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pieces, one for letter-size pieces 

weighing 1 ounce or less, and one for 

letter-size pieces weighing over 1 ounce 

up to and including 2 ounces). 

* * * * * 

[Revise item 1.3.1f as follows:] 

f. Bears the correct Intelligent Mail 

barcode that corresponds to the unique 

ZIP+4 code in the address on each piece 

distributed. The barcode must be 

correctly prepared under 1.9 and 

708.4.0. 

* * * * * 

1.8 Format Elements 

1.8.1 General 

* * * * * 

[Revise Exhibit 1.8.1 to depict an IMb 

rather than a POSTNET barcode.] 

* * * * * 

1.8.6 Delivery Address 

The complete address (including the 

permit holder’s name, delivery address, 

city, state, and BRM ZIP Code) must be 

printed directly on the piece, except as 

allowed under 1.7.5 or under item a 

below, subject to these conditions: 

[Revise item 1.8.6a as follows:] 

a. Preprinted labels with only delivery 

address information (including an 

Intelligent Mail barcode under 1.9) are 

permitted, but the permit holder’s name 

and other required elements must be 

printed directly on the BRM piece. 

* * * * * 

1.9 Additional Standards for LetterSize and Flat-Size BRM 

[Revise the text of 1.9 to incorporate 

the current item 1.9a, including items a1 

and a2, into the introductory text and 

revise the new introductory text as 

follows:] 

In addition to the format standards in 

1.8, QBRM letters and cards must be 

barcoded with an Intelligent Mail 

barcode. When an Intelligent Mail 

barcode is printed on any BRM pieces, 

it must contain the barcode ID, service 

type ID, and correct ZIP+4 routing code, 

as specified under 708.4.3. Permit 

holders must use the ZIP+4 codes and 

equivalent Intelligent Mail barcodes 

assigned by the USPS. The IMb must be 

placed on the address side of the piece 

and positioned as part of the delivery 

address block under 202.5.7 or within 

the barcode clear zone in the lower right 

corner of the piece if printed directly on 

the piece. 

* * * * * 

2.0 Permit Reply Mail (PRM) 

* * * * * 

2.3 Format Elements 

2.3.1 General 

[Revise exhibit 2.3.1 to include an IMb 

rather than a POSTNET barcode.] 

* * * * * 

2.3.6 Delivery Address 

[Revise the text of 2.3.6 as follows:] 

The complete address (including the 

permit holder’s name, delivery address, 

city, state, and ZIP+4 code) must be 

printed on the piece. PRM pieces must 

bear an Intelligent Mail barcode 

encoded with the correct delivery point 

routing code, matching the delivery 

address and meeting the standards in 

202.5.0 and 708.4.0. 

* * * * * 

700 Special Standards 

* * * * * 

708 Technical Standards 

* * * * * 

[Revise the title of 4.0 as follows:] 

4.0 Standards for Intelligent Mail and 

POSTNET Barcodes 

4.1 General 

[Revise the text of 4.1 as follows:] 

Intelligent Mail barcodes and 

POSTNET (Postal Numeric Encoding 

Technique) barcodes are USPSdeveloped methods to encode ZIP Code 

information on mail that can be read for 

sorting by automated machines. 

Intelligent Mail barcodes also encode 

other tracking information. POSTNET 

barcodes do not qualify for automation 

pricing. 

* * * * * 

We will publish an appropriate 

amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to reflect 

these changes if our proposal is 

adopted. 

Stanley F. Mires, 

Attorney, Legal Policy & Legislative Advice. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5050 Filed 3–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R04–OAR–2011–0850–201154(b); 

FRL–9639–7] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; Georgia; 

Macon; Fine Particulate Matter 2002 

Base Year Emissions Inventory 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve 

the fine particulate matter (PM2.5) 2002 

base year emissions inventory, portion 

of the State Implementation Plan (SIP) 

revision submitted by the State of 

Georgia on August 17, 2009. The 

emissions inventory is part of the 

Macon, Georgia PM2.5 attainment 

demonstration that was submitted for 

the 1997 annual PM2.5 National Ambient 

Air Quality Standards. This action is 

being taken pursuant to section 110 of 

the Clean Air Act. In the Rules Section 

of this Federal Register, EPA is 

approving Georgia’s SIP revision as a 

direct final rule without prior proposal 

because the Agency views this as a 

noncontroversial submittal and 

anticipates no adverse comments. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before April 2, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04– 

OAR–2011–0850, by one of the 

following methods: 

1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

2. Email: benjamin.lynorae@epa.gov. 

3. Fax: (404) 562–9019. 

4. Mail: ‘‘EPA–R04–OAR–2011– 

0850,’’ Regulatory Development Section, 

Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and 

Toxics Management Division, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. 

5. Hand Delivery or Courier: Lynorae 

Benjamin, Regulatory Development 

Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, 

Pesticides and Toxics Management 

Division, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street 

SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Such 

deliveries are only accepted during the 

Regional Office’s normal hours of 

operation. The Regional Office’s official 

hours of business are Monday through 

Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, excluding federal 

holidays. 

Please see the direct final rule which 

is located in the Rules section of this 

Federal Register for detailed 

instructions on how to submit 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sean Lakeman, Regulatory Development 

Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, 

Pesticides and Toxics Management 

Division, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street 

SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. The 

telephone number is (404) 562–9043. 

Mr. Lakeman can be reached via 

electronic mail at 

lakeman.sean@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For 

additional information see the direct 

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final rule which is published in the 

Rules Section of this Federal Register. 

A detailed rationale for the approval is 

set forth in the direct final rule. If no 

adverse comments are received in 

response to this rule, 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 on this 

document. Any parties interested in 

commenting on this document should 

do so at this time. 

Dated: February 16, 2012. 

A. Stanley Meiburg, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4995 Filed 3–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R07–OAR–2012–0158; FRL–9639–6] 

Approval, Disapproval and 

Promulgation of Implementation Plans; 

Nebraska; Regional Haze State 

Implementation Plan; Federal 

Implementation Plan for Best Available 

Retrofit Technology Determination 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to partially 

approve and partially disapprove a 

revision to the Nebraska State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by 

the State of Nebraska through the 

Nebraska Department of Environmental 

Quality (NDEQ) on July 13, 2011 that 

addresses regional haze for the first 

implementation period. This revision 

was submitted to address the 

requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA 

or Act) and our rules that require States 

to prevent any future and remedy any 

existing man-made impairment of 

visibility in mandatory Class I areas 

caused by emissions of air pollutants 

from numerous sources located over a 

wide geographic area (also referred to as 

the ‘‘regional haze program’’). States are 

required to ensure reasonable progress 

toward the national goal of achieving 

natural visibility conditions in Class I 

areas. EPA is proposing to approve a 

portion of this SIP revision as meeting 

certain requirements of the regional 

haze program and to partially approve 

and partially disapprove those portions 

addressing the requirements for best 

available retrofit technology (BART) and 

the long-term strategy (LTS). EPA is 

proposing a Federal Implementation 

Plan (FIP) relying on the Transport Rule 

to satisfy BART for sulfur dioxide (SO2) 

at one source to address these issues. 

DATES: Comments. Written comments 

must be received via the methods given 

in the Instructions for Comment 

Submittal section on or before April 2, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Instructions for Comment 

Submittal. Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket No. EPA–R07– 

OAR–2012–0158, by one of the 

following methods: 

1. Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: 

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

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

2. Email: wolfersberger.chris@epa.gov. 

3. Mail: Ms. Chrissy Wolfersberger, 

Air Planning and Development Branch, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 7, 901 N. 5th Street, Kansas City, 

Kansas 66101. 

4. Hand or Courier Delivery: U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 7, 901 N. 5th Street, Kansas City, 

Kansas 66101; attention: Chrissy 

Wolfersberger. Such deliveries are 

accepted only between the hours of 8 

a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays, excluding 

Federal holidays. Special arrangements 

should be made for deliveries of boxed 

information. 

5. Fax: (913) 551–7864 (please alert 

the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section if you are 

faxing comments). 

EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through www.regulations.gov 

or email. The www.regulations.gov web 

site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, 

which means we will not know your 

identity or contact information unless 

you provide it in the body of your 

comment. If you send an email 

comment directly to EPA without going 

through www.regulations.gov your email 

address will be automatically captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the public docket and 

made available on the Internet. If you 

submit an electronic comment, we 

recommend that you include your name 

and other contact information in the 

body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you submit. If we 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, we may not be able 

to consider your comment. Electronic 

files should avoid the use of special 

characters, any form of encryption, and 

be free of any defects or viruses. For 

additional information about EPA’s 

public docket visit the EPA Docket 

Center homepage at www.epa.gov/ 

epahome/dockets.htm. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the www.regulations.gov 

index. Although listed in the index, 

some information is not publicly 

available, e.g., CBI or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, will be publicly 

available only in hard copy. Publicly 

available docket materials are available 

either electronically in 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Air Planning and Development 

Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region 7, 901 N. 5th Street, 

Kansas City, Kansas 66101. EPA 

requests that if at all possible, you 

contact the individual listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

view the hard copy of the docket. You 

may view the hard copy of the docket 

Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

excluding Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Chrissy Wolfersberger, Air Planning and 

Development Branch, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 7, 901 N. 5th Street Kansas City, 

Kansas 66101, or by telephone at (913) 

551–7864. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document wherever 

‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean 

the EPA. 

Table of Contents 

I. What is the background for EPA’s proposed 

actions? 

A. The Regional Haze Problem 

B. Requirements of the CAA and EPA’s 

Regional Haze Rule (RHR) 

C. Roles of Agencies in Addressing 

Regional Haze 

II. What are the requirements for regional 

haze SIPs? 

A. The CAA and the Regional Haze Rule 

B. Determination of Baseline, Natural, and 

Current Visibility Conditions 

C. Determination of Reasonable Progress 

Goals 

D. Best Available Retrofit Technology 

E. Long Term Strategy 

F. Coordinating Regional Haze and 

Reasonably Attributable Visibility 

Impairment Long-Term Strategy 

G. Monitoring Strategy and Other SIP 

Requirements 

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