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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). 

In addition, this proposed rule, 

pertaining to the update of the MVEBs, 

point and area source inventories, as 

well as the general conformity budgets 

for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 

Maintenance Area, does not have tribal 

implications as specified by Executive 

Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 

2000), because the SIP is not approved 

to apply in Indian country located in the 

state, and EPA notes that it will not 

impose substantial direct costs on tribal 

governments or preempt tribal law. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, 

Volatile organic compounds. 

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

Dated: February 20, 2015. 

William C. Early, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region III. 

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40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R01–OAR–2014–0275; A–1–FRL– 

9924–18–Region 1] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; Rhode 

Island; Transportation Conformity 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a 

State Implementation Plan (SIP) 

revision submitted by the State of Rhode 

Island on February 21, 2014. This 

revision includes a regulation adopted 

by Rhode Island that establishes 

procedures to follow for transportation 

conformity determinations. Conformity 

to the purpose of the SIP means that 

transportation activities will not cause 

new air quality violations, worsen 

existing violations, or delay timely 

attainment of the national ambient air 

quality standards. The intended effect of 

this action is to propose to approve 

Rhode Island’s transportation 

conformity regulation into the Rhode 

Island SIP. This action is being taken in 

accordance with the Clean Air Act. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before April 9, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R01– 

OAR–2014–0275 by one of the following 

methods: 

1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

2. Email: arnold.anne@epa.gov. Fax: 

(617) 918–0047. 

3. Mail: EPA–R01–OAR–2014–0275, 

Anne Arnold, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA New England 

Regional Office, 5 Post Office Square— 

Suite 100, (Mail code OEP05–2), Boston, 

MA 02109–3912. 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. 

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: 

Anne Arnold, Air Quality Planning 

Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, EPA New England Regional 

Office, 5 Post Office Square—Suite 100, 

(Mail code OEP05–2), Boston, MA 

02109–3912, telephone number (617) 

918–1047, fax number (617) 918–1047, 

email arnold.anne@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

Final Rules Section of this Federal 

Register, EPA is approving the State’s 

SIP submittal 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 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. 

Any parties interested in commenting 

on this action should do so at this time. 

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. 

For additional information, see the 

direct final rule which is located in the 

Rules Section of this Federal Register. 

Dated: February 4, 2015. 

H. Curtis Spalding, 

Regional Administrator, EPA New England. 

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40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R03–OAR–2013–0423; FRL 9924–23– 

Region 3] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; West Virginia; 

Regional Haze Five-Year Progress 

Report State Implementation Plan 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule; supplemental. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is issuing a supplement to 

its proposed approval of a State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) revision 

submitted by the State of West Virginia 

(West Virginia) through the West 

Virginia Department of Environmental 

Protection (WVDEP). West Virginia’s 

SIP revision addresses requirements of 

the Clean Air Act (CAA) and EPA’s 

rules that require states to submit 

periodic reports describing progress 

towards reasonable progress goals 

established for regional haze and a 

determination of the adequacy of the 

state’s existing implementation plan 

addressing regional haze (regional haze 

SIP). EPA’s proposed approval of West 

Virginia’s periodic report on progress 

towards reasonable progress goals and 

determination of adequacy of the state’s 

regional haze SIP was published in the 

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