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of Management and Budget under 

Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993); 

• Does not impose an information 

collection burden under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

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

• Is 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.); 

• Does 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); 

• Does not have Federalism 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999); 

• Is not an economically significant 

regulatory action based on health or 

safety risks subject to Executive Order 

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

• Is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 

28355, May 22, 2001); 

• Is 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 

• 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 

(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 in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Intergovernmental 

relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Particulate 

matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Dated: January 17, 2012. 

Susan Hedman, 

Regional Administrator, Region 5. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R04–OAR–2011–0455–201131(b); 

FRL–9621–5] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; North Carolina: 

Approval of Section 110(a)(1) 

Maintenance Plan for the GreensboroWinston-Salem-High Point 1-Hour 

Ozone Maintenance Area To Maintain 

the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standards 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve 

a revision to the North Carolina State 

Implementation Plan (SIP), submitted to 

EPA on April 13, 2011, with 

supplemental information submitted on 

May 18, 2011, by the State of North 

Carolina, through the North Carolina 

Department of Environment and Natural 

Resources, through the Department of 

Air Quality. The revisions propose to 

modify North Carolina’s SIP to address 

the required maintenance plan for the 

1997 8-hour ozone national ambient air 

quality standards (NAAQS) for the 

Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, 

North Carolina 1-hour ozone 

maintenance area, hereafter referred to 

as ‘‘the Triad Area.’’ The Triad Area is 

comprised of Davidson, Forsyth, and 

Guilford and a portion of Davie County. 

This maintenance plan was submitted to 

ensure the continued attainment of the 

1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS through the 

year 2018 in the Triad Area. EPA is 

approving these SIP revisions pursuant 

to section 110 of the Clean Air Act. The 

submitted maintenance plan meets all of 

the statutory and regulatory 

requirements, and is consistent with 

EPA’s guidance. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before February 24, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04– 

OAR–2011–0455 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– 

0455,’’ 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: Zuri 

Farngalo or Jane Spann, 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. Zuri 

Farngalo may be reached by phone at 

(404) 562–9152 or by electronic mail 

address farngalo.zuri@epa.gov. Jane 

Spann may be reached by phone at (404) 

562–9029 or by electronic mail address 

spann.jane@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 

12, 2008, EPA issued a revised ozone 

NAAQS. See 73 FR 16436. The current 

action, however, is being taken to 

address requirements under the 1997 

ozone NAAQS. Requirements for the 

Triad Area under the 2008 NAAQS will 

be addressed in the future. 

For additional information see the 

direct final rule which is published in 

the Rules Section of this Federal 

Register. In the Final Rules Section of 

this Federal Register, EPA is approving 

the State’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. 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: January 12, 2012. 

A. Stanley Meiburg, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4. 

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