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implementation plan (SIP) revision 

submitted by the State of North Carolina 

on November 12, 2009, with additional 

information provided in a supplement 

dated April 5, 2010. The emissions 

inventory is part of the CharlotteGastonia-Rock Hill, North Carolina 

ozone attainment demonstration that 

was submitted for the 1997 8-hour 

ozone national ambient air quality 

standards (NAAQS). The CharlotteGastonia-Rock Hill, North CarolinaSouth Carolina 1997 8-hour ozone 

nonattainment area (hereafter referred to 

as the ‘‘bi-state Charlotte Area’’) is 

comprised of Cabarrus, Gaston, Lincoln, 

Mecklenburg, Rowan, Union and a 

portion of Iredell (Davidson and Coddle 

Creek Townships) Counties in North 

Carolina; and a portion of York County 

in South Carolina. This action is being 

taken pursuant to section 110 of the 

Clean Air Act. EPA will take action on 

the South Carolina submission for the 

ozone 2002 base year emissions 

inventory, for its portion of the bi-state 

Charlotte Area, in a separate action. In 

the Final Rules Section of this Federal 

Register, EPA is approving the State’s 

SIP revision as a direct final rule 

without prior proposal because the 

Agency views this as a noncontroversial 

submittal and anticipates no adverse 

comments. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before June 4, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04– 

OAR–2012–0355(a) by one of the 

following methods: 

1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

2. Email: benjamin.lynorae@epa.gov. 

3. Fax: (404) 562–9019. 

4. Mail: ‘‘EPA–R04–OAR–2010– 

0355(a),’’ 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, 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. 

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: Sara 

Waterson, 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) 562–9061. 

Ms. Waterson can be reached via 

electronic mail at 

waterson.sara@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 

12, 2008, EPA issued a revised ozone 

NAAQS. See 73 FR 16436. The current 

action, however, is being taken to 

address requirements under the 1997 

8-hour ozone NAAQS. Requirements for 

the North Carolina portion of the bistate Charlotte Area under the 2008 

ozone NAAQS will be addressed in the 

future. For additional information see 

the direct final rule which is published 

in the Rules Section of this Federal 

Register. 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 

on this document. Any parties 

interested in commenting on this 

document should do so at this time. 

Dated: April 18, 2012. 

A. Stanley Meiburg, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4. 

[FR Doc. 2012–10731 Filed 5–3–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R09–OAR–2011–0643; FRL–9652–5] 

Revisions to the California State 

Implementation Plan, Antelope Valley 

Air Quality Management District and 

Eastern Kern, and Santa Barbara 

County; Air Pollution Control Districts 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve 

revisions to the Antelope Valley Air 

Quality Management District 

(AVAQMD), Eastern Kern Air Pollution 

Control District (EKAPCD), and Santa 

Barbara County Air Pollution Control 

District (SBCAPCD) portions of the 

California State Implementation Plan 

(SIP). We are proposing to approve 

revisions to local rules that define terms 

used in other air pollution regulations 

in these areas and a rule rescission that 

address Petroleum Coke Calcining 

Operations—Oxides of Sulfur, under the 

Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 (CAA 

or the Act). 

DATES: Any comments on this proposal 

must arrive by June 4, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, 

identified by docket number EPA–R09– 

OAR–2011–0643, by one of the 

following methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions. 

2. Email: steckel.andrew@epa.gov. 

3. Mail or deliver: Andrew Steckel 

(Air-4), U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, 

San Francisco, CA 94105–3901. 

Instructions: All comments 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 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Information that 

you consider CBI or otherwise protected 

should be clearly identified as such and 

should not be submitted through 

www.regulations.gov or email. 

www.regulations.gov is an ‘‘anonymous 

access’’ system, and EPA will not know 

your identity or contact information 

unless you provide it in the body of 

your comment. If you send email 

directly to EPA, your email address will 

be automatically captured and included 

as part of the public comment. 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: Generally, documents in the 

docket for this action are available 

electronically at www.regulations.gov 

and in hard copy at EPA Region IX, 75 

Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, 

California. While all documents in the 

docket are listed at 

www.regulations.gov, some information 

may be publicly available only at the 

hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted 

material, large maps), and some may not 

be publicly available in either location 

(e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard copy 

materials, please schedule an 

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hours with the contact listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cynthia Allen, EPA Region IX, (415) 

947–4120, allen.cynthia@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

proposal addresses the following local 

rules: AVAQMD Rule 1119; EKAPCD 

Rule 102; and SBCAPCD Rule 102. In 

the Rules and Regulations section of this 

Federal Register, we are approving 

these local rules and a rule rescission in 

a direct final action without prior 

proposal because we believe these SIP 

revisions are not controversial. If we 

receive adverse comments, however, we 

will publish a timely withdrawal of the 

direct final rule and address the 

comments in subsequent action based 

on this proposed rule. Please note that 

if we receive adverse comment on an 

amendment, paragraph, or section of 

this rule and if that provision may be 

severed from the remainder of the rule, 

we may adopt as final those provisions 

of the rule that are not the subject of an 

adverse comment. 

We do not plan to open a second 

comment period, so anyone interested 

in commenting should do so at this 

time. If we do not receive adverse 

comments, no further activity is 

planned. For further information, please 

see the direct final action. 

Dated: March 8, 2012. 

Jared Blumenfeld, 

Regional Administrator, Region IX. 

[FR Doc. 2012–10736 Filed 5–3–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 60 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0660; FRL–9668–9] 

Standards of Performance for 

Greenhouse Gas Emissions for New 

Stationary Sources: Electric Utility 

Generating Units 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of public 

hearings. 

SUMMARY: The EPA published in the 

Federal Register on April 13, 2012, the 

proposed rule, ‘‘Standards of 

Performance for Greenhouse Gas 

Emissions for New Stationary Sources: 

Electric Utility Generating Units.’’ The 

EPA is making two announcements: 

first, two public hearings will be held 

for the proposed Standards of 

Performance for Greenhouse Gas 

Emissions for New Stationary Sources: 

Electric Utility Generating Units, and, 

second, the comment period for this 

rulemaking will be extended until June 

25, 2012. 

DATES: The public hearings will be held 

on May 24, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: There will be two public 

hearings held on May 24, 2012. The 

Washington, DC hearing will be held at 

the Ariel Rios East Building, in Room 

1153 located at 1301 Constitution 

Avenue, Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone (202) 564–1661. The Chicago, 

Illinois hearing will be held at the Ralph 

H. Metcalfe Federal Building in the Lake 

Michigan Room (12th Floor) located at 

77 West Jackson, Chicago, Illinois 

60603, telephone (312) 886–9404. 

For both the Washington, DC and 

Chicago, Illinois hearings, visitors must 

go through a metal detector, sign in with 

the security desk, be accompanied by an 

employee and show photo identification 

to enter the building. 

The public hearing in Washington, DC 

will convene at 8:30 a.m. and will 

continue until 4:30 p.m. A lunch break 

is scheduled from 12:00 p.m. until 

1:00 p.m. The EPA plans to conclude 

the hearing at 4:30 p.m. All Washington, 

DC times are Eastern Daylight Time 

(EDT). The public hearing in Chicago 

will convene at 8:30 a.m. and will 

continue until 4:30 p.m. A lunch break 

is scheduled from 12:00 p.m. until 

1:00 p.m. The EPA plans to conclude 

the hearing at 4:30 p.m. All Chicago 

times are Central Daylight Time (CDT). 

The EPA’s Web site for the rulemaking, 

which includes the proposal and 

information about the hearings, can be 

found at: http://epa.gov/ 

carbonpollutionstandard/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you would like to present oral testimony 

at the public hearing, please contact Ms. 

Pamela Garrett, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality 

Planning and Standards, Sector Policies 

and Programs Division (D243–01), 

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 

27711; telephone: (919) 541–7966; fax 

number: (919) 541–5450; email address: 

garrett.pamela@epa.gov (preferred 

method for registering). The last day to 

register to present oral testimony in 

advance will be Friday May 18, 2012. If 

using email, please provide the 

following information: the time you 

wish to speak (morning or afternoon), 

name, affiliation, address, email address 

and telephone and fax numbers. Time 

slot preferences will be given in the 

order requests are received. 

Additionally, requests to speak will be 

taken the day of the hearings at the 

hearing registration desk and 

accommodated as time allows, although 

preferences on speaking times may not 

be able to be fulfilled. If you require the 

service of a translator, please let us 

know at the time of registration. 

Questions concerning the March 27, 

2012, proposed rule should be 

addressed to Mr. Christian Fellner, 

Office of Air Quality Planning and 

Standards, Sector Policies and Programs 

Division (D 243–04), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Research Triangle 

Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone 

number: (919) 541–4003; facsimile 

number: (919) 541–5450; email address: 

fellner.christian@epa.gov. 

Public hearing: The proposal for 

which the EPA is holding the public 

hearings was published in the Federal 

Register on April 13, 2012 (77 FR 

22392), and is available at: http:// 

www.epa.gov/carbonpollutionstandard/ 

and also in the docket identified below. 

The public hearings will provide 

interested parties the opportunity to 

present oral comments regarding the 

EPA’s proposed standards, including 

data, views or arguments concerning the 

proposal. The EPA may ask clarifying 

questions during the oral presentations, 

but will not respond to the 

presentations at that time. Written 

statements and supporting information 

submitted during the comment period 

will be considered with the same weight 

as any oral comments and supporting 

information presented at the public 

hearing. 

Commenters should notify Ms. Garrett 

if they will need specific equipment or 

if there are other special needs related 

to providing comments at the public 

hearings. The EPA will provide 

equipment for commenters to make 

computerized slide presentations if we 

receive special requests in advance. Oral 

testimony will be limited to 5 minutes 

for each commenter. The EPA 

encourages commenters to submit to the 

docket a copy of their oral testimony 

electronically (via email or CD) or in 

hard copy form. 

The public hearing schedules, 

including lists of speakers, will be 

posted on the EPA’s Web site at 

http://www.epa.gov/ 

carbonpollutionstandard/. Verbatim 

transcripts of the hearings and written 

statements will be included in the 

docket for the rulemaking. The EPA will 

make every effort to follow the schedule 

as closely as possible on the day of the 

hearings; however, please plan for the 

hearing to run either ahead of schedule 

or behind schedule. 

How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

The EPA has established a docket for 

the proposed rule, ‘‘Standards of 


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