgia, through the
Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural
Resources, submitted a voluntary State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revision requesting approval of an Early Progress Plan for the sole
purpose of establishing motor vehicle emission budgets (MVEBs) for the
Atlanta 8-hour ozone nonattainment area. The Atlanta 8-hour ozone
nonattainment area is comprised of the following twenty counties:
Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb,
Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Newton,
Paulding, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton counties in their entireties
(hereafter referred to as the ``Atlanta 8-Hour Ozone Area''). EPA is
proposing to approve Atlanta's Early Progress Plan, including the new
regional MVEBs for nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds for
2006. This proposed approval of the Early Progress Plan for the Atlanta
8-Hour Ozone Area is based on EPA's determination that Georgia has
demonstrated that the SIP revision containing these MVEBs, when
considered with the emissions from all sources, shows some progress
toward attainment from the base year (i.e., 2002) through an interim
target year (i.e., 2006). In the Final Rules Section of this Federal
Register, EPA is approving the SIP revision as a direct final rule
without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a
noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no adverse comments. A
detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final
rule. If no significant, material, and adverse comments are received in
response to this rule, no further activity is contemplated. If EPA
receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and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 rule. EPA will not institute a second
comment period on this document. Any parties interested in commenting
on this document should do so at this time.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 21, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R04-
OAR-2007-0150, by one of the following methods:
1. http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
2. E-mail: [email protected].
3. Fax: (404) 562.9019.
4. Mail: EPA-R04-OAR-2007-0150, Air Quality Modeling and
Transportation Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics
Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61
Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960.
5. Hand Delivery or Courier: Lynorae Benjamin, Air Quality Modeling
and Transportation Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and
Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the Regional Office's normal hours
of operation. The Regional Office's official hours of business are
Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, excluding federal holidays.
Please see the direct final rule which is located in the Rules
section of this Federal Register for detailed instructions on how to
submit comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynorae Benjamin, Air Quality Modeling
and Transportation Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and
Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. The
telephone number is (404) 562-9040. Ms. Benjamin can also be reached
via electronic mail at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the direct
final rule which is published in the Rules Section of this Federal
Register.
Dated: February 6, 2008.
J.I. Palmer, Jr.,
Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. E8-2709 Filed 2-19-08; 8:45 am]
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