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County, North Carolina elected officials 

who represent commercial and 

recreational mariner interests in Oregon 

Inlet, North Carolina, when practicable, 

prior to imposing restrictions pursuant 

to enforcement of the RNA. Coast Guard 

personnel may be on-scene to advise the 

public of enforcement of any restrictions 

on vessel navigation within the RNA. 

(4) In accordance with the general 

regulations, entry into, anchoring, or 

movement within the RNA, during 

periods of enforcement, is prohibited 

unless authorized by the Captain of the 

Port (COTP) or the COTP’s on-scene 

designated representative. The ‘‘onscene designated representative’’ of the 

COTP is any Coast Guard 

commissioned, warrant or petty officer 

who has been designated by the COTP 

to act on the COTP’s behalf. The onscene representative may be on a Coast 

Guard vessel; State agency vessel, or 

other designated craft; or may be on 

shore and will communicate with 

vessels via VHF–FM marine band radio 

or loudhailer. Members of the Coast 

Guard Auxiliary may be present to assist 

COTP representatives with notification 

of vessel operators regarding the 

contents of this regulation. 

(5) Any deviation from paragraph 

(c)(4) of this section due to extreme 

circumstances must be authorized by 

the Coast Guard District Commander, 

the Captain of the Port (COTP) or the 

COTP’s designated representative. 

Vessels granted permission to transit the 

RNA must do so in accordance with the 

directions provided by the COTP or 

COTP representative to that vessel. To 

request permission to transit the 

regulated navigation area, the COTP or 

COTP representative can be contacted at 

Coast Guard Sector North Carolina, 

telephone number (910) 343–3880, or on 

VHF–FM marine band radio channel 13 

(165.65 MHz) or channel 16 (156.8 

MHz). During periods of enforcement, 

all persons and vessels given permission 

to enter or transit within the RNA must 

comply with the instructions of the 

COTP or designated representative. 

Upon being hailed by an official patrol 

vessel by siren, radio, flashing-light, or 

other means, the operator of a vessel 

must proceed as directed. 

(d) Enforcement. The Coast Guard 

may be assisted in the patrol and 

enforcement of the Regulated 

Navigation Area by other Federal, State, 

and local agencies. The COTP may 

impose additional requirements within 

the RNA due to unforeseen changes to 

shoaling of Oregon Inlet or structural 

integrity of the Herbert C. Bonner 

Bridge. 

(e) Notification. The Coast Guard will 

rely on the methods described in 33 

CFR 165.7 and paragraph (c)(3) of this 

section to notify the public of the date, 

time and duration of any closure of the 

RNA. Violations of this RNA may be 

reported to the COTP at (910) 343–3880 

or on VHF–FM channel 16. 

Dated: October 9, 2015. 

Stephen P. Metruck, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 

Fifth Coast Guard District. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R01–OAR–2015–0546; A–1–FRL– 

9933–89–Region 1] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; 

Connecticut; Volatile Organic 

Compound Emissions From Large 

Aboveground Storage Tanks 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is approving a State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) revision 

submitted by the State of Connecticut. 

The revision amends Regulations of 

Connecticut State Agencies (RCSA) 

section 22a–174–20 to update the 

requirements for controlling volatile 

organic compound (VOC) emissions 

from large aboveground storage tanks. 

The intended effect of this action is to 

approve these regulations into the 

Connecticut SIP. This action is being 

taken in accordance with the Clean Air 

Act (CAA). 

DATES: This direct final rule will be 

effective January 4, 2016, unless EPA 

receives adverse comments by 

December 3, 2015. If adverse comments 

are received, EPA will publish a timely 

withdrawal of the direct final rule in the 

Federal Register informing the public 

that the rule will not take effect. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments 

identified by Docket ID Number EPA– 

R01–OAR–2015–0546, by one of the 

following methods: 

1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

2. Email: mackintosh.david@epa.gov. 

3. Fax: (617) 918–0584. 

4. Mail: ‘‘Docket Identification 

Number EPA–R01–OAR–2015–0546,’’ 

David Mackintosh, Air Quality Planning 

Unit, Office of Ecosystem Protection, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

EPA New England Regional Office, 5 

Post Office Square—Suite 100, (Mail 

code OEP05–2), Boston, MA 02109– 

3912. 

5. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver 

your comments to: Anne Arnold, 

Manager, Air Quality Planning Unit, 

Office of Ecosystem Protection, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 

New England Regional Office, 5 Post 

Office Square—Suite 100, (Mail code 

OEP05–2), Boston, MA 02109–3912. 

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 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID Number EPA–R01–OAR– 

2015–0546. EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the public docket without change and 

may be made available online at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit through 

www.regulations.gov, or email, 

information that you consider to be CBI 

or otherwise protected. The 

www.regulations.gov Web site is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an email comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

www.regulations.gov your email address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the public docket and made 

available on the Internet. If you submit 

an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the 

electronic docket are listed in the 

www.regulations.gov index. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

is not placed on the Internet and will be 

publicly available only in hard copy 

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form. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either 

electronically in www.regulations.gov or 

in hard copy at Office of Ecosystem 

Protection, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA New England 

Regional Office, 5 Post Office Square— 

Suite 100, Boston, MA. EPA requests 

that if at all possible, you contact the 

contact listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

schedule your inspection. The Regional 

Office’s official hours of business are 

Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays. 

In addition, copies of the state’s 

submittal are available for public 

inspection during normal business 

hours, by appointment at the state 

environmental agency: The Bureau of 

Air Management, Department of Energy 

and Environmental Protection, State 

Office Building, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, 

CT 06106–1630. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Mackintosh, Air Quality Planning 

Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, New England Regional Office, 5 

Post Office Square—Suite 100, (Mail 

Code OEP05–02), Boston, MA 02109– 

3912, telephone 617–918–1584, 

facsimile 617–918–0584, email 

mackintosh.david@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document whenever 

‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean 

EPA. The following outline is provided 

to aid in locating information in this 

preamble. 

I. What action is EPA taking? 

II. What is the background for this action? 

III. What is included in the submittal? 

IV. EPA’s Evaluation of the Submittal 

V. Final Action 

VI. Incorporation by Reference 

VII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. What action is EPA taking? 

EPA is approving a SIP revision 

submitted by the State of Connecticut 

on April 8, 2014, concerning updates to 

requirements for controlling VOC 

emissions from large aboveground 

storage tanks. The Connecticut 

requirements, set out in RCSA section 

22a–174–20, ‘‘Control of organic 

compound emissions,’’ subsections (a), 

(b), (c) and (x), were revised to be 

consistent with the Ozone Transport 

Commission (OTC) model rule for large 

aboveground VOC storage tanks. 

II. What is the background for this 

action? 

EPA last approved RCSA section 22a– 

174–20, ‘‘Control of organic compound 

emissions,’’ subsections that addresses 

large aboveground storage tanks into the 

Connecticut SIP on October 18, 1991 (56 

FR 52205). 

On June 3, 2010, Connecticut signed 

an OTC Memorandum of Understanding 

(MOU) committing the state to the 

evaluation and adoption of an OTC 

model rule designed to reduce VOC 

emissions from large aboveground 

storage tanks. 

On March 5, 2014, Connecticut 

revised RCSA section 22a-174–20 

subsections (a), (b), (c) and (x) to update 

VOC emission control requirements 

from large aboveground storage tanks. 

On April 8, 2014, the Connecticut 

Department of Energy and 

Environmental Protection (DEEP), 

submitted the newly adopted 

subsections to EPA as a SIP revision. 

III. What is included in the submittal? 

Connecticut’s April 8, 2014 SIP 

submittal includes revised RCSA 

section 22a-174–20, ‘‘Control of organic 

compound emissions.’’ Specifically, the 

following subsections of Connecticut’s 

existing regulation were revised: 

1. Subsection (a), ‘‘Storage of volatile 

organic compounds and restrictions for 

the Reid vapor pressure of gasoline;’’ 

2. subsection (b), ‘‘Loading of gasoline 

and other volatile organic compounds,’’ 

subdivisions (1) through (4) and (17); 

3. subsection (c), ‘‘Volatile organic 

compound and water separation;’’ and 

4. subsection (x), ‘‘Control of Volatile 

Organic Compound Leaks from 

Synthetic Organic Chemical & Polymer 

Manufacturing Equipment,’’ subdivision 

(12). 

IV. EPA’s Evaluation of the Submittal 

RCSA section 22a-174–20, ‘‘Control of 

organic compound emissions,’’ 

subsections (a), (b), (c) and (x) have been 

revised to incorporate the OTC model 

rules for large aboveground VOC storage 

tanks. Specifically, Connecticut adopted 

the following substantive changes: 

1. Remove the option to use an undomed floating roof tank to store VOCs, 

clarify inspection requirements, and add 

requirements for roof landing events, 

degassing, and cleaning operations in 

subsection (a); 

2. Revise the storage and transfer of 

VOCs to include a lower vapor pressure 

floor for determining applicability and 

the vapor pressure is simplified by 

basing it on absolute vapor pressure 

rather than actual vapor pressure in 

subsections (a) and (b); 

3. Add a requirement for the timely 

repair of leaks throughout the VOC 

storage and transfer facility as 

subdivision (b)(17); 

4. Revise the floating roof 

requirements for volatile organic 

compound and water separators to be 

consistent with the floating roof 

requirements for storage tanks in 

subsection (c) and; 

5. Revise the tank control provisions 

for synthetic organic chemical and 

polymer manufacturing equipment to 

require retesting within two days of 

repairs in subdivision (x)(12). 

Connecticut’s revised RCSA section 

22a-174–20 includes additional and 

more stringent VOC emission controls 

than the previous SIP-approved version 

of the rule, and are generally consistent 

with the recommendations made within 

the OTC’s model rule. Thus, the revised 

RCSA section 22a-174–20 satisfies the 

anti-back sliding requirements in 

Section 110(l) of the CAA and we are 

approving Connecticut’s revised rule 

into the Connecticut SIP. 

V. Final Action 

EPA is approving and incorporating 

into the Connecticut SIP the following 

revisions of RCSA section 22a-174–20, 

‘‘Control of organic compound 

emissions,’’ to update the control of 

emissions from large aboveground 

storage tanks: 

(1) the amendment of subsection (a); 

(2) the withdrawal of subdivision 

(b)(1); 

(3) the amendment of subdivisions 

(b)(2), (b)(3) and (b)(4); 

(4) the addition of subdivision (b)(17); 

(5) the amendment of subsection (c); 

and 

(6) the amendment of subdivision 

(x)(12). 

The EPA is publishing this action 

without prior proposal because the 

Agency views this as a noncontroversial 

amendment and anticipates no adverse 

comments. However, in the proposed 

rules section of this Federal Register 

publication, EPA is publishing a 

separate document that will serve as the 

proposal to approve this SIP revision 

should relevant adverse comments be 

filed. This rule will be effective January 

4, 2016 without further notice unless 

the Agency receives relevant adverse 

comments by December 3, 2015. 

If the EPA receives such comments, 

then EPA will publish a notice 

withdrawing the final rule and 

informing the public that the rule will 

not take effect. All public comments 

received will then be addressed in a 

subsequent final rule based on the 

proposed rule. The EPA will not 

institute a second comment period on 

the proposed rule. All parties interested 

in commenting on the proposed rule 

should do so at this time. If no such 

comments are received, the public is 

advised that this rule will be effective 

on January 4, 2016 and no further action 

will be taken on the proposed rule. 

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Please note that if EPA receives adverse 

comment on an amendment, paragraph, 

or section of this rule and if that 

provision may be severed from the 

remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt 

as final those provisions of the rule that 

are not the subject of an adverse 

comment. 

VI. Incorporation by Reference 

In this rule, the EPA is finalizing 

regulatory text that includes 

incorporation by reference. In 

accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 

51.5, the EPA is finalizing the 

incorporation by reference of the 

Regulations of Connecticut State 

Agencies described in the amendments 

to 40 CFR part 52 set forth below. The 

EPA has made, and will continue to 

make, these 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). 

VII. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the Clean Air Act, the 

Administrator is required to approve a 

SIP submission that complies with the 

provisions of the Act and applicable 

Federal regulations. 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 Clean Air Act. 

Accordingly, this action merely 

approves state law as meeting Federal 

requirements and 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 Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993); 

• 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 Clean Air Act; 

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). 

In addition, 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 and will not impose 

substantial direct costs on tribal 

governments or preempt tribal law as 

specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 

FR 67249, November 9, 2000). 

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). 

Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean 

Air Act, petitions for judicial review of 

this action must be filed in the United 

States Court of Appeals for the 

appropriate circuit by January 4, 2016. 

Filing a petition for reconsideration by 

the Administrator of this final rule does 

not affect the finality of this action for 

the purposes of judicial review nor does 

it extend the time within which a 

petition for judicial review may be filed, 

and shall not postpone the effectiveness 

of such rule or action. 

Parties with objections to this direct 

final rule are encouraged to file a 

comment in response to the parallel 

notice of proposed rulemaking for this 

action published in the proposed rules 

section of today’s Federal Register, 

rather than file an immediate petition 

for judicial review of this direct final 

rule, so that EPA can withdraw this 

direct final rule and address the 

comment in the proposed rulemaking. 

This action may not be challenged later 

in proceedings to enforce its 

requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).) 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Ozone, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Dated: August 27, 2015. 

H. Curtis Spalding, 

Regional Administrator, EPA New England. 

Part 52 of chapter I, title 40 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations is amended 

as follows: 

PART 52—APPROVAL AND 

PROMULGATION OF 

IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

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

Subpart H—Connecticut 

■ 2. Section 52.370 is amended by 

adding paragraph (c)(110) to read as 

follows: 

§ 52.370 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(110) Revisions to the State 

Implementation Plan submitted by the 

Connecticut Department of Energy and 

Environmental Protection on April 8, 

2014. 

(i) Incorporation by reference. 

(A) Regulations of Connecticut State 

Agencies, revisions to Section 22a-174– 

20(a), as published in the Connecticut 

Law Journal on May 6, 2014, effective 

March 7, 2014: 

(1) 22a–174–20(a); 

(2) 22a–174–20(b)(2), (b)(3), (b)(4), 

and (b)(17); 

(3) 22a–174–20(c); and 

(4) 22a–174–20(x)(12). 

(B) Regulations of Connecticut State 

Agencies, Subsection (b)(1) of Section 

22a-174–20 is removed without 

replacement, as published in the 

Connecticut Law Journal on May 6, 

2014, effective March 7, 2014. 

■ 3. In § 52.385, Table 52.385 is 

amended by adding a new entry to an 

existing state citation for 22a-174–20 to 

read as follows: 

§ 52.385—EPA-approved Connecticut 

regulations. 

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1Sub-element 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) was previously 

submitted by North Carolina DAQ previous 

submissions to EPA to satisfy the state board 

requirements for the referenced NAAQS. EPA is 

taking final action to approve the February 5, 2013, 

and July 27, 2015, final submissions in conjunction 

with the previously submissions for the 2010 NO2

NAAQS (August 23, 2013), 2010 SO2 NAAQS 

(March 18, 2014), 2008 8-hour Ozone NAAQS 

(November 2, 2012), and 2008 Lead NAAQS (July 

20, 2012) as satisfying for the state board 

requirements of section 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) sub-element. 

TABLE 52.385—EPA-APPROVED REGULATIONS

Connecticut state 

citation Title/subject 

Dates 

Federal Register citation Section 

52.370 Comments/description Date adopted 

by State 

Date approved 

by EPA 

*******

22a-174–20 ....... Control of organic compound emissions.3/5/14 11/3/15 [Insert Federal 

Register citation].

(c)(110) Large aboveground storage tanks 

updates: amend (a); withdraw 

(b)(1); amend (b)(2), (b)(3) and 

(b)(4); add (b)(17); amend (c) 

and (x)(12). 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R04–OAR–2015–0440; FRL–9936–35– 

Region 4] 

Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; 

Conflict of Interest Infrastructure 

Requirements 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is taking final action to 

approve revisions to the North Carolina 

State Implementation Plan (SIP), 

submitted by the North Carolina 

Department of Environment and Natural 

Resources (DENR), Division of Air 

Quality (DAQ), on February 5, 2013, and 

supplemented on July 27, 2015. The 

submissions pertain to conflict of 

interest requirements of the Clean Air 

Act (CAA or Act) and were submitted to 

satisfy the infrastructure SIP subelement related to the state board for the 

2010 Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS), 2010 Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) 

NAAQS, 2008 8-hour Ozone NAAQS 

and 2008 Lead NAAQS. The CAA 

requires that each state adopt and 

submit a SIP for the implementation, 

maintenance, and enforcement of each 

NAAQS promulgated by EPA, 

commonly referred to as an 

‘‘infrastructure’’ SIP, which includes 

conflict of interest requirements. EPA is 

taking final action to approve the 

portions of North Carolina’s 2010 NO2

infrastructure SIP, 2010 SO2

infrastructure SIP, 2008 8-hour ozone 

infrastructure SIP, and 2008 Lead 

infrastructure SIP as meeting these State 

board requirements. EPA is also taking 

final action to convert conditional 

approvals related to the state board 

requirements for the 1997 8-hour ozone 

NAAQS, and the 1997 Annual Fine 

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) and 2006 24- 

hour PM2.5 NAAQS to full approval 

under the CAA. EPA notes that all other 

applicable North Carolina infrastructure 

SIP elements for the above listed 

NAAQS have been or will be addressed 

in separate rulemakings. 

DATES: This rule will be effective 

December 3, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket 

Identification No. EPA–R04–OAR– 

2015–0440. All documents in the docket 

are listed on the www.regulations.gov 

Web site. Although listed in the index, 

some information is not publicly 

available, i.e., Confidential Business 

Information or other information whose 

disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, is not placed on 

the Internet and will be publicly 

available only in hard copy form. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available either electronically through 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Air Regulatory Management Section, 

Air Planning and Implementation 

Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics 

Management Division, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. EPA 

requests that if at all possible, you 

contact the person listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

schedule your inspection. The Regional 

Office’s official hours of business are 

Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., excluding Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sean Lakeman, Air Regulatory 

Management Section, Air Planning and 

Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides 

and Toxics Management Division, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Mr. 

Lakeman can be reached by telephone at 

(404) 562–9043 or via electronic mail at 

lakeman.sean@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

SIPs meeting the requirements of 

sections 110(a)(1) and (2) of the CAA are 

to be submitted by states within three 

years after promulgation of a new or 

revised NAAQS. Sections 110(a)(1) and 

(2) require states to address basic SIP 

requirements, including emissions 

inventories, monitoring, and modeling 

to assure attainment and maintenance of 

the NAAQS. More specifically, section 

110(a)(1) provides the procedural and 

timing requirements for SIPs. Section 

110(a)(2) lists specific elements that 

states must meet for ‘‘infrastructure’’ SIP 

requirements related to a newly 

established or revised NAAQS. 

EPA is taking final action to approve 

North Carolina’s February 5, 2013, and 

July 27, 2015, submissions as: (1) 

Satisfying the requirements of section 

128 of the CAA; and (2) the 

infrastructure SIP sub-element for 

section 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) related to the 

state board requirements for the 2010 

NO2 NAAQS, 2010 SO2 NAAQS, 2008 

8-hour Ozone NAAQS and 2008 Lead 

NAAQS.1 Additionally, North 

Carolina’s February 5, 2013, and July 27, 

2015, submissions satisfy EPA’s 

multiple conditional approvals of subelement 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) published on 

February 6, 2012 (77 FR 5703), and 

October 16, 2012 (77 FR 63234), for the 

1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS, and 1997 

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