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during normal business hours at the Office of Air, Waste and Toxics, EPA Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Justin A. Spenillo at (206) 553–6125, spenillo.justin@epa.gov, or the above EPA, Region 10 address.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  For further information, please see the direct final action, of the same title, which is located in the Rules section of this Federal Register. EPA is approving the State’s SIP revision as a direct final rule without prior proposal because EPA views this as a noncontroversial SIP revision and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the preamble to the direct final rule. If EPA receives no adverse comments, EPA will not take further action on this proposed rule.

If EPA receives adverse comments, EPA will withdraw the direct final rule and it will not take effect. EPA will address all public comments in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. EPA will not institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at this time. Please note that if we receive 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.

Dated: December 17, 2012. Dennis J. McLerran, Regional Administrator, Region 10. [FR Doc. 2012–31433 Filed 1–4–13; 8:45 am]

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**Air Quality Designations for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality**  **Standards: Notice of Actions Denying Petitions for Reconsideration and Stay**  **Requests**

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
**ACTION :**  Notice of actions denying petitions for reconsideration and stay requests.

**SUMMARY :**  The EPA is providing notice that it has responded to petitions for reconsideration of rules published in the Federal Register on May 21, 2012, and June 11, 2012, that together promulgated the initial air quality designations for the 2008 ozone national ambient air quality standards for all areas in the United States. The rules are titled, ‘‘Air Quality Designations for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards,’’ and ‘‘Air Quality Designations for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Several Counties in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin; Corrections to Inadvertent Errors in Prior Designations.’’ Subsequent to publishing the rules, during the time period from June through October 2012, the EPA received numerous petitions requesting that the EPA reconsider its designation decisions for certain areas. The EPA carefully considered the petitions and supporting information, along with information contained in the rulemaking docket, in reaching decisions on the petitions. The EPA denied all the petitions for reconsideration in separate letters to the petitioners dated December 14, 2012. The letters explain the EPA’s reasons for the denials. Four petitioners also requested that the EPA stay the effectiveness of the designation rule as it applies for a particular area, pending reconsideration. Because the EPA denied the reconsideration requests, the EPA also denied the stay requests.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Carla Oldham, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code C539–04, Research Triangle Park, N.C. 27711, phone number (919) 541– 3347 or by email at: oldham.carla@epa.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  I. Where can I get copies of this document and other related information?

This Federal Register notice, the petitions for reconsideration, and the response letters to the petitioners are available in the docket that the EPA established for the rulemakings to promulgate the air quality designations for the 2008 ozone standards under Docket ID NO. EPA–HQ–OAR–2008– 0476. The table below identifies the Petitioners, the dates the EPA received the Petitions, the document identification number of the Petitions, the date of the EPA’s responses, and the document identification number for the EPA’s responses.

Petitioners Dates of petitions to the EPA Petition: Document No.

in docket Date of the EPA response The EPA response: Document No.

in docket

**Atlanta, GA Nonattainment Area**

Georgia Environmental Protection

Division. July 20, 2012 ................................. 0695 December 14, 2012 ....................... 0726

**Charlotte, NC-SC Nonattainment Area**

South Carolina Department of

Health and Environmental Control. July 20, 2012 ................................. 0698 December 14, 2012 ....................... 0727

US Senators Graham and DeMint

and US Congressman Mulvaney from SC. July 19, 2012 ................................. 0699 December 14, 2012 ....................... 0722

York County, SC ............................. July 24, 2012 ................................. 0700 December 14, 2012 ...............

........ 0721

**Knoxville, TN Nonattainment Area**

Anderson, Blount, and Knox Counties, TN. July 20, 2012 and October 16, 2012. 0696 December 14, 2012 ....................... 0717


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Petitioners Dates of petitions to the EPA Petition: Document No.

in docket Date of the EPA response The EPA response: Document No.

in docket
**Memphis, TN-MS-AR Nonattainment Area**
DeSoto County, MS ........................ July 17, 2012 ................................. 0697 December 14, 2012 ..................

..... 0723 Shelby County, TN ......................... July 20, 2012 and September 18, 2012. 0702 December 14, 2012 ....................... 0718

State of Mississippi ......................... July 17, 2012 ................................. 0701 December 14, 2012 ..............

......... 0756 State of Tennessee ........................ July 19, 2012 ................................. 0703 December 14, 2012 .................

...... 0719
**Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Nonattainment Area**
Indiana Department of Environmental Management. August 10, 2012 ............................. 0724 December 14, 2012 ....................... 0728

**Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Nonattainment Area**
Bridgeport Area Chamber of Commerce, TX. July 17, 2012 ................................. 0730 December 14, 2012 ....................... 0742

Chico City Council, TX ................... July 18, 2012 ................................. 0706 December 14, 2012 ..................

..... 0732 City of Bridgeport, TX ..................... July 20, 2012 ................................. 0735 December 14, 2012 ................

....... 0745 City of Boyd, TX ............................. August 7, 2012 ............................... 0707 December 14, 2012 ...............

........ 0731 City of Runaway Bay, TX ............... July 17, 2012 ................................. 0708 December 14, 2012 .....................

.. 0746Corporation for Economic Development for the City of Bridgeport. July 17, 2012 ................................. 0754 December 14, 2012 ....................... 0743
Devon Energy Corporation ............. July 20, 2012 and October 30, 2012. 0714 December 14, 2012 ....................... 0736

Gas Processors Association and

Texas Pipeline Association. July 20, 2012 and October 30, 2012. 0709 December 14, 2012 ....................... 0738

Look Local Wise County Task

Force, TX. July 18, 2012 ................................. 0720 December 14, 2012 ....................... 0747

Martin Marietta Materials ................ July 20, 2012 ................................. 0752 December 14, 2012 ..................

..... 0739Mauldin Pharmacy, Inc. dba ValuRite Pharmacy. July 17, 2012 ................................. 0704 December 14, 2012 ....................... 0737

Newark City Council, TX ................ July 19, 2012 ................................. 0744 December 14, 2012 ....................

... 0750Runaway Bay Economic Development Corporation. July 12, 2012 ................................. 0729 December 14, 2012 ....................... 0733
Targa Resources Corporation ........ July 20, 2012 ................................. 0715 December 14, 2012 ....................... 0748Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. July 18, 2012 ................................. 0713 December 14, 2012 ....................... 0753

TXI Operations, LP ......................... July 19, 2012 ................................. 0710 December 14, 2012 ................

....... 0740 U.S. Ply ........................................... July 17, 2012 ................................. 0749 December 14, 2012 ........

............... 0734 Wayne Smith, Texas House of

Representatives. July 12, 2012 ................................. 0705 December 14, 2012 ....................... 0755

Wise County, TX ............................ June 15, 2012 ................................ 0725 December 14, 2012 .................

...... 0741

**Uinta Basin, UT Unclassifiable Area**

WildEarth Guardians, Southern

Utah Wilderness Alliance and Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment. July 19, 2012 ................................. 0711 December 14, 2012 ....................... 0751

**Multiple Unclassifiable/Attainment Areas**
Sierra Club ...................................... July 20, 2012 ................................. 0712 December 14, 2012 ..........

............. 0716

Note: All document numbers listed in the table are in the form of ‘‘EPA–HQ–OAR–2008–0476–xxxx.’’

All documents in the docket are listed in the index at http:// www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., Confidential Business Information or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in the docket or in hard copy at the Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC The 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 Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the Office of Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center is (202) 566–1742.

In addition, the EPA has established a Web site for the ozone designations rulemakings at: http://www.epa.gov/ ozonedesignations. This Federal Register notice, the petitions for reconsideration, and the response letters to the petitions are also available on this Web site along with other information relevant to the designation process.


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II. Judicial Review

Section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act indicates which Federal Courts of Appeal have venue for petitions of review of final actions by the EPA. This section provides, in part, that petitions for review must be filed in the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit: (i) When the agency action consists of ‘‘nationally applicable regulations promulgated, or final actions taken, by the Administrator,’’ or (ii) when such action is locally or regionally applicable, if ‘‘such action is based on a determination of nationwide scope or effect and if in taking such action the Administrator finds and publishes that such action is based on such a determination.’’ In the rules establishing air quality designations for the 2008 ozone national ambient air quality standards, the EPA determined that the actions are of nationwide scope and effect for the purposes of section 307(b)(1). (See 77 FR 30088; May 21, 2012 and 77 FR 34221; June 11, 2012.)

The EPA has determined that its actions denying the petitions for reconsideration also are of nationwide scope and effect because these actions directly relate to the ozone designations rulemakings that the EPA previously determined are of nationwide scope and effect. Thus, any petitions for review of the final letters denying the petitions for reconsideration must be filed in the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on or before March 8, 2013.

Dated: December 27, 2012. Gina McCarthy, Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation. [FR Doc. 2013–00053 Filed 1–4–13; 8:45 am]

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