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Citation: 77 Fed. Reg. 31351 2012

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### Federal Register/Vol. 77, No. 102/Friday, May 25, 2012/Notices

7Telephone record.

Dated: May 21, 2012. Nathaniel J.Davis, Sr.,
DeputySecretary. [FRDoe. 2012-12733 Filed 5-24-12; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY [R08-CO-2012-0001; FRL-9676-4]
Adequacy Determination for Aspen PM10and Fort CollinsCarbon Monoxide Maintenance Plans' Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for Transportation Conformity Purposes; State of Colorado

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of adequacy.

SUMMARY: In this notice, EPA is notifying the public thatthe Agency has found the following adequate for transportation conformity purposes: The "Revised PM10 Maintenance Plan forthe Aspen Attainment/Maintenance Area" I andits motorvehicle emissions budget, andthe "Revised CarbonMonoxide Maintenance Plan Fort Collins Attainment/Maintenance Area." As

more fully explained in the Supplementary Information section of this notice, this finding will affect future transportation conformity determinations.
DATES: This finding is effective June 11, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Russ, Air Program, Mailcode 8P-AR, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129, telephone number (303) 312-6479, fax number (303) 312-6064, or email

russ.tim@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, whenever "we," lus," or "our," are used, we mean EPA.

Transportation conformity is required by section 176(c) ofthe CleanAir Act (CAA). The conformity rule provisions
at 40 CFR 93 require thattransportation plans, programs, and projects conform
to a State Implementation Plan (SIP) and establish the criteria and procedures for determining whether or not they do. Conformity to a SIP means that transportation activities will not produce new air quality violations,

1 PM 0 refers to particulate matter less than or equal to 10 microns in size. worsen existingviolations, or delay timely attainment ofthe National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS).

The criteria bywhich we determine whether a SIP revision's motor vehicle emissions budget (MVEB) is adequate for conformity purposes are outlined in 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4), which was promulgated August 15, 1997 (62 FR 43780). We described ourprocess for determining the adequacy of submitted SIP MVEBs in our July 1, 2004 Transportation Conformity Rule Amendments (69 FR 40004). In addition, in certain areas with monitored ambient carbon monoxide (CO)values significantly below the NAAQS, EPA has allowed states to use limited maintenance plans (LMPs), which contain no future year maintenance projections and, therefore,

no MVEBs. (See "Limited Maintenance Plan Option for Nonclassifiable CO Nonattainment Areas," signed by Joseph Paisie, Group Leader, Integrated Policy and Strategies Group (MD-15), October 6, 1995, also known as EPA's "LMP Policy.") In an area covered by an approved carbon monoxide LMP, the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) are presumed to automatically satisfy the emissions budget test requirement, and no regional emissions analysis with respect to a MVEB under sections 40 CFR 93.118 or 93.119 (i.e., MVEB(s), build less than no-build, or build less thanbase year) ofthe conformity rule is required for RTP and TIP conformity. We used these

resources in making our adequacy determinations announced in this notice.

This notice is simply an announcement offindings that we have already made and are as described below:

Aspen (PMo):The State submitted the "Revised PM10 Maintenance Plan for the Aspen Attainment/Maintenance Area"

on May 25, 2011. The State prepared the submittal to meet the requirements of section 175A(b) ofthe CAA for a second 10-year maintenance plan.EPA sent a letter to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)on August 11, 2011, stating that the submitted Aspen PM10 second 10-year maintenance plan and the 2023 p.m.io MVEB were adequate for transportation conformity purposes. We posted the "Revised PM10 Maintenance Plan for the Aspen Attainment/ Maintenance Area" for adequacy review

on EPA's transportation conformity Web site on June 20, 2011. The public
comment period closed onJuly 20, 2011, and we did not receive any comments in response to the adequacy review posting (see http://www.epa.govl otaq/stateresources/transconf/ currsips.htm#aspen).

FortCollins(Carbon Monoxide):The State submitted the "Revised Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Plan Fort Collins Attainment/Maintenance Area"

onMay 25, 2011. The State prepared the submittal tomeet therequirements of section 175A(b) ofthe CAA for a second 10-year maintenance plan and used, as appropriate, the provisions ofEPA's CO LMP policy. Thus, the LMP contains no MVEB. EPA sent a letter to the CDPHE

onAugust 9, 2011, stating that the submitted Fort Collins second 10-year maintenance plan was adequate for transportation conformity purposes. We posted the "Revised CarbonMonoxide Maintenance Plan Fort Collins Attainment/Maintenance Area" for adequacy review on EPA's transportation conformity Web site on June 20, 2011. The public comment period closed onJuly 20, 2011, andwe did not receive any comments in response to the adequacy review posting (seehttp://www.epa.gov/otaql stateresources/transconf/ currsips.htm#ftcollins).

For the Aspen PM10maintenance
area, the MVEB we found adequate is 1146 pounds ofPM1oper day in 2023. Following the effective date listed in the DATES section ofthis notice, the Colorado Department ofTransportation and the U.S. Department of Transportation are required touse this
motor vehicle emissions budget for future transportation conformity determinations for projects in the Aspen PM10 maintenance area. As noted above, the "Revised Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Plan Fort Collins Attainment/Maintenance Area" contains no MVEB, and, underEPA's LMP interpretation, the North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Colorado Department ofTransportation, and the U.S. Department ofTransportation may presume that RTPs and TIPs satisfy the emissions budget test requirement with respect to such revised plan. However, prior MVEBs may apply as we described in our adequacy letter to the State.

Please note that our adequacy review described above is separate from our rulemaking action on the two maintenance plans discussed above and should not be used to prejudge our ultimate approval or disapproval ofeach 31351Federal Register/Vol. 77, No. 102/Friday, May 25, 2012/Notices

ofthe SIP revisions. Even ifwe find a maintenance plan or a maintenance plan and its MVEB adequate for transportation conformity purposes, we may later disapprove the SIP revision.

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

Dated: April 30, 2012. James B.Martin,
RegionalAdministrator, Region8. [FRDoe. 2012-12797 Filed 5-24-12; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY [EPA-HQ-SFUND-2005-0007, FRL-9678-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; EPA Worker Protection Standards for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 etseq.), this document

announces that EPA is planning to submit arequest to renew an existing approved Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is scheduled to expire on June 1, 2012. Before submitting the ICRto OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects oftheproposed information collection

as described below. DATES: Comments mustbe submitted on

orbefore July 24, 2012. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQSFUND-2005-0007 by one ofthe following methods:

* www.regulations.gov:Follow the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.

* Email:supeifund.docket@epa.gov. * Fax:(202) 566-9744. * Mail:EPA DocketCenter, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460.

Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-SFUND-2005- 0007. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docketwithout change and maybe made available online at www.regulations.gov,including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed tobe Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information thatyou consider tobe CBIor otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov

or email. The www.regulations.govWeb site is an "anonymous access" system, which means EPA will not know your identity orcontact information unless you provide itin thebody ofyour comment. Ifyou send an email
comment directly toEPA without going through www.regulations.gov your email address will be automatically captured and included as part ofthe comment that isplaced in the public docket and made available on the Internet. Ifyou submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends thatyou include your

name and other contact information in the body ofyour comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. IfEPA
cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may notbe 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 docketvisit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http:// www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sella M. Burchette, U.S. Environmental Response Team, MS 101, Building 205, Edison, NJ08837, telephone number: 721-321-6726; fax number: 732-321- 6724; email address: burchette.sella@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-SFUND2005-0007 established a public docket for each ofthe ICRs identified in this document (see the Docket ID. numbers for each ICRthat are provided in the text, which is available for online viewing at www.regulations.gov,orin
person viewing at the Superfund Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is 202-566-1744, and the telephone number for the Superfund Docket is 202-566-0276.

Use www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy ofthe draft collection of information, submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents ofthe docket, and to access those documents in thepublic docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select "search," then key in the docket ID number identified in this document.

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA specifically solicits
comments and information to enable it
to:(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection ofinformation is necessary for the proper performance ofthe functions ofthe Agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (ii)evaluate the accuracy ofthe Agency's estimate ofthe burden ofthe proposed collection ofinformation, including the validity ofthe methodology and assumptions used; (iii)enhance the quality, utility, and clarity ofthe information to be collected; and

(iv)minimize theburden ofthe collection ofinformation on those who

are to respond, including throughthe

use ofappropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission ofresponses. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from very smallbusinesses (thosethat employ less than 25) on examples of specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce thepaperwork burden for very smallbusinesses affected by this collection.

You may findthe following suggestions helpful for preparing your comments:

1.Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific examples. 2.Describe any assumptions thatyou used. 3.Provide copies ofany technical information and/or datayou usedthat supportyour views.

4. Ifyou estimate potential burden or costs, explain howyou arrived at the estimate thatyou provide.

5. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.

6. Make sure to submityour comments by the deadline identified under DATES. 7.To ensure proper receiptby EPA, be sure to identify the docket ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page ofyourresponse. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal Register citation.

Affected entities:Entities potentially affected by this action are those State and local employees engaged in hazardous waste operations and
emergency response in the 27 States that do not have Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) approved State plans. Title:EPA Worker Protection Standards for Hazardous Waste 

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