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ensure that the appropriate information 

was submitted to EPA. The GRIC and 

EPA also worked together throughout 

the process of development and Tribal 

adoption of the TIP. The Tribe and EPA 

also entered into a criminal enforcement 

MOA. 

This action also does not have 

Federalism implications because it does 

not have substantial direct effects on the 

States, on the relationship between the 

national government and the States, or 

on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government, as specified in 

Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255 

(August 10, 1999)). This action merely 

proposes to approve a Tribal rule 

implementing a TIP covering areas 

within the exterior boundaries of the 

GRIC reservation, and does not alter the 

relationship or the distribution of power 

and responsibilities established in the 

Clean Air Act. This proposed rule does 

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, ‘‘Federal 

Actions to Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations’’ (59 FR 7629, 

February 16, 1994). This proposed rule 

also is not subject to Executive Order 

13045 ‘‘Protection of Children from 

Environmental Health Risks and Safety 

Risks’’ (62 FR 19885 (April 23, 1997)), 

because it is not economically 

significant. 

The requirements of section 12(d) of 

the National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act (NTTAA) of 1995 (15 

U.S.C. 272) do not apply to this 

proposed rule. In reviewing TIP 

submissions, the EPA’s role is to 

approve an eligible tribe’s submission, 

provided that it meets the criteria of the 

Clean Air Act. In this context, in the 

absence of a prior existing requirement 

for the Tribe to use voluntary consensus 

standards (VCS), the EPA has no 

authority to disapprove a TIP 

submission for failure to use VCS. It 

would thus be inconsistent with 

applicable law for the EPA, when it 

reviews a TIP submission, to use VCS in 

place of a TIP submission that otherwise 

satisfies the provisions of the Clean Air 

Act. Thus, the requirements of section 

12(d) of the NTTAA do not apply. This 

proposed rule 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 in 40 CFR Part 49 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 

Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen 

dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

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

Dated: July 29, 2010. 

Jeff Scott, 

Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region 

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Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; New 

Mexico; Revisions to Emissions 

Inventory Reporting Requirements, 

and General Provisions 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing to 

approve revisions to the New Mexico 

State Implementation Plan (SIP). These 

revisions concern two separate actions. 

First, we are proposing to approve 

revisions to regulations on Emissions 

Inventories (EIs) submitted by stationary 

sources of air pollutants. EIs are critical 

for the efforts of State, local, and federal 

agencies to attain and maintain the 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards 

that EPA has established for criteria 

pollutants such as ozone, particulate 

matter, and carbon monoxide. The 

revisions add new definitions, modify 

existing definitions, and require 

stationary sources of air pollutants 

located in New Mexico outside of 

Bernalillo County to report emissions 

location information, PM2.5 emissions, 

and ammonia emissions to New Mexico 

Environment Department (NMED). The 

revisions also allow NMED to require 

speciation of hazardous air pollutants 

for emissions reporting. Second, we are 

proposing to approve revisions to the 

General Provisions of the NMAC (20.2.1 

NMAC—General Provisions). We are 

proposing to add a new definition for 

Significant Figures into the New Mexico 

SIP. EPA is proposing to approve these 

two actions pursuant to section 110 of 

the Federal Clean Air Act. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before September 13, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to 

Mr. Guy Donaldson, Chief, Air Planning 

Section (6PD–L), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, 

Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733. 

Comments may also be submitted 

electronically or through hand delivery/ 

courier by following the detailed 

instructions in the Addresses section of 

the direct final rule located in the rules 

section of this Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Emad Shahin for Emission Inventory 

inquiries, Air Planning Section (6PD–L), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, 

Dallas, Texas 75202–2733, telephone 

214–665–6717; fax number 214–665– 

7263; e-mail address 

shahin.emad@epa.gov, and Mr. Alan 

Shar for General Provisions inquiries, 

Air Planning Section (6PD–L), 

telephone 214–665–6691; fax number 

214–665–7263; e-mail address 

shar.alan@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

final rules section of this Federal 

Register, EPA is approving the State’s 

SIP submittal as a direct final rule 

without prior proposal because the 

Agency views this as a noncontroversial 

submittal and anticipates no adverse 

comments. A detailed rationale for the 

approval is set forth in the direct final 

rule. If no relevant adverse comments 

are received in response to this action, 

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. 

Any parties interested in commenting 

on this action should do so at this time. 

Please note that if EPA receives adverse 

comment on an amendment, paragraph, 

or section of this rule and if that 

provision may be severed from the 

remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt 

as final those provisions of the rule that 

are not the subject of an adverse 

comment. 

For additional information, see the 

direct final rule, which is located in the 

rules section of this Federal Register. 

Dated: August 3, 2010. 

Al Armendariz, 

Regional Administrator, Region 6. 

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