Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 228 / Tuesday, November 27, 2012 / Rules and Regulations 70707 

1 ‘‘2011 Ozone SIP Revision’’ here should have 

been ‘‘2011 Progress Report.’’ CARB included Table 

B–1 in Appendix B in the 2011 Ozone SIP Revision 

for informational purposes only but intended that 

the commitments to propose defined measures as 

given on Table B–1 of Appendix B of the 2011 

Progress Report be included in the South Coast 8- 

hour Ozone SIP. See Appendix A–3 of the 2011 

Ozone SIP Revisions. 

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40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R09–OAR–2011–0589 and EPA–R09– 

OAR–2011–0622; FRL–9753–3] 

Approval of Air Quality Implementation 

Plans; California; San Joaquin Valley 

and South Coast; Attainment Plan for 

the 1997 8-hour Ozone Standards; 

Technical Amendments 

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule; technical 

amendments. 

SUMMARY: EPA is making technical 

amendments to the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) to reflect the 

Agency’s March 1, 2012 final approvals 

of the California State Implementation 

Plans for attainment of the 1997 8-hour 

ozone National Ambient Air Quality 

Standards in the San Joaquin Valley and 

the South Coast Air Basin. These 

technical amendments correct the CFR 

to properly codify the California Air 

Resources Board’s commitments to 

propose certain defined measures. 

DATES: This technical amendment is 

effective on November 27, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Frances Wicher, Air Planning Office 

(AIR–2), U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region 9, (415) 972–3957, 

wicher.frances@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document, ‘‘we’’, ‘‘us’’ 

and ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA. 

On March 1, 2012, EPA fully 

approved the California State 

Implementation Plans (SIPs) for 

attainment of the 1997 8-hour ozone 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS) in the San Joaquin Valley and 

South Coast (Los Angeles) Air Basin and 

included provisions of these SIPs in the 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 40 

CFR 52.220(c). See 77 FR 12652 (March 

1, 2012) and 77 FR 12674 (March 1, 

2012). As submitted, these SIPs include 

commitments by the California Air 

Resources Board (CARB) to propose 

certain defined measures. These 

commitments were included in the 

Progress Report on Implementation of 

PM2.5 State Implementation Plans (SIP) 

for the South Coast and San Joaquin 

Valley Air Basins and Proposed SIP 

Revisions (‘‘2011 Progress Report’’), 

adopted by CARB on April 28, 2011 and 

submitted on May 18, 2011 and the 8- 

Hour Ozone State Implementation Plan 

Revisions and Technical Revisions to 

the PM2.5 State Implementation Plan 

Transportation Conformity Budgets for 

the South Coast and San Joaquin Valley 

Air Basins (‘‘2011 Ozone SIP 

Revisions’’), adopted by CARB on July 

21, 2011 and submitted on July 29, 

2011. 

In the preamble to our final action 

approving the San Joaquin Valley’s 8- 

Hour Ozone SIP, we stated that we are 

approving ‘‘CARB’s commitments to 

propose certain defined measures, as 

listed in Table B–1 on page 1 of 

Appendix B of the 2011 Progress Report 

and in Appendix A–3 of the 2011 Ozone 

SIP Revisions.’’ See 77 FR 12652 at 

12670. We proposed the same at 76 FR 

557846, 57867 (September 16, 2011). 

EPA did not, however, accurately codify 

this approval in the final regulatory text. 

We are issuing this technical 

amendment to 40 CFR 52.220 to correct 

this oversight. This technical 

amendment makes no changes to the 

substance of our March 1, 2012 approval 

of the SJV 8-Hour Ozone SIP. 

In the preamble to our final action 

approving the South Coast 8-Hour 

Ozone SIP, we stated that we are 

approving ‘‘CARB’s commitments to 

propose certain defined measures, as 

listed in Appendix B, Table B–1 of the 

2011 Ozone SIP Revision.’’ 1 See 77 FR 

12674, 12693. We proposed this action 

at 76 FR 57872 at 57895 (September 16, 

2011). EPA did not, however, accurately 

codify this approval in the final 

regulatory text. We are issuing this 

technical amendment to 40 CFR 52.220 

to correct this oversight. This technical 

amendment makes no changes to the 

substance of our March 1, 2012 approval 

of the South Coast 8-Hour Ozone SIP. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Nitrogen Dioxide, Ozone, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Dated: November 9, 2012 . 

Jared Blumenfeld, 

Regional Administrator, Region IX. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, EPA amends 40 CFR part 52 

to read 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 F—California 

■ 2. Section 52.220 is amended by: 

■ a. Adding and reserving paragraph 

(c)(396)(ii)(A)(2)(ii); and 

■ b. Adding paragraphs 

(c)(396)(ii)(A)(2)(iii) and 

(c)(401)(ii)(A)(2)(ii). 

The added text reads as follows. 

§ 52.220 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(396) * * * 

(ii) * * * 

(A) * * * 

(2) * * * 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(iii) Commitments to propose 

measures as provided in Appendix B, 

Table B–1 of the Progress Report on the 

Implementation of PM2.5 State 

Implementation Plans (SIP) for the 

South Coast and San Joaquin Valley Air 

Basins and Proposed SIP Revisions 

(Release Date: March 29, 2011), adopted 

April 28, 2011, as amended by 

Appendix A, p. A–7 of the 8-Hour 

Ozone State Implementation Plan 

Revisions and Technical Revisions to 

the PM2.5 State Implementation Plan 

Transportation Conformity Budgets for 

the South Coast and San Joaquin Valley 

Air Basins (Release Date: June 20, 2011), 

adopted July 21, 2011. 

* * * * * 

(401) * * * 

(ii) * * * 

(A) * * * 

(2) * * * 

(ii) Commitment to propose measures 

as provided in Appendix B Table B–1 of 

the Progress Report on the 

Implementation of PM2.5 State 

Implementation Plans (SIP) for the 

South Coast and San Joaquin Valley Air 

Basins and Proposed SIP Revisions 

(Release Date: March 29, 2011), adopted 

April 28, 2011. 

* * * * * 

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