62200 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 198 / Friday, October 12, 2012 / Proposed Rules 

costs on tribal governments or preempt 

tribal law. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Nitrogen dioxides, Ozone, Particulate 

matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Volatile organic 

compounds. 

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

Dated: September 28, 2012. 

Ron Curry, 

Regional Administrator, Region 6. 

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40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R04–OAR–2010–0019(b); FRL–9741– 

1] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; North Carolina 

Portion of the Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock 

Hill, North Carolina-South Carolina 

1997 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment 

Area; Reasonable Further Progress 

Plan 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve 

state implementation plan revisions, 

submitted by the North Carolina 

Department of Environment and Natural 

Resources, on June 15, 2007, and 

November 30, 2009, to address the 

reasonable further progress (RFP) plan 

requirements for the 1997 8-hour ozone 

national ambient air quality standards 

(NAAQS) for the North Carolina portion 

of the bi-state Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock 

Hill 1997 8-hour ozone nonattainment 

area. The Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, 

North Carolina-South 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. EPA is also providing 

the status of its adequacy determination 

for the motor vehicle emissions budgets 

(MVEB) for volatile organic compounds 

and nitrogen oxides that were included 

in North Carolina’s RFP plan. Further, 

EPA is proposing to approve these 

MVEB. This proposed action is being 

taken pursuant to section 110 of the 

Clean Air Act. EPA will take action on 

South Carolina’s RFP plan 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 implementation 

plan revisions as a direct final rule 

without prior proposal because the 

Agency views these submittals as 

noncontroversial and anticipates no 

adverse comments. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before November 13, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04– 

OAR–2010–0019 by one of the following 

methods: 

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– 

0019,’’ 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. 

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 of the RFP plan requirements 

for the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS 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 the matters being 

proposed for approval into the North 

Carolina SIP today should do so at this 

time. 

Dated: October 2, 2012. 

A. Stanley Meiburg, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4. 

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40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R06–OAR–2011–0033; FRL–9740–5] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; New Mexico; 

Revisions to the New Source Review 

(NSR) State Implementation Plan (SIP); 

Prevention of Significant Deterioration 

(PSD) and Nonattainment New Source 

Review (NNSR) Permitting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve 

revisions to the New Mexico SIP to 

update the New Mexico NNSR and PSD 

SIP permitting programs consistent with 

federal requirements. EPA proposes to 

find that these revisions to the New 

Mexico SIP meet the Federal Clean Air 

Act (the Act or CAA) and EPA 

regulations, and are consistent with EPA 

policies. New Mexico submitted the 

PSD and NNSR SIP permitting revisions 

in two SIP submittals on June 11, 2009, 

and May 23, 2011. EPA is proposing this 

action under section 110 and parts C 

and D of the Act. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 13, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket No. EPA–R06– 


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