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our proposed determination that the 

area has attained the 24-hour PM10

NAAQS; that relevant portions of the 

California SIP are fully approved; that 

the improvement in air quality is due to 

permanent and enforceable reductions 

in emissions; that California has met all 

requirements applicable to the South 

Coast PM10 nonattainment area with 

respect to section 110 and part D of the 

CAA; and is based on our proposed 

approval of the 2009 South Coast PM10

Maintenance Plan as part of this action. 

Second, in connection with the 2009 

South Coast PM10 Redesignation 

Request and Maintenance Plan, EPA 

proposes to find that the maintenance 

demonstration showing how the area 

will continue to attain the 24-hour PM10

NAAQS for at least 10 years beyond 

redesignation (i.e., through 2030) and 

the associated motor vehicle emissions 

budgets (Table 6 of this notice) meet 

applicable CAA requirements for 

maintenance plans and transportation 

conformity requirements under 40 CFR 

93.118(e). We are also proposing to 

approve the 2010 emissions inventory 

as meeting applicable requirements for 

emissions inventories in CAA section 

175A and 172. 

We are soliciting comments on these 

proposed actions. We will accept 

comments from the public on this 

proposal for 30 days following 

publication of this proposal in the 

Federal Register. We will consider these 

comments before taking final action. 

VII. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the CAA, redesignation of an 

area to attainment and the 

accompanying approval of a 

maintenance plan under section 

107(d)(3)(E) are actions that affect the 

status of a geographical area and do not 

impose any additional regulatory 

requirements on sources beyond those 

imposed by State law. A redesignation 

to attainment does not in and of itself 

create any new requirements, but rather 

results in the applicability of 

requirements contained in the CAA for 

areas that have been redesignated to 

attainment. Moreover, the Administrator 

is required to approve a SIP submittal 

that complies with the provisions of the 

Act and applicable Federal regulations. 

42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). 

Thus, in reviewing SIP submittals, 

EPA’s role is to approve State choices, 

provided that they meet the criteria of 

the Clean Air Act. Accordingly, this 

action merely approves State law as 

meeting Federal requirements and does 

not impose additional requirements 

beyond those imposed by State law. For 

these reasons, these actions: 

• Are not ‘‘significant regulatory 

actions’’ subject to review by the Office 

of Management and Budget under 

Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993); 

• Do not impose an information 

collection burden under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); 

• Are certified as not having a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

• Do not contain any unfunded 

mandate or significantly or uniquely 

affect small governments, as described 

in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); 

• Do not have Federalism 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999); 

• Are not an economically significant 

regulatory action based on health or 

safety risks subject to Executive Order 

13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); 

• Are not a significant regulatory 

action subject to Executive Order 13211 

(66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001); 

• Are not subject to requirements of 

Section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because 

application of those requirements would 

be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act; 

and 

• Do not provide EPA with the 

discretionary authority to address, as 

appropriate, disproportionate human 

health or environmental effects, using 

practicable and legally permissible 

methods, under Executive Order 12898 

(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). 

In addition, this rule does not have 

tribal implications as specified by 

Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, 

November 9, 2000), because the SIP is 

not approved to apply in Indian country 

located in the State, and EPA notes that 

it will not impose substantial direct 

costs on tribal governments or preempt 

tribal law. 

List of Subjects 

40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Particulate matter, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

40 CFR Part 81 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, National parks, 

Wilderness areas. 

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

Dated: March 22, 2013. 

Jared Blumenfeld, 

Regional Administrator, Region IX. 

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Control of Air Pollution From Motor 

Vehicles: Tier 3 Motor Vehicle 

Emission and Fuel Standards; Public 

Hearing and Comment Period 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Announcement of public 

hearings and comment period. 

SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing two 

public hearings to be held for the 

proposed rule ‘‘Control of Air Pollution 

from Motor Vehicles: Tier 3 Motor 

Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards’’ 

(the proposed rule is hereinafter referred 

to as ‘‘Tier 3’’), which will be published 

separately in the Federal Register. The 

hearings will be held in Philadelphia, 

PA on April 24, 2013 and in Chicago, 

IL on April 29, 2013. The comment 

period for the proposed rulemaking will 

end on June 13, 2013. 

DATES: The public hearings will be held 

on April 24, 2013 in Philadelphia, PA 

and on April 29, 2013 in Chicago, IL. To 

register to testify at either hearing, 

notify the contact person listed under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at 

least one week before the date of the 

hearing. Information regarding time of 

the hearing is also listed below in 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. The 

comment period will end on June 13, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: The hearings will be held at 

the following locations: The April 24, 

2013 hearing will be held at the Sonesta 

Hotel Philadelphia, 1800 Market Street, 

Philadelphia, PA 19103; the April 29, 

2013 hearing will be held at the 

Doubletree Magnificent Mile, 300 E. 

Ohio Street, Chicago, IL 60611. In 

addition, a conference call-in line will 

be provided to allow for the opportunity 

for the public to listen to each hearing; 

information regarding the conference 

number and passcode will be posted at 

www.epa.gov/otaq/tier3.htm. Please 

note that this conference line will allow 

the public to listen only; persons 

listening will not be able to give an oral 

presentation via the conference line. 

Written comments on the proposed rule 

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may also be submitted to EPA 

electronically, by mail, by facsimile, or 

through hand delivery/courier. Please 

refer to the notice of proposed 

rulemaking for the addresses and 

detailed instructions for submitting 

written comments. 

When the proposed rule is published 

in the Federal Register, a complete set 

of documents related to the proposal 

will be available for public inspection at 

the EPA Docket Center, located at 1301 

Constitution Avenue NW., Room 3334, 

Washington, DC between 8:30 a.m. and 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. A reasonable 

fee may be charged for copying. 

Documents are also available through 

the electronic docket system at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. The EPA Web site 

for the rulemaking, which includes a 

copy of the pre-publication version of 

the proposal, can be found at: 

www.epa.gov/otaq/tier3.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you would like to present oral testimony 

at one of the public hearings, please 

contact JoNell Iffland, Office of 

Transportation and Air Quality, 

Assessment and Standards Division, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 

Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 

48105; telephone number: (734) 214– 

4454; Fax number: (734) 214–4816; 

Email address: Iffland.jonell@epa.gov. 

Please provide the following 

information: Name, affiliation, address, 

email address, telephone and fax 

numbers, time you wish to speak 

(morning, afternoon, or no preference; 

we will try to accommodate these 

requests in as much as possible), and 

whether you require accommodations 

such as a sign language interpreter or 

translator. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

proposal for which EPA is holding the 

public hearings will be published 

separately in the Federal Register. A 

pre-publication copy of the signed 

notice of proposed rulemaking has been 

available since March 29, 2013, on the 

following Web site: www.epa.gov/otaq/ 

tier3.htm. EPA is proposing Tier 3 

regulations to establish more stringent 

vehicle emissions standards and reduce 

the sulfur content of gasoline beginning 

in 2017, as part of a systems approach 

to addressing the impacts of motor 

vehicles and fuels on air quality and 

public health. The proposed gasoline 

sulfur standard would make emission 

control systems more effective for both 

existing and new vehicles, and would 

enable more stringent vehicle emissions 

standards. The proposed vehicle 

standards would reduce both tailpipe 

and evaporative emissions from 

passenger cars, light-duty trucks, 

medium-duty passenger vehicles, and 

some heavy-duty vehicles. This would 

result in significant reductions in 

pollutants such as ozone, particulate 

matter, and air toxics across the country 

and help state and local agencies in 

their efforts to attain and maintain 

health-based National Ambient Air 

Quality Standards. Motor vehicles are 

an important source of exposure to air 

pollution both regionally and near 

roads. The proposed Tier 3 vehicle 

standards are intended to harmonize 

with California’s Low Emission Vehicle 

program, thus creating a federal vehicle 

emissions program that would allow 

automakers to sell the same vehicles in 

all 50 states. The proposed vehicle 

standards would be implemented over 

the same timeframe as the greenhouse 

gas/fuel efficiency standards for lightduty vehicles, as part of a 

comprehensive approach toward 

regulating emissions from motor 

vehicles. 

Public Hearing: The public hearings 

will provide interested parties the 

opportunity to present data, views, or 

arguments concerning the proposed 

rule. 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 along with any oral 

comments and supporting information 

presented at the public hearing. Written 

comments must be received by the last 

day of the comment period. 

The public hearings will be held on 

April 24, 2013 in Philadelphia, PA and 

April 29, 2013 in Chicago, IL. Each 

hearing will begin at 10:00 a.m. local 

time and will continue until everyone 

has had a chance to speak. To testify at 

either of the public hearings, please 

notify the contact person listed under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at 

least one week before the hearing you 

wish to speak at. Once EPA learns how 

many people have registered to speak at 

each public hearing, we will allocate an 

appropriate amount of time to each 

participant, allowing time for lunch and 

necessary breaks throughout the day. In 

addition, we will reserve a block of time 

for anyone else in the audience who 

wishes to give an oral presentation. For 

planning purposes, each speaker should 

anticipate speaking for no more than ten 

minutes, although we may need to 

adjust the time for each speaker if there 

is a large turnout. We request that you 

bring three copies of your statement or 

other material for the EPA panel. It 

would also be helpful if you send us a 

copy of your statement or other 

materials before the hearing. To 

accommodate as many speakers as 

possible, we prefer that speakers not use 

technological aids (e.g., audio-visuals, 

computer slideshows, etc.). However, if 

you wish to do so, you must notify the 

contact person in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. You also 

must make arrangements to provide 

your presentation or any other aids to 

EPA in advance of the hearing in order 

to facilitate set-up. 

We will make tentative schedules for 

the order of testimony at each hearing 

based on the notifications we receive. 

These schedules will be available on the 

morning of each hearing. 

The hearings will be held at sites 

accessible to individuals with 

disabilities. Individuals who require 

accommodations such as sign language 

interpreters should contact the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section at least one week before 

the date of the of the hearing for which 

such accommodations are needed. 

Written transcripts of the hearings 

and written statements submitted at a 

hearing will be included in the 

rulemaking docket. 

Comment Period: The comment 

period will remain open until June 13, 

2013. 

How can I get copies of this document, 

the proposed rule, and other related 

information? 

The EPA has established a docket for 

this action under Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OAR– 2011–0135. The EPA has 

also developed a Web site for the 

proposed rule, including the notice of 

proposed rulemaking, at the address 

given above. Please refer to the notice of 

proposed rulemaking for detailed 

information on accessing information 

related to the proposal. 

Dated: April 2, 2013. 

Lori Stewart, 

Acting Director, Office of Transportation and 

Air Quality. 

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