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approves a state rule implementing a 

Federal standard. 

In reviewing SIP submissions, EPA’s 

role is to approve state choices, 

provided that they meet the criteria of 

the Clean Air Act. In this context, in the 

absence of a prior existing requirement 

for the State to use voluntary consensus 

standards (VCS), EPA has no authority 

to disapprove a SIP submission for 

failure to use VCS. It would thus be 

inconsistent with applicable law for 

EPA, when it reviews a SIP submission, 

to use VCS in place of a SIP submission 

that otherwise satisfies the provisions of 

the Clean Air Act. Redesignation is an 

action that affects the status of a 

geographical area and does not impose 

any new requirements on sources. Thus, 

the requirements of section 12(d) of the 

National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 

272 note) do not apply. As required by 

section 3 of Executive Order 12988 (61 

FR 4729, February 7, 1996), in issuing 

this proposed rule, EPA has taken the 

necessary steps to eliminate drafting 

errors and ambiguity, minimize 

potential litigation, and provide a clear 

legal standard for affected conduct. EPA 

has complied with Executive Order 

12630 (53 FR 8859, March 15, 1988) by 

examining the takings implications of 

the rule in accordance with the 

‘‘Attorney General’s Supplemental 

Guidelines for the Evaluation of Risk 

and Avoidance of Unanticipated 

Takings’’ issued under the executive 

order. 

This rule, proposing to approve the 

redesignation of the Hampton Roads 

Area to attainment for the 8-hour ozone 

NAAQS, the associated maintenance 

plan, the 2002 base-year inventory, and 

the MVEBS identified in the 

maintenance plan, does not impose an 

information collection burden under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

List of Subjects 

40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Nitrogen dioxide, 

Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Volatile organic 

compounds. 

40 CFR Part 81 

Air pollution control, National parks, 

Wilderness areas. 

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

Dated: April 5, 2007. 

Judith Katz, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region III. 

[FR Doc. E7–7017 Filed 4–12–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

49 CFR Part 39 

[Docket OST 2007–26829] 

RIN 2105–AB87 

Transportation for Individuals With 

Disabilities: Passenger Vessels 

AGENCY: Department of Transportation, 

Office of the Secretary. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Department is extending 

through June 22, 2007, the period for 

interested persons to submit comments 

to its proposed rule to amend its 

Americans with Disabilities Act 

regulations concerning passenger 

vessels. 

COMMENT CLOSING DATE: Comments 

should be submitted by June 22, 2007. 

Late-filed comments will be considered 

to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by the docket number OST 

2007–26829 by any of the following 

methods: 

• Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments on the DOT electronic docket 

site. 

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: 

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

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management System; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–

0001. 

• Hand Delivery: To the Docket 

Management System; Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Instructions: You must include the 

agency name and docket number OST–

2007–26829 or the Regulatory 

Identification Number (RIN) for this 

rulemaking at the beginning of your 

comment. Note that all comments 

received will be posted without change 

to http://dms.dot.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Docket: You may view the public 

docket through the Internet at http:// 

dms.dot.gov or in person at the Docket 

Management System office at the above 

address. 

The Department of Transportation is 

in the process of moving to a new 

building. It is anticipated that the 

Docket Office will move to its new 

location before the end of the extended 

comment period. We do not yet have the 

complete address for the Docket Office 

in the Department’s new building. The 

Department will publish a Federal 

Register notice when this information 

becomes available. The address change 

will not affect electronic submissions, 

and mail submissions will be forwarded 

to the new address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert C. Ashby, Deputy Assistant 

General Counsel for Regulation and 

Enforcement, Department of 

Transportation, 400 7th Street, SW., 

Room 10424, Washington, DC 20590–

0001. (202) 366–9306 (voice); (202) 755–

7687 (TDD); bob.ashby@dot.gov (email). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 23, 2007, the Department of 

Transportation issued a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) (72 FR 

2833) to amend its Americans with 

Disabilities Act (ADA) rules to add 

requirements concerning passenger 

vessels. The comment period for this 

NPRM was scheduled to end on April 

23, 2007. A 90-day comment period is 

commonly provided for significant 

proposed rules. 

On January 31, 2007, the Cruise Lines 

International Association (CLIA) 

requested a 120-day extension of the 

comment period. CLIA cited as reasons 

for its request the need for potential 

commenters to consider the questions 

the Department asked in the preamble to 

the NPRM and the relationship between 

the NPRM and ongoing work of the 

Access Board concerning accessibility 

guidelines for passenger vessels. 

The Department believes that some 

extension of the comment period can be 

justified and that the Department can 

extend the comment period for a 

reasonable time without unduly 

delaying work toward a final rule. 

However, we do not believe that a 120- 

day extension, which would more the 

double the length of the original 

comment period, is necessary to allow 

interested persons to provide informed 

comments to the Department, and we 

are concerned that such a lengthy 

extension could create unnecessary 

delay. 

Consequently, the Department will 

extend the comment period for 60 days, 

through June 22, 2007. The Department 

does not anticipate the need for any 

further extensions. Given the additional 

time provided for comments, we urge 

interested persons to make every effort 

to provide detailed information 

concerning the issues they raise. 


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Issued this 4th day of April, 2007, at 

Washington, DC. 

Rosalind A. Knapp, 

Acting General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. E7–6941 Filed 4–12–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

49 CFR Parts 385, 386, 390, 392, 393, 

396, and Appendix G to Subchapter B 

of Chapter III 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2005–23315] 

RIN 2126–AA86 

Requirements for Intermodal 

Equipment Providers and Motor 

Carriers and Drivers Operating 

Intermodal Equipment; Reopening of 

Comment Period 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of public listening 

sessions; reopening of comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration (FMCSA) is 

reopening until May 21, 2007, the 

comment period on its December 21, 

2006 notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM) concerning inspection, repair 

and maintenance responsibilities for 

intermodal equipment providers and 

motor carriers operating container 

chassis. The FMCSA is also announcing 

a series of public listening sessions to 

obtain additional feedback on the 

Agency’s NPRM from motor carriers, 

representatives of the intermodal 

transportation industry, and interested 

parties. The listening sessions are 

intended to provide all interested 

parties an opportunity to respond to the 

issues associated with this rulemaking. 

All oral comments will be transcribed 

and placed in the public docket 

identified at the beginning of this 

notice. 

DATES: Your comments must be 

submitted to the docket on or before 

May 21, 2007. 

Dates for the public listening sessions: 

April 27, 2007, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., in Norfolk, VA; May 3, 2007, from 

9:30 a,m. to 4:30 p.m., in Port Newark, 

NJ; and May 18, 2007, from 9:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., in Long Beach, CA. 

ADDRESSES: The April 27, 2007 meeting 

will be held at the Kirn Memorial 

Library, 301 East City Hall Avenue, 

Norfolk, Virginia. The May 3, 2007 

meeting will be held at The Seamen’s 

Church Institute, SCI’s Seafarers’ 

Center, 118 Export Street, Port Newark, 

New Jersey. The May 18, 2007 meeting 

will be held at the Holiday Inn Long 

Beach Airport, 2640 Lakewood 

Boulevard, Long Beach, California. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms 

Deborah M. Freund, Senior 

Transportation Specialist, Vehicle and 

Roadside Operations Division, FMCSA, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20590. Telephone (202) 366–4009 or 

e-mail deborah.freund@dot.gov. Office 

hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., e.t., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

If you wish to make a formal 

presentation, please contact Ms. 

Deborah Freund no later than 5 p.m., 

e.t., 2 business days before the date of 

the session you will attend. Information 

on Services for Individuals with 

Disabilities: For information on facilities 

or services for individuals with 

disabilities or to request special 

assistance at the meeting, please e-mail 

or telephone Deborah Freund. To 

request special assistance for one or 

more of the Listening Sessions, contact 

Ms. Freund no later than 5 business 

days before the date of the session. 

You may also submit comments to the 

DOT Docket Management System 

(DMS), referencing Docket Number 

FMCSA–2005–23315, using any of the 

following methods: 

• Web Site: http://dms.dot.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments on the DOT electronic docket 

site. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. Mail: Docket 

Management Facility; U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Nassif Building, Room PL–401, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and docket 

number or Regulatory Identification 

Number (RIN 2126–AA86) for this 

rulemaking. Note that all comments 

received will be posted without change 

to http://dms.dot.gov including any 

personal information provided. For 

additional information on submitting 

comments, see the Supplemental 

Information section of this document. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL–

401 on the plaza level of the Nassif 

Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

Privacy Act: 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 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78) or you 

may visit http://dms.dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On December 21, 2006 (71 FR 76796), 

FMCSA published an NPRM to amend 

the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations (FMCSRs) to address the 

safety of intermodal equipment (IME) 

used by motor carriers for transportation 

of intermodal containers in interstate 

commerce. As mandated by section 

4118 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 

Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 

Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU), this 

rulemaking would require intermodal 

equipment providers (IEPs) to register 

and file with FMCSA an Intermodal 

Equipment Provider Identification 

Report (Form MCS 150C); display the 

USDOT Number, or other unique 

identifier, on each intermodal container 

chassis offered for transportation in 

interstate commerce; establish a 

systematic inspection, repair, and 

maintenance program to ensure the safe 

operating condition of each intermodal 

container chassis; maintain 

documentation of the program; and 

provide a means to effectively respond 

to driver and motor carrier reports about 

intermodal container chassis 

mechanical defects and deficiencies. 

The proposed regulations would for 

the first time make IEPs subject to the 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations (FMCSRs). The agency is 

also proposing additional inspection 

requirements for motor carriers and 

drivers operating intermodal equipment. 

The intent of this rulemaking is to 

ensure that intermodal equipment used 

to transport intermodal containers is 

safe and systematically maintained. 

Improved maintenance is expected to 

result in fewer out-of-service orders and 

highway breakdowns involving 

intermodal chassis and improved 

efficiency of the Nation’s intermodal 

transportation system. To whatever 

extent inadequately maintained 

intermodal chassis are responsible for, 


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