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appointment to review the public 

comments must be scheduled by calling 

the Regulations Division at 202–708– 

3055 (this is not a toll-free number). 

Individuals with speech or hearing 

impairments may access this number 

through TTY by calling the Federal 

Relay Service at 800–877–8339 (this is 

a toll-free number). Copies of all 

comments submitted are available for 

inspection and downloading at 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann 

Marie Oliva, Director, Office of Special 

Needs Assistance Programs, Office of 

Community Planning and Development, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20410–7000; telephone 

number 202–708–4300 (this is not a tollfree number). Hearing- and speechimpaired persons may access this 

number through TTY by calling the 

Federal Relay Service at 800–877–8339 

(this is a toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Homeless Emergency Assistance and 

Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009 

(HEARTH Act), enacted into law on 

May 20, 2009, consolidates three of the 

separate homeless assistance programs 

administered by HUD under the 

McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 

Act into a single Continuum of Care 

program, revises the Emergency Shelter 

Grants program and renames this 

program the Emergency Solutions 

Grants program, and creates the Rural 

Housing Stability Assistance program to 

replace the Rural Homelessness Grant 

program. The HEARTH Act also directs 

HUD to promulgate regulations for these 

new programs and processes. On 

December 5, 2011, at 76 FR 75954, HUD 

published in the Federal Register an 

interim rule to implement the 

Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) 

program. On July 31, 2012, at 77 FR 

45422, HUD published in the Federal 

Register an interim rule to implement 

the Continuum of Care (CoC) program. 

On March 27, 2013, at 78 FR 18726, 

HUD published in the Federal Register 

a proposed rule that would establish the 

regulations for the Rural Housing 

Stability Assistance program. The 

purpose of the Rural Housing Stability 

Assistance program is to rehouse or 

improve the housing situations of 

individuals and families who are 

homeless or in the worst housing 

situations in the geographic area; 

stabilize the housing of individuals and 

families who are in imminent danger of 

losing housing; and improve the ability 

of the lowest-income residents of the 

community to afford stable housing. In 

the March 27, 2013, proposed rule, HUD 

also solicited public comment on 

proposed revisions to the definition of 

‘‘chronically homeless.’’ 

‘‘Chronically homeless’’ was first 

defined in HUD’s ESG interim rule. In 

the CoC interim rule, HUD noted 

concerns raised by commenters on the 

definition of ‘‘chronically homeless,’’ 

specifically with respect to HUD’s 

definition on what constitutes an 

occasion of homelessness or homeless 

occasion. In the CoC interim rule, and 

based on public comment received on 

the ESG interim rule, HUD announced 

that it was not adopting the full 

definition of ‘‘chronically homeless’’ 

presented in the ESG rule; that it would 

not apply the definition of ‘‘homeless 

occasion’’ incorporated in the definition 

of ‘‘chronically homeless’’ and would 

give further consideration to the 

meaning of this phrase. 

The March 27, 2013, proposed rule 

offered changes to the meaning of 

‘‘homeless occasion.’’ Given the 

considerable public comment and 

outreach already undertaken by HUD 

with respect to the definition of 

‘‘homeless occasion,’’ the extension of 

the public comment period provided in 

this notice is not extended to the 

definition of ‘‘chronically homeless.’’ As 

stated earlier in this notice, HUD will 

commence reviewing public comments 

on the proposed definition of 

‘‘chronically homeless’’ following the 

close of the comment period, May 28, 

2013, as stated in the March 27, 2013 

publication. 

Through this notice, HUD is 

extending the public comment period 

through July 1, 2013, only for the 

proposed regulations for the Rural 

Housing Stability Assistance program. 

Funds were never appropriated for the 

predecessor program for the Rural 

Housing Stability Assistance program, 

which was the Rural Homelessness 

Grant program, and consequently 

regulations were never promulgated. 

Accordingly, this is the first set of HUD 

regulations that would be put in place 

to address rural homelessness, and HUD 

understands the need to provide more 

time to comment on the proposed 

regulations. 

Dated: April 30, 2013. 

Mark Johnston, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs 

Programs. 

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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

34 CFR Chapter III 

[CFDA Number: 84.133B–8] 

Proposed Priority—National Institute 

on Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research—Rehabilitation Research 

and Training Centers 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Proposed priority. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for 

Special Education and Rehabilitative 

Services proposes a priority for the 

Rehabilitation Research and Training 

Center (RRTC) Program administered by 

the National Institute on Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). 

Specifically, this notice proposes a 

priority for an RRTC on Disability in 

Rural Areas. The Assistant Secretary 

may use this priority for competitions in 

fiscal year (FY) 2013 and later years. We 

take this action to focus research 

attention on areas of national need. We 

intend the priority to contribute to 

improved outcomes for individuals with 

disabilities who live in rural areas. 

DATES: We must receive your comments 

on or before June 6, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments about 

this notice to Marlene Spencer, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., Room 5133, Potomac 

Center Plaza (PCP), Washington, DC 

20202–2700. 

If you prefer to send your comments 

by email, use the following address: 

marlene.spencer@ed.gov. You must 

include the phrase ‘‘Proposed Priority 

for an RRTC on Disability in Rural 

Areas’’ in the subject line of your 

electronic message. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marlene Spencer. Telephone: (202) 245– 

7532 or by email: 

marlene.spencer@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice of proposed priority is in concert 

with NIDRR’s Long-Range Plan for 

Fiscal Years 2013–2017 (Plan). The 

Plan, which was published in the 

Federal Register on April 4, 2013 (78 FR 

20299), can be accessed on the Internet 

at the following site: http:// 

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-04-04/ 

pdf/2013-07879.pdf. 

Through the implementation of the 

Plan, NIDRR seeks to improve outcomes 


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for individuals with disabilities in the 

domains of health and function, 

employment, and community living 

through comprehensive programs of 

research, engineering, training, 

technical assistance, and knowledge 

translation and dissemination. The Plan 

reflects NIDRR’s commitment to quality, 

relevance, and balance in its programs 

to ensure appropriate attention to all 

aspects of well-being of individuals 

with disabilities and to all types and 

degrees of disability, including lowincidence and severe disabilities. 

This notice proposes one priority, 

which NIDRR intends to use for a 

competition in FY 2013 and possibly 

later years. However, nothing precludes 

NIDRR from publishing additional 

priorities, if needed. Furthermore, 

NIDRR is under no obligation to make 

an award using this priority. The 

decision to make an award will be based 

on the quality of applications received 

and available funding. 

Invitation to Comment: We invite you 

to submit comments regarding this 

priority. To ensure that your comments 

have maximum effect in developing the 

final priority, we urge you to identify 

clearly the specific topic that each 

comment addresses. 

We invite you to assist us in 

complying with the specific 

requirements of Executive Orders 12866 

and 13563 and their overall requirement 

of reducing regulatory burden that 

might result from this proposed priority. 

Please let us know of any further ways 

we could reduce potential costs or 

increase potential benefits while 

preserving the effective and efficient 

administration of the program. 

During and after the comment period, 

you may inspect all public comments 

about this proposed priority in room 

5133, 550 12th Street SW., PCP, 

Washington, DC, between the hours of 

8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, Monday through Friday of 

each week except Federal holidays. 

Assistance to Individuals with 

Disabilities in Reviewing the 

Rulemaking Record: On request we will 

provide an appropriate accommodation 

or auxiliary aid to an individual with a 

disability who needs assistance to 

review the comments or other 

documents in the public rulemaking 

record for this notice. If you want to 

schedule an appointment for this type of 

accommodation or auxiliary aid, please 

contact the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research Projects and Centers Program 

is to plan and conduct research, 

demonstration projects, training, and 

related activities, including 

international activities, to develop 

methods, procedures, and rehabilitation 

technology that maximize the full 

inclusion and integration into society, 

employment, independent living, family 

support, and economic and social selfsufficiency of individuals with 

disabilities, especially individuals with 

the most severe disabilities, and to 

improve the effectiveness of services 

authorized under the Rehabilitation Act 

of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation 

Act). 

Rehabilitation Research and Training 

Centers 

The purpose of the RRTCs, which are 

funded through the Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research Projects and 

Centers Program, is to achieve the goals 

of, and improve the effectiveness of, 

services authorized under the 

Rehabilitation Act, as amended, through 

advanced research, training, technical 

assistance, and dissemination activities 

in general problem areas, as specified by 

NIDRR. These activities are designed to 

benefit rehabilitation service providers, 

individuals with disabilities, and the 

family members or other authorized 

representatives of individuals with 

disabilities. Additional information on 

the RRTC program can be found at: 

www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/resprogram.html#RRTC. 

Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 762(g) 

and 764(b)(2). 

Applicable Program Regulations: 34 

CFR part 350. 

Proposed Priority 

This notice contains one proposed 

priority. 

RRTC on Disability in Rural Areas 

Background 

The rate of disability in rural areas is 

higher than in urban areas. The United 

States Census Bureau estimates that 

individuals with disabilities make up 

13.2 percent of the total civilian, 

noninstitutionalized population who 

live in rural communities. By 

comparison, the comparable rate of 

disability in urban areas (metropolitan 

and micropolitan) is 11.6 percent (U.S. 

Census Bureau, 2011a). 

Living in a rural environment 

presents unique challenges. Compared 

to those living in nonrural areas, people 

living in rural areas tend to be more 

geographically dispersed and generally 

have less access to public transportation 

(Brown, 2008), employment and 

educational opportunities (White House 

Council of Economic Advisors, 2010; 

Brown, 2008), and health networks and 

health care providers (Jones et al. 2009; 

West and Mackenzie, 2011). Further, 

significantly fewer individuals living in 

rural areas have high-speed broadband 

connections for their computers or 

telecommunications devices, which 

affects many aspects of their life 

(Federal Communications Commission, 

2011). 

NIDRR funds research on the 

experiences and outcomes of 

individuals with disabilities in the 

following three domains: Health and 

function, employment, and community 

living and participation. Individuals 

with disabilities who live in rural areas 

where essential services are often 

limited face difficulties in each of these 

domains. For example, limited networks 

of doctors in rural areas often make it 

difficult for individuals with disabilities 

to find local primary care and specialty 

doctors who understand their disabling 

conditions and their related health care 

needs (Iezzoni, Killeen, & O’Day, 2006). 

The types and rates of community 

participation and social engagement 

also differ between individuals with 

disabilities in rural and nonrural areas. 

Individuals with disabilities who live in 

rural areas are less likely to be 

employed than those in nonrural areas 

(U.S. Census Bureau, 2011b), and rural 

vocational rehabilitation clients with 

severe disabilities are less likely than 

those with severe disabilities in 

nonrural areas to achieve successful 

employment outcomes (Lustig, Weems 

& Strauser, 2004). In contrast, people 

with disabilities in rural areas have been 

found to be more likely than individuals 

with disabilities living in nonrural areas 

to participate in volunteer work and to 

attend community events (Nicholson & 

Cooper, 2012; McPhedran, 2011). 

Limited research suggests that 

individuals with disabilities who live in 

rural and nonrural areas have similar 

rates of contact with people across a 

wide range of settings but that 

individuals with disabilities in rural 

areas may not have as many close social 

relationships as those in nonrural areas 

(Nicholson & Cooper, 2012). 

Research is needed in each of 

NIDRR’s domains to generate new 

knowledge about the the experiences 

and outcomes of individuals with 

disabilities who are living in rural areas. 

This new knowledge is needed to 

improve the systems that provide 

support and services to individuals with 

disabilities in rural areas and their 

families. Specifically, there is a need for 

additional research to identify programs 

or interventions that can lead to 

improved employment, health and 

function, and community living and 


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participation outcomes for individuals 

with disabilities in rural areas. 

References 

Brown, D. 2008. Public transportation on the 

move in rural America. Washington, DC: 

Economic Research Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture. Retrieved from: 

www.nal.usda.gov/ric/ricpubs/ 

publictrans.htm. 

Federal Communications Commission (2011). 

Bringing broadband to rural America: 

Update to report on a rural broadband 

strategy. Retrieved from: http:// 

hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/ 

attachmatch/DOC-307877A1.pdf. 

Iezzoni, L., Killeen, M., and O’Day, B. (2006). 

Rural residents with disabilities confront 

substantial barriers to obtaining primary 

care. Health Services Research, 41(4), 

1258–1275. 

Jones, C. A., Parker, T. S., Ahearn, M., 

Mishra, A.K., & Variyam, J.N. (2009). 

Health Status and Health Care Access of 

Farm and Rural Populations, Economic 

Information Bulletin, no. 57. Washington, 

DC: United States Department of 

Agriculture, Economic Research Service. 

Retrieved from: www.ers.usda.gov/media/ 

155453/eib57_1_.pdf. 

Lustig, D., Weems, G., and Strauser, D. 

(2004). Rehabilitation service patterns: A 

rural/urban comparison of success factors. 

Journal of Rehabilitation, 70(3), 13–19. 

McPhedran, S. (2011). Disability and 

community life. Does regional living 

enhance social participation? Journal of 

Disability Policy Studies, 22(1), 40–54. 

Nicholson, L., Cooper, S. (2012). Social 

exclusion and people with intellectual 

disabilities: a rural-urban comparison. 

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 

Retrieved from: http:// 

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ 

j.1365-2788.2012.01540.x/pdf. 

U.S. Census Bureau. (2011a). Percent of 

people with a disability—United States— 

Urban/Rural and Inside/Outside 

Metropolitan and Micropolitan Area. 

Retrieved from: http:// 

factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/ 

jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_

3YR_GCT1810.US26&prodType=table. 

U.S. Census Bureau. (2011b). Employment to 

population ratio for people with a 

disability. Retrieved from: http://fact

finder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/ 

pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11

_3YR_GCT1811.US26&prodType=table. 

West, A. & Mackenzie, T. (2011). Time 

Trends in Expenditures for Rural Veterans’ 

Healthcare, Journal of Rural Social 

Sciences, 26(3), 181–200. 

White House Council of Economic Advisors 

(2010), Strengthening the Rural Economy— 

The Current State of Rural America.’’ 

Retrieved from: www.whitehouse.gov/

administration/eop/cea/factsheets-reports/

strengthening-the-rural-economy/thecurrent-state-of-rural-america. 

Proposed Priority 

The Assistant Secretary for Special 

Education and Rehabilitative Services 

proposes a priority for a Rehabilitation 

Research and Training Center (RRTC) on 

Disability in Rural Areas. This RRTC 

must conduct rigorous research, and 

provide training, technical assistance, 

and information to improve the 

outcomes of individuals with 

disabilities who live in rural areas. The 

RRTC must: 

(a) Conduct research that examines 

experiences and outcomes of 

individuals with disabilities who live in 

rural areas and apply the research 

findings to develop interventions that 

improve those outcomes. Applicants 

must focus their research activities on 

topics that fall under at least one of the 

following major life domains identified 

in NIDRR’s Long-Range Plan for Fiscal 

Years 2013–2017 (78 FR 20299): 

Employment, Community Living and 

Participation, or Health and Function; 

(b) Serve as a national resource center 

for individuals with disabilities living 

in rural areas, their families, service and 

support providers, and other 

stakeholders by conducting knowledge 

translation activities that include, but 

are not limited to: 

(1) Providing information and 

technical assistance to service 

providers, individuals with disabilities 

living in rural areas and their 

representatives, and other key 

stakeholders; 

(2) Providing training, including 

graduate, pre-service, and in-service 

training, to rehabilitation service 

providers and other disability service 

providers, to facilitate more effective 

delivery of services to individuals with 

disabilities living in rural areas. This 

training may be provided through 

conferences, workshops, public 

education programs, in-service training 

programs, and similar activities; 

(3) Disseminating research-based 

information and materials related to 

living with a disability in rural areas; 

and 

(c) Involve individuals with 

disabilities who live in rural areas in 

planning and implementing the RRTC’s 

activities, and in evaluating the RRTC’s 

work. 

Types of Priorities 

When inviting applications for a 

competition using one or more 

priorities, we designate the type of each 

priority as absolute, competitive 

preference, or invitational through a 

notice in the Federal Register. The 

effect of each type of priority follows: 

Absolute priority: Under an absolute 

priority, we consider only applications 

that meet the priority (34 CFR 

75.105(c)(3)). 

Competitive preference priority: 

Under a competitive preference priority, 

we give competitive preference to an 

application by (1) awarding additional 

points, depending on the extent to 

which the application meets the priority 

(34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i)); or (2) selecting 

an application that meets the priority 

over an application of comparable merit 

that does not meet the priority (34 CFR 

75.105(c)(2)(ii)). 

Invitational priority: Under an 

invitational priority, we are particularly 

interested in applications that meet the 

priority. However, we do not give an 

application that meets the priority a 

preference over other applications (34 

CFR 75.105(c)(1)). 

Final Priority 

We will announce the final priority in 

a notice in the Federal Register. We will 

determine the final priority after 

considering responses to this notice and 

other information available to the 

Department. This notice does not 

preclude us from proposing additional 

priorities, requirements, definitions, or 

selection criteria, subject to meeting 

applicable rulemaking requirements. 

Note: This notice does not solicit 

applications. In any year in which we choose 

to use this priority, we invite applications 

through a notice in the Federal Register. 

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

Regulatory Impact Analysis 

Under Executive Order 12866, the 

Secretary must determine whether this 

regulatory action is ‘‘significant’’ and, 

therefore, subject to the requirements of 

the Executive order and subject to 

review by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). Section 3(f) of Executive 

Order 12866 defines a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ as an action likely to 

result in a rule that may— 

(1) Have an annual effect on the 

economy of $100 million or more, or 

adversely affect a sector of the economy, 

productivity, competition, jobs, the 

environment, public health or safety, or 

State, local, or tribal governments or 

communities in a material way (also 

referred to as an ‘‘economically 

significant’’ rule); 

(2) Create serious inconsistency or 

otherwise interfere with an action taken 

or planned by another agency; 

(3) Materially alter the budgetary 

impacts of entitlement grants, user fees, 

or loan programs or the rights and 

obligations of recipients thereof; or 

(4) Raise novel legal or policy issues 

arising out of legal mandates, the 

President’s priorities, or the principles 

stated in the Executive order. 

This proposed regulatory action is not 

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review by OMB under section 3(f) of 

Executive Order 12866. 

We have also reviewed this regulatory 

action under Executive Order 13563, 

which supplements and explicitly 

reaffirms the principles, structures, and 

definitions governing regulatory review 

established in Executive Order 12866. 

To the extent permitted by law, 

Executive Order 13563 requires that an 

agency— 

(1) Propose or adopt regulations only 

upon a reasoned determination that 

their benefits justify their costs 

(recognizing that some benefits and 

costs are difficult to quantify); 

(2) Tailor its regulations to impose the 

least burden on society, consistent with 

obtaining regulatory objectives and 

taking into account—among other things 

and to the extent practicable—the costs 

of cumulative regulations; 

(3) In choosing among alternative 

regulatory approaches, select those 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety, 

and other advantages; distributive 

impacts; and equity); 

(4) To the extent feasible, specify 

performance objectives, rather than the 

behavior or manner of compliance a 

regulated entity must adopt; and 

(5) Identify and assess available 

alternatives to direct regulation, 

including economic incentives—such as 

user fees or marketable permits—to 

encourage the desired behavior, or 

provide information that enables the 

public to make choices. 

Executive Order 13563 also requires 

an agency ‘‘to use the best available 

techniques to quantify anticipated 

present and future benefits and costs as 

accurately as possible.’’ The Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs of 

OMB has emphasized that these 

techniques may include ‘‘identifying 

changing future compliance costs that 

might result from technological 

innovation or anticipated behavioral 

changes.’’ 

We are issuing this proposed priority 

only upon a reasoned determination 

that its benefits would justify its costs. 

In choosing among alternative 

regulatory approaches, we selected 

those approaches that would maximize 

net benefits. Based on the analysis that 

follows, the Department believes that 

this proposed priority is consistent with 

the principles in Executive Order 13563. 

We also have determined that this 

regulatory action would not unduly 

interfere with State, local, and tribal 

governments in the exercise of their 

governmental functions. 

In accordance with both Executive 

orders, the Department has assessed the 

potential costs and benefits, both 

quantitative and qualitative, of this 

regulatory action. The potential costs 

are those resulting from statutory 

requirements and those we have 

determined as necessary for 

administering the Department’s 

programs and activities. 

The benefits of the Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research Projects and 

Centers Program have been well 

established over the years. Projects 

similar to the RRTCs have been 

completed successfully, and the 

proposed priority will generate new 

knowledge through research. The new 

RRTCs will generate, disseminate, and 

promote the use of new information that 

would improve outcomes for 

individuals with disabilities who live in 

rural areas in the areas of community 

living and participation, employment, 

and health and function. 

Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is not subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document in 

an accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

print, audiotape, or compact disc) by 

contacting the Grants and Contracts 

Services Team, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

room 5075, PCP, Washington, DC 

20202–2550. Telephone: (202) 245– 

7363. If you use a TDD or TTY, call the 

FRS, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the 

official edition of the Federal Register 

and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

available via the Federal Digital System 

at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you 

can view this document, as well as all 

other documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Adobe Portable Document 

Format (PDF). To use PDF you must 

have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. 

You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at: www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

Dated: May 1, 2013. 

Michael K. Yudin, 

Delegated the authority to perform the 

functions and duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2013–10833 Filed 5–6–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R08–OAR–2013–0059; FRL–9809–2] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; State of 

Wyoming; Revised General Conformity 

Requirements and an Associated 

Revision 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing approval of 

a State Implementation Plan revision 

submitted by the State of Wyoming. On 

December 21, 2012, the Governor of 

Wyoming’s designee submitted to EPA 

revisions to Wyoming’s Air Quality 

Standards and Regulations Chapter 8, 

Nonattainment Area Regulations, 

involving Section 3 of Chapter 8 that 

addresses general conformity 

requirements and a new Section 5 to 

Chapter 8 that involves incorporation by 

reference. The SIP submission addresses 

revisions and additions to the State’s 

general conformity requirements in 

order to align them with the current 

federal general conformity regulation 

requirements and incorporates by 

reference those sections of the Code of 

Federal Regulations that are referred to 

in the State’s general conformity 

requirements. EPA is proposing 

approval of the submission in 

accordance with the requirements of 

section 110 of the Clean Air Act. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before June 6, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R08– 

OAR–2013–0059, by one of the 

following methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: russ.tim@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (303) 312–6064 (please alert 

the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT if you are faxing 

comments). 

• Mail: Carl Daly, Director, Air 

Program, EPA, Region 8, Mailcode 8P– 

AR, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, 

Colorado 80202–1129. 


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