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taking implications under Executive 

Order 12630, Governmental Actions and 

Interference with Constitutionally 

Protected Property Rights. 

9. Civil Justice Reform 

This rule meets the applicable 

standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of 

Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice 

Reform, to minimize litigation, 

eliminate ambiguity, and reduce 

burden. 

10. Protection of Children 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Executive Order 13045, Protection of 

Children from Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks. This rule is not 

an economically significant rule and 

does not create an environmental risk to 

health or risk to safety that might 

disproportionately affect children. 

11. Indian Tribal Governments 

This rule does not have tribal 

implications under Executive Order 

13175, Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments, 

because it 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. 

12. Energy Effects 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Executive Order 13211, Actions 

Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use. We have 

determined that it is not a ‘‘significant 

energy action’’ under that order because 

it is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ 

under Executive Order 12866 and is not 

likely to have a significant adverse effect 

on the supply, distribution, or use of 

energy. The Administrator of the Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs 

has not designated it as a significant 

energy action. Therefore, it does not 

require a Statement of Energy Effects 

under Executive Order 13211. 

13. Technical Standards 

This rule does not use technical 

standards. Therefore, we did not 

consider the use of voluntary consensus 

standards. 

14. Environment 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Department of Homeland Security 

Management Directive 023–01 and 

Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, 

which guides the Coast Guard in 

complying with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and 

have concluded that this action is one 

of a category of actions which do not 

individually or cumulatively have a 

significant effect on the human 

environment. This rule is categorically 

excluded, under figure 2–1, paragraph 

(32)(e), of the Instruction. 

Under figure 2–1, paragraph (32)(e), of 

the Instruction, an environmental 

analysis checklist and a categorical 

exclusion determination are not 

required for this rule. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117 

Bridges. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 

CFR part 117 as follows: 

PART 117—DRAWBRIDGE 

OPERATION REGULATIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 117 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 499; 33 CFR 1.05–1; 

Department of Homeland Security Delegation 

No. 0170.1. 

■ 2. Revise § 117.821(a)(4) to read as 

follows: 

§ 117.821 Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, 

Albermarle Sound to Sunset Beach. 

(a) * * * 

(4) S.R. 74 Bridge, mile 283.1, at 

Wrightsville Beach, NC, between 7 a.m. 

and 7 p.m., the draw need only open on 

the hour; except that from 7 a.m. to 9 

a.m. on the second Saturday of July of 

every year, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on the 

third and fourth Saturday of September 

of every year, and from 7 a.m. to 10:30 

a.m. on the last Saturday of October of 

every year or the first or second 

Saturday of November of every year, the 

draw need not open for vessels due to 

annual races. 

* * * * * 

■ 3. Revise § 117.822 to read as follows: 

§ 117.822 Cape Fear River. 

The draw of the Cape Fear Memorial 

Bridge, mile 26.8, at Wilmington need 

not open for the passage of vessels from 

7 a.m. to 9 a.m. on the second Saturday 

of July of every year, and from 7 a.m. to 

11 a.m. on the first or second Sunday of 

November of every year to accommodate 

annual races. 

■ 4. Revise § 117.829(a)(4) to read as 

follows: 

§ 117.829 Northeast Cape Fear River. 

(a) * * * 

(4) From 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. on the 

second Saturday of July of every year, 

from 12 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. on the last 

Saturday of October or the first or 

second Saturday of November of every 

year, and from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on the 

first or second Sunday of November of 

every year, the draw need not open for 

vessels to accommodate annual races. 

* * * * * 

Dated: August 8, 2012. 

Stephen H. Ratti, 

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–R04–OAR–2010–0153(a); FRL–9717– 

5] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; Tennessee; 

Knoxville; Fine Particulate Matter 2002 

Base Year Emissions Inventory 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final 

action to approve the 1997 annual fine 

particulate matter (PM2.5) 2002 base year 

emissions inventory portion of the State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) revision 

submitted by the State of Tennessee on 

April 4, 2008. The emissions inventory 

is part of Tennessee’s April 4, 2008, 

attainment demonstration SIP revision 

that was submitted to meet the section 

172(c) Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) 

requirements related to the Knoxville 

nonattainment area for the 1997 annual 

PM2.5 national ambient air quality 

standards (NAAQS), hereafter referred 

to as ‘‘the Knoxville Area’’ or ‘‘Area.’’ 

The Knoxville nonattainment area is 

comprised of Anderson, Blount, Knox 

and Loudon Counties in their entireties 

and a portion of Roane County that 

includes the Tennessee Valley 

Authority’s Kingston Fossil Plant. This 

action is being taken pursuant to section 

110 of the CAA. 

DATES: This direct final rule is effective 

on October 22, 2012 without further 

notice, unless EPA receives relevant 

adverse comment by September 20, 

2012. If EPA receives such comment, 

EPA will publish a timely withdrawal in 

the Federal Register informing the 

public that this rule will not take effect. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04– 

OAR–2010–0153, by one of the 

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1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

2. Email: R4-RDS@epa.gov. 

3. Fax: (404) 562–9019. 

4. Mail: ‘‘EPA–R04–OAR–2010– 

0153,’’ Regulatory Development 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, Chief, Regulatory 

Development 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. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–R04–OAR–2010– 

0153. 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. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http:// 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

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 

form. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either 

electronically in www.regulations.gov or 

in hard copy at the Regulatory 

Development 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. 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 to 4:30, 

excluding federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Wong, Regulatory Development 

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) 562–8726. 

Mr. Wong can be reached via electronic 

mail at wong.richard@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

II. Analysis of the State’s Submittal 

III. Final Action 

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. Background 

On July 18, 1997 (62 FR 36852), EPA 

established an annual PM2.5 NAAQS at 

15.0 micrograms per cubic meter based 

on a 3-year average of annual mean 

PM2.5 concentrations. On January 5, 

2005 (70 FR 944), EPA published its air 

quality designations and classifications 

for the 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS based 

upon air quality monitoring data for 

calendar years 2001–2003. These 

designations became effective on April 

5, 2005. The Knoxville Area was 

designated nonattainment for the 1997 

annual PM2.5 NAAQS. See 40 CFR 

81.343. 

Designation of an area as 

nonattainment starts the process for a 

state to develop and submit to EPA a 

SIP revision under title I, part D of the 

CAA. This SIP revision must include, 

among other elements, a demonstration 

of how the NAAQS will be attained in 

the nonattainment area as expeditiously 

as practicable, but no later than the date 

required by the CAA. Under CAA 

section 172(b), a state has up to three 

years after an area’s designation as 

nonattainment to submit its SIP revision 

to EPA. For the 1997 annual PM2.5

NAAQS, these submittals were due 

April 5, 2008. See 40 CFR 51.1002(a). 

On April 4, 2008, Tennessee 

submitted an attainment demonstration 

and associated reasonably available 

control measures (RACM), a reasonable 

further progress (RFP) plan, contingency 

measures, a 2002 base year emissions 

inventory and other planning SIP 

revisions related to attainment of the 

1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS in the 

Knoxville Area. Subsequently, on June 

6, 2012 (77 FR 33360), EPA proposed 

that the Knoxville Area has attained the 

1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS. The 

proposed determination of attainment is 

based upon quality-assured and 

certified ambient air monitoring data for 

the 2009–2011 period showing that the 

Area has monitored attainment of the 

1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS. EPA did not 

receive any comments on the proposed 

determination and published the final 

determination on August 2, 2012 (77 FR 

45954). In accordance with the final 

determination of attainment, the 

requirements for the Area to submit an 

attainment demonstration and 

associated RACM, RFP plan, 

contingency measures, and other 

planning SIP revisions related to 

attainment of the standard are 

suspended, so long as the Area 

continues to attain the 1997 annual 

PM2.5 NAAQS. See 40 CFR 51.1004(c). 

EPA notes that a final determination 

of attainment would not suspend the 

emissions inventory requirement found 

in CAA section 172(c)(3), which 

requires submission and approval of a 

comprehensive, accurate, and current 

inventory of actual emissions. In today’s 

action, EPA is approving the emissions 

inventory portion of the attainment 

demonstration SIP revision submitted 

by Tennessee on April 4, 2008, as 

required by section 172(c)(3). 

II. Analysis of the State’s Submittal 

As discussed above, section 172(c)(3) 

of the CAA requires nonattainment 

areas to submit a comprehensive, 

accurate and current inventory of actual 

emissions from all sources of the 

relevant pollutant or pollutants in such 

areas. Tennessee selected 2002 as the 

base year for the emissions inventory 

per 40 CFR 51.1008(b). Emissions 

contained in Tennessee’s April 4, 2008, 

SIP revision cover the general source 

categories of point sources, non-road 

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road mobile sources of direct and 

precursor emissions of PM2.5. The 

precursor emissions included in the 

2002 Knoxville Area emissions 

inventory include nitrogen oxides (NOX) 

and sulfur dioxide (SO2). A detailed 

discussion of the emissions inventory 

development can be found in Appendix 

H of the Tennessee submittal. The table 

below provides a summary of the 

annual 2002 emissions of NOX, SO2 and 

direct PM2.5 included in the Tennessee 

submittal. 

2002 ANNUAL EMISSIONS FOR THE

KNOXVILLE AREA

[Tons per year] 

County 

Point sources 

NOX SO2 PM2.5

Anderson .......... 17,253 44,692 2,075 

Blount ................ 387 4,264 1,684 

Knox .................. 2,183 1,303 471 

Loudon .............. 2,309 4,221 412 

Roane * ............. 25,679 77,571 3,217 

Non-road sources 

Anderson .......... 1,128 69 55 

Blount ................ 1,301 127 115 

Knox .................. 4,845 425 312 

Loudon .............. 1,231 111 62 

Roane * ............. 17 2 1 

Area sources 

Anderson .......... 252 271 501 

Blount ................ 164 59 718 

Knox .................. 175 39 445 

Loudon .............. 57 18 334 

Roane * ............. 2 2 5 

Mobile sources 

Anderson .......... 3,267 111 46 

Blount ................ 2,720 119 41 

Knox .................. 19,059 682 284 

Loudon .............. 4,273 120 60 

Roane * ............. 235 11 3 

* Nonattainment portion of Roane County 

only. 

The 172(c)(3) emissions inventory 

was developed by the incorporation of 

data from multiple sources. States were 

required to develop and submit to EPA 

a triennial emissions inventory 

according to the Consolidated Emissions 

Reporting Rule for all source categories 

(i.e., point, nonroad mobile, area, and 

on-road mobile). This inventory often 

forms the basis of data that are updated 

with more recent information and data 

that also are used in the attainment 

demonstration modeling inventory. 

Such was the case in the development 

of the 2002 base year emissions 

inventory that was submitted in 

Tennessee’s attainment demonstration 

SIP for the Knoxville Area. The 2002 

base year emissions inventory was 

based on data developed with the 

Visibility Improvement State and Tribal 

Association of the Southeast (VISTAS) 

contractors and submitted by the 

VISTAS states (i.e., Alabama, Florida, 

Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North 

Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, 

Virginia and West Virginia) to the EPA 

2002 National Emissions Inventory. 

Several iterations of the VISTAS 2002 

inventories were developed through the 

VISTAS project for the different 

emission source categories resulting 

from revisions and updates to the data. 

This resulted in the use of version G2 

of the updated data to represent the 

point sources’ emissions. Data from 

many databases, studies and models 

(e.g., Vehicle Miles Traveled, fuel 

programs, the NONROAD 2002 model 

data for commercial marine vessels, 

locomotives and Clean Air Market 

Division, etc.) resulted in the inventory 

submitted in this SIP revision. The 

VISTAS and Tennessee emissions 

inventory data were developed 

according to current EPA emissions 

inventory guidance titled ‘‘Emissions 

Inventory Guidance for Implementation 

of Ozone and Particulate Matter 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS)’’ (August 2005) and ‘‘Clean 

Air Fine Particle Implementation Rule’’ 

(72 FR 20586, April 25, 2007) and a 

quality assurance project plan that was 

developed through VISTAS and 

approved by EPA. EPA agrees that the 

process used to develop this inventory 

was adequate to meet the requirements 

of CAA section 172(c)(3) and the 

implementing regulations. 

EPA has reviewed the 2002 base year 

emissions inventory from Tennessee 

and determined that it is adequate for 

the purposes of meeting section 

172(c)(3) emissions inventory 

requirement. Further, EPA has 

determined that the emissions were 

developed consistent with the CAA, 

implementing regulations and EPA 

guidance for emissions inventories. 

III. Final Action 

EPA is taking direct final action to 

approve the 2002 base year emissions 

inventory portion of the attainment 

demonstration SIP revision submitted 

by the State of Tennessee on April 4, 

2008. EPA determined that this action is 

consistent with section 110 of the CAA. 

EPA is publishing this rule without 

prior proposal because the Agency 

views this as a non-controversial 

revision 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 the SIP revision 

should adverse comment be filed. This 

rule will be effective on October 22, 

2012 without further notice unless the 

Agency receives adverse comment by 

September 20, 2012. If EPA receives 

such comments, then EPA will publish 

a document 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. EPA will 

not institute a second comment period 

on this action. Any parties interested in 

commenting must do so at this time. If 

no such comments are received, the 

public is advised this rule will be 

effective on October 22, 2012 and no 

further action will be taken on the 

proposed rule. 

IV. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the CAA, 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 CAA. 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 


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1Sec. 401–413, Public Law 92–513, 86 Stat. 961– 

963. 

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 final rule 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. 

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 CAA, 

petitions for judicial review of this 

action must be filed in the United States 

Court of Appeals for the appropriate 

circuit by October 22, 2012. 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. 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, Intergovernmental relations, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Particulate matter, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur oxides. 

Dated: August 7, 2012. 

A. Stanley Meiburg, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4. 

40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows: 

PART 52—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

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

Subpart RR—Tennessee 

■ 2. Section 52.2220(e) is amended by 

adding a new entry for ‘‘Knoxville; 1997 

Annual Fine Particulate Matter 2002 

Base Year Emissions Inventory’’ at the 

end of the table to read as follows: 

§ 52.2220 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * 

EPA-APPROVED TENNESSEE NON-REGULATORY PROVISIONS

Name of non-regulatory SIP 

provision 

Applicable geographic or nonattainment area State effective 

date EPA approval date Explanation 

*******

Knoxville; 1997 Annual Fine 

Particulate Matter 2002 

Base Year Emissions Inventory.

Anderson, Blount, Knox, and 

Loudon Counties, and the 

portion of Roane County 

that falls within the census 

block that includes the Tennessee Valley Authority’s 

Kingston Fossil Plant.

04/04/2008 08/21/2012 [Insert citation of 

publication].

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

49 CFR Part 580 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2011–0152; Notice 2] 

Petition for Approval of Alternate 

Odometer Requirements 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA). 

ACTION: Notice of final determination. 

SUMMARY: The State of New York (‘‘New 

York’’) has petitioned for approval of 

alternate odometer requirements. New 

York’s petition, as amended, is granted. 

DATES: Effective Date: September 20, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: New York’s petition and 

comments are available for public 

inspection at the Docket Management 

Facility of the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marie Choi, Office of the Chief Counsel, 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590 

(Telephone: 202–366–1738) (Fax: 202– 

366–3820). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Anyone is 

able to search the electronic form of all 

comments received into any of our 

dockets by the name of the individual 

submitting the comment (or signing the 

comment, if submitted on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

You may review DOT’s complete 

Privacy Act Statement in the Federal 

Register published on April 11, 2000 

(65 FR 19477–78) or you may visit 

http://DocketInfo.dot.gov. For access to 

the docket to read background 

documents or comments received, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for accessing the 

dockets. You may also review the 

docket at the address listed above. 

I. Introduction 

Federal odometer law, which is 

largely based on the Motor Vehicle 

Information and Cost Savings Act of 

1972 (Cost Savings Act) 1 and Truth in 

Mileage Act of 1986, as amended 


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