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APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS; COMMONWEALTH 

OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS; PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT 

DETERIORATION; SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS FROM REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLEAN 

AIR ACT

CATEGORY I. NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING

Reserved.

CATEGORY II. NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING

A. Proposed Rule, “Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 

Plans; Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; 

Prevention of Significant Deterioration; Special Exemptions 

from Requirements of the Clean Air Act,” pre-publication, 

signed version, October 30, 2013.

B. 78 FR _____, Proposed Rule, “Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands; Prevention of Significant Deterioration; Special 

Exemptions from Requirements of the Clean Air Act,” October 

30, 2013.

CATEGORY III. OFFICIAL PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE NPRM

Reserved.

CATEGORY IV. RELEVANT PORTION OF CNMI SIP

A. F. Russell Mechem II, Chief, Division of Environmental 

Quality, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 

letter to Judith E. Ayres, Regional Administrator, EPA 

Region IX, February 19, 1987.

CATEGORY V. FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES RELIED UPON FOR NPRM

A. 39 FR 42510, “Prevention of Significant Deterioration,”

Final rule, December 5, 1974).

B. 40 FR 25004, “Prevention of Significant Deterioration,” 

Final rule, June 12, 1975. 

C. 42 FR 56593, “Proclamation 4534, Constitution of the 

Northern Mariana Islands,” Presidential proclamation, 

October 27, 1977.
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D. 43 FR 8962, Section 107 - Attainment Status Designations,” 

Final rule, March 3, 1978.

E. 43 FR 26380, “Prevention of Significant Deterioration,” 

Final rule, June 19, 1978.

F. 43 FR 26388, “1977 Clean Air Act Amendments to Prevent 

Significant Deterioration,” Final rule, June 19, 1978.

G. 45 FR 52676, “Requirements for Preparation, Adoption, and 

Submittal of Implementation Plans; Approval and 

Promulgation of Implementation Plans,” Final rule, August 

7, 1980.

H. 51 FR 40399, “Proclamation 5564, Placing Into Full Force 

and Effect the Covenant With the Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands, and the Compacts of Free 

Association with the Federated States of Micronesia and the 

Republic of the Marshall Islands,” Presidential 

proclamation, November 7, 1986.

I. 51 FR 40798, “Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 

Plans; Insular Territory of the Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands; Lead Implementation Plan,” Final 

rule, November 10, 1986.

J. 52 FR 8932, “Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 

Plans; Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; Lead,” 

Proposed rule, March 20, 1987.

K. 52 FR 43574, “Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 

Plans; Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; New 

Source Review for Lead,” Final rule, November 13, 1987.

L. 57 FR 56762, “Designations of Areas for Air Quality 

Planning Purposes; Amendments and Corrections,” Final rule, 

November 30, 1992.

M. 60 FR 47515, “Proposed Conditional Special Exemption From 

Requirements of the Clean Air Act for the Territory of 

American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands, and the Territory of Guam, Proposed actions, 

September 13, 1995.
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N. 61 FR 58284, “Final Conditional Special Exemption From

Requirements of the Clean Air Act for the Territory of 

American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands, and the Territory of Guam, Direct final rule, 

November 13, 1996.

O. 61 FR 66077, “Final Conditional Special Exemption From 

Requirements of the Clean Air Act for the Territory of 

American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands, and the Territory of Guam, Correction, December 

16, 1996.

P. 70 FR 44478, “Revisions to the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands State Implementation Plan, Update to 

Materials Incorporated by Reference,” Final rule; notice of 

administrative change, August 3, 2005.

Q. 73 FR 16205, “Completeness Findings for Section 110(a) 

State Implementation Plans for the 8-hour Ozone NAAQS,” 

Final rule, March 27, 2008.

R. 73 FR 62902, “Completeness Findings for Section 110(a) 

State Implementation Plans Pertaining to the Fine 

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) NAAQS, Final rule, October 22, 

2008.

S. 75 FR 32673, “Finding of Failure to Submit Section 110 

State Implementation Plans for Interstate Transport for the 

2006 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Fine 

Particulate Matter,” Final rule, June 9, 2010.

CATEGORY VI. OTHER DOCUMENTS RELIED UPON FOR NPRM

A. Covenant to Establish Commonwealth of Northern Mariana 

Islands, 48 USCS § 1801.

B. Applicability of laws referred to in § 502 of Covenant to 

Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in 

Political Union with the United States of America to Guam, 

48 USCS § 1421q-1.
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C. Ramon S. Guerrero, Executive Director, Commonwealth 

Utilities Corporation, letter to Vincente C. Aldan, Acting 

Administrator, Coastal Resources Management Program, 

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, September 28, 

1990.

D. Ramon S. Guerrero, Executive Director, Commonwealth 

Utilities Corporation, letter to James B. Branch, CNMI 

Program Manager, EPA Region IX, September 28, 1990.

E. David P. Howekamp, Director, Air & Toxics Division, EPA 

Region IX, letter to Ramon S. Guerrero, Executive Director, 

Commonwealth Utilities Corporation, December 5, 1990.

F. James B. Branch, CNMI Program Manager, EPA Region IX, 

letter to Miriam K. Seman, Chief, Division of Environmental 

Quality, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 

November 18, 1993.

G. Pedro P. Tenorio, Governor, Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands, letter to Felicia Marcus, Region IX 

Regional Administrator, October 6, 1998.

H. Gloria S. Castro, Acting Director, Division of 

Environmental Quality, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands, letter to Wayne Nastri, Region IX Regional 

Administrator, September 3, 2004.

I. U.S. Census Bureau, Map, Northern Mariana Islands – 2010 

Census Results.