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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. 

B. Submission to Congress and the 

Comptroller General 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides 

that before a rule may take effect, the 

agency promulgating the rule must 

submit a rule report, which includes a 

copy of the rule, to each House of the 

Congress and to the Comptroller General 

of the United States. EPA will submit a 

report containing this action and other 

required information to the U.S. Senate, 

the U.S. House of Representatives, and 

the Comptroller General of the United 

States prior to publication of the rule in 

the Federal Register. A major rule 

cannot take effect until 60 days after it 

is published in the Federal Register. 

This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as 

defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

C. Petitions for Judicial Review 

Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, 

petitions for judicial review of this 

action must be filed in the United States 

Court of Appeals for the appropriate 

circuit by June 17, 2014. Filing a 

petition for reconsideration by the 

Administrator of this final rule does not 

affect the finality of this action for the 

purposes of judicial review nor does it 

extend the time within which a petition 

for judicial review may be filed, and 

shall not postpone the effectiveness of 

such rule or action. Parties with 

objections to this direct final rule are 

encouraged to file a comment in 

response to the parallel notice of 

proposed rulemaking for this action 

published in the proposed rules section 

of today’s Federal Register, rather than 

file an immediate petition for judicial 

review of this direct final rule, so that 

EPA can withdraw this direct final rule 

and address the comment in the 

proposed rulemaking. This action 

pertaining to the Virginia SIP revision 

for GP Big Island, LLC, may not be 

challenged later in proceedings to 

enforce its requirements. (See section 

307(b)(2).) 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference. 

Dated: April 4, 2014. 

W.C. Early, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region III. 

40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows: 

PART 52—APPROVAL AND 

PROMULGATION OF 

IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

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

Subpart VV—Virginia 

■ 2. In § 52.2420, the table in paragraph 

(d) is amended by revising the entry for 

George Pacific Corporation. The revised 

text reads as follows: 

§ 52.2420 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(d) * * * 

EPA-APPROVED SOURCE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

Source name Permit/order or 

registration No. 

State effective 

date EPA Approval date 40 CFR Part 52 citation 

*******

GP Big Island, LLC Registration No. 

30389.

10/5/12 4/18/14 [Insert page number where the 

document begins].

52.2420(d); BART permit revised to reflect the unit shutdown; replaces permit dated 6/12/08. 

* * * * * * * 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81 

[Docket No. EPA–R02–OAR–2013–0592; 

FRL–9909–65–Region 2] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; New 

York State; Redesignation of Areas for 

1997 Annual and 2006 24-Hour Fine 

Particulate Matter and Approval of the 

Associated Maintenance Plan 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: On June 27, 2013 the New 

York State Department of 

Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) 

submitted a request for the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

to approve the redesignation of the New 

York portion of the New York-N.New 

Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT 

nonattainment area for the 1997 annual 

and the 2006 24-hour Fine Particle 

(PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality 

Standards (NAAQS). In conjunction 

with its redesignation request, New 

York submitted a State Implementation 

Plan (SIP) revision containing a 

maintenance plan for the area that 

provides for continued maintenance of 

the 1997 annual and 2006 24-hour PM2.5

NAAQS. The submittals included the 

2007 ammonia (NH3), volatile organic 

compounds (VOC), nitrogen oxides 

(NOX), PM10, direct PM2.5 and sulfur 

dioxide (SO2) emissions inventories 

submitted to meet the comprehensive 

emissions inventory requirements of 

section 172(c)(3) of the Clean Air Act 

(CAA), and accompanying motor 

vehicle emissions budgets. EPA is 

taking final action to approve the 

requested SIP revisions and to 

redesignate the New York portion of the 

New York-N.New Jersey-Long Island, 

NY-NJ-CT nonattainment area to 

attainment for the 1997 annual and the 

2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS. 

DATES: This rule is effective on April 18, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket ID 

Number EPA–R02–OAR–2013–0592. All 

documents in the docket are listed in 

the http://www.regulations.gov Web 

site. Although listed in the electronic 

docket, some information is not publicly 

available, i.e., confidential business 

information (CBI) or other information 


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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 through 

http://www.regulations.gov or in hard 

copy for public inspection during 

normal business hours at the Air 

Programs Branch, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region II, 290 

Broadway, New York, New York 10007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gavin Lau (lau.gavin@epa.gov), Air 

Programs Branch, 290 Broadway, 25th 

Floor, New York, New York 10007– 

1866, (212) 637–4249. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document whenever 

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

EPA. 

I. Background and Purpose 

On June 27, 2013, the NYSDEC 

submitted a request to redesignate the 

New York portion of the New YorkN.New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT 

nonattainment area (NYNAA) from 

nonattainment to attainment for the 

1997 annual and the 2006 24-hour PM2.5

NAAQS. Concurrently, NYSDEC 

submitted a maintenance plan for the 

area as a SIP revision to ensure 

continued attainment. NYSDEC 

provided supplemental submissions to 

EPA on September 18, 2013, and 

February 27, 2014, to clarify portions of 

the redesignation request, maintenance 

plan, and emissions information. 

Specific details regarding EPA’s 

analysis of New York’s SIP can be found 

in the proposed rulemaking published 

in the Federal Register (FR) on February 

11, 2014 (79 FR 8133). 

II. What comments did EPA receive on 

its proposal? 

EPA received three comments in 

support of the proposal. No adverse 

comments were received. 

III. What corrections were made to 

emissions information? 

On February 27, 2014, NYSDEC 

submitted updated information 

correcting PM10 emissions for eight 

emissions units. Control efficiencies 

were not applied to these units which 

affects how rule effectiveness is 

calculated. The corrections to the PM10

emissions do not affect the 

redesignation of the NYNAA for the 

1997 annual and the 2006 24-hour PM2.5

NAAQS from nonattainment to 

attainment. Typographical corrections 

were also made to NH3 emissions 

information. The corrections do not 

affect air quality or EPA’s analysis 

which concludes that the NYNAA meets 

the requirements for redesignation 

under section 107(d)(3)(E) of the CAA. 

The State’s maintenance plan shows 

that the NYNAA will continue to 

maintain the 1997 annual and 2006 24- 

hour PM2.5 NAAQS and demonstrates 

that PM2.5 and PM2.5 precursor 

emissions inventories will remain below 

the attainment year inventories through 

at least 2025. Tables 5, 6A, 6B, and 6C 

have been amended for PM10 and NH3

emissions and now read as follows: 

TABLE 5—2007 NYNAA PM2.5 BASE YEAR INVENTORY

[In tons/year] 

Source sector VOC NOX PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NH3

Point ......................................................... 3,707.01 38,195.94 124,948.39 124,750.31 43,886.32 862.89 

Nonpoint ................................................... 101,481.89 41,899.74 48,054.84 11,621.00 29,513.22 1,960.83 

Nonroad ................................................... 46,026.72 59,512.46 4,170.45 3,899.30 6,052.88 1.96 

On road .................................................... 71,379.46 149,501.91 9,723.36 6,835.30 982.77 3,584.40 

Road Dust ................................................ N/A N/A 3,483.59 1,174.60 N/A N/A 

Total .................................................. 222,595.08 289,110.05 190,380.63 148,280.52 80,435.19 6,410.08 

TABLE 6A—2007 EMISSION TOTALS BY SOURCE SECTOR (tpy) FOR THE NYNAA 

Source sector VOC NOX PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NH3

Point ......................................................... 3,707.01 38,195.94 124,948.39 124,750.31 43,886.32 862.89 

Nonpoint ................................................... 101,481.89 41,899.74 48,054.84 11,621.00 29,513.22 1,960.83 

Nonroad ................................................... 46,026.72 59,512.46 4,170.45 3,899.30 6,052.88 1.96 

On road .................................................... 71,379.46 149,501.91 9,723.36 6,835.30 982.77 3,584.40 

Road Dust ................................................ N/A N/A 3,483.59 1,174.60 N/A N/A 

Total .................................................. 222,595.08 289,110.05 190,380.63 148,280.52 80,435.19 6,410.08 

TABLE 6B—2017 EMISSION TOTALS BY SOURCE SECTOR (tpy) FOR THE NYNAA 

Source sector VOC NOX PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NH3

Point ......................................................... 4,131.72 37,066.75 124,936.11 124,290.57 43,484.29 867.60 

Nonpoint ................................................... 93,790.95 36,640.38 34,306.76 9,403.95 4,412.25 1,915 

Nonroad ................................................... 26,408.16 45,197.21 3,040.77 2,809.06 4,212.42 1.12 

On road .................................................... 33,083.83 68,362.66 7,171.83 3,897.71 939.20 2,340.95 

Road Dust ................................................ N/A N/A 2,959.46 954.01 N/A ........................

Tappan Zee Project ................................. N/A 457.00 N/A N/A N/A ........................

Total .................................................. 157,414.67 187,724.00 172,414.93 141,355.28 53,048.17 5,124.68 


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TABLE 6C—2025 EMISSION TOTALS BY SOURCE SECTOR (tpy) FOR THE NYNAA 

Source sector VOC NOX PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NH3

Point ......................................................... 4,153.64 37,645.59 124,943.65 124,294.66 43,596.39 872.33 

Nonpoint ................................................... 94,698.56 35,467.73 38,066.67 10,126.70 4,389.48 1,924.66 

Nonroad ................................................... 24,737.31 42,773.21 2,519.12 2,290.95 4,599.34 1.05 

On road .................................................... 26,911.17 51,260.81 6,952.22 3,291.09 935.40 2,443.53 

Road Dust ................................................ N/A N/A 3,184.31 960.05 N/A ........................

Total .................................................. 150,500.68 167,147.34 175,665.97 140,963.45 53,520.61 5,241.57 

IV. What is EPA’s final action? 

EPA has evaluated New York’s 

redesignation request and determined 

that it meets the redesignation criteria 

set forth in the CAA, and is consistent 

with Agency regulations and policy. 

EPA is taking several actions on New 

York’s request. EPA is approving New 

York’s request for the redesignation of 

the New York portion of the NY-NJ-CT 

nonattainment area from nonattainment 

to attainment for the 1997 PM2.5 annual 

and the 2006 PM2.5 24-hour NAAQS. 

EPA is approving New York’s 

maintenance plan for the New York 

portion of the NY-NJ-CT nonattainment 

area because it meets the requirements 

set forth in section 175A of the CAA. 

EPA is approving the 2007 NH3, VOC, 

NOX, PM10, direct PM2.5 and SO2

emissions inventories as meeting the 

comprehensive emissions inventory 

requirements of section 172(c)(3) of the 

CAA. Additionally, EPA is approving 

the 2009, 2017, and 2025 motor vehicle 

emissions budgets for PM2.5 and NOX. 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(d), 

EPA finds there is good cause for this 

action to become effective immediately 

upon publication. A delayed effective 

date is unnecessary due to the nature of 

a redesignation to attainment, which 

eliminates CAA obligations that would 

otherwise apply. The immediate 

effective date for this action is 

authorized under both 5 U.S.C. 

553(d)(1), which provides that 

rulemaking actions may become 

effective less than 30 days after 

publication if the rule ‘‘grants or 

recognizes an exemption or relieves a 

restriction,’’ and section 553(d)(3), 

which allows an effective date less than 

30 days after publication ‘‘as otherwise 

provided by the agency for good cause 

found and published with the rule.’’ 

The purpose of the 30-day waiting 

period prescribed in section 553(d) is to 

give affected parties a reasonable time to 

adjust their behavior and prepare before 

the final rule takes effect. Today’s rule, 

however, does not create any new 

regulatory requirements such that 

affected parties would need time to 

prepare before the rule takes effect. 

Rather, today’s rule relieves New York 

of the obligation to comply with 

nonattainment-related planning 

requirements for this PM2.5 Area 

pursuant to Part D of the CAA. For these 

reasons, EPA finds good cause under 5 

U.S.C. 553(d) for this action to become 

effective on the date of publication of 

this rulemaking. 

V. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the Clean Air Act, the 

Administrator is required to approve a 

SIP submission that complies with the 

provisions of the Act and applicable 

Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 

40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP 

submissions, EPA’s role is to approve 

state choices, provided that they meet 

the criteria of the Clean Air Act. 

Accordingly, this action merely 

approves state law as meeting Federal 

requirements and does not impose 

additional requirements beyond those 

imposed by state law. For that reason, 

this action: 

• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ subject to review by the Office 

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. 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides 

that before a rule may take effect, the 

agency promulgating the rule must 

submit a rule report, which includes a 

copy of the rule, to each House of the 

Congress and to the Comptroller General 

of the United States. EPA will submit a 

report containing this action and other 

required information to the U.S. Senate, 

the U.S. House of Representatives, and 

the Comptroller General of the United 

States prior to publication of the rule in 

the Federal Register. A major rule 

cannot take effect until 60 days after it 

is published in the Federal Register. 

This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as 

defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean 

Air Act, petitions for judicial review of 

this action must be filed in the United 

States Court of Appeals for the 

appropriate circuit by June 17, 2014. 

Filing a petition for reconsideration by 

the Administrator of this final rule does 

not affect the finality of this action for 

the purposes of judicial review nor does 

it extend the time within which a 

petition for judicial review may be filed, 

and shall not postpone the effectiveness 

of such rule or action. This action may 


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not be challenged later in proceedings to 

enforce its requirements. (See section 

307(b)(2).) 

List of Subjects 

40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Nitrogen dioxide, Particulate 

matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

40 CFR Part 81 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control. 

Dated: April 7, 2014. 

Judith A. Enck, 

Regional Administrator, Region 2. 

Part 52, chapter I, title 40 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations is amended as 

follows: 

PART 52—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

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

Subpart HH—New York 

■ 2. Section 52.1670 is amended by 

adding a new entry to the end of the 

table in paragraph (e) to read as follows: 

§ 52.1670 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * 

EPA–APPROVED NEW YORK NONREGULATORY AND QUASI-REGULATORY PROVISIONS

Action/SIP Element Applicable geographic or 

nonattainment area New York submittal date EPA Approval date Explanation 

*******

Maintenance plan for the 1997 

and 2006 PM2.5 National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards. 2007 attainment year 

emissions inventory. 2009, 

2017, and 2025 motor vehicle emissions budget.

New York portion of the 1997 

and 2006 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long

Island, NY-NJ-CT, PM2.5

nonattainment area.

6/27/13 and supplemented on 

9/18/13 and 2/27/14.

4/18/14 [Insert page number 

where the document begins]. 

■ 3. Section 52.1678 is amended by 

adding new paragraphs (h), (i), and (j) to 

read as follows: 

§ 52.1678 Control strategy and 

regulations: Particulate matter. 

* * * * * 

(h) Approval—The maintenance plan 

submitted on June 27, 2013, and 

supplemented on September 18, 2013 

and February 27, 2014, for the 1997 

PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality 

Standard and the 2006 PM2.5 National 

Ambient Air Quality Standard for the 

New York portion of the New YorkNorthern New Jersey-Long Island, NYNJ-CT, PM2.5 nonattainment area has 

been approved. 

(1) The maintenance plan establishes 

2009 motor vehicle emission budget for 

the New York portion of the New YorkNorthern New Jersey-Long Island, NYNJ-CT, PM2.5 nonattainment area. The 

budget is allocated as follows: 5,516.75 

tons per year for PM2.5 and 106,020.09 

tons per year for NOX. 

(2) The maintenance plan establishes 

2017 motor vehicle emission budget for 

the New York portion of the New YorkNorthern New Jersey-Long Island, NYNJ-CT, PM2.5 nonattainment area. The 

budget is allocated as follows: 3,897.71 

tons per year for PM2.5 and 68,362.66 

tons per year for NOX. 

(3) The maintenance plan establishes 

2025 motor vehicle emission budget for 

the New York portion of the New YorkNorthern New Jersey-Long Island, NYNJ-CT, PM2.5 nonattainment area. The 

budget is allocated as follows: 3,291.09 

tons per year for PM2.5 and 51,260.81 

tons per year for NOX. 

(i) Approval—The 2007 attainment 

year emissions inventory for the New 

York portion of the New York-Northern 

New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT, 

PM2.5 nonattainment area. This 

inventory satisfies the comprehensive 

emission inventory requirements of 

section 172(c)(3). 

(j) Approval—The 2007 base year 

inventory for PM10 to establish a PM10

emissions inventory for New York 

County. 

PART 81—[AMENDED] 

■ 4. The authority citation for part 81 

continues to read as follows: 

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

■ 5. In § 81.333: 

■ a. The table entitled ‘‘New York— 

PM2.5 (Annual NAAQS)’’ is amended by 

revising the entries under ‘‘New York-N. 

New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT’’ for 

‘‘Bronx County’’, ‘‘Kings County’’, 

‘‘Nassau County’’, ‘‘New York County’’, 

‘‘Orange County’’, ‘‘Queens County’’, 

‘‘Richmond County’’, ‘‘Rockland 

County’’, ‘‘Suffolk County’’, and 

‘‘Westchester County’’. 

■ b. The table entitled ‘‘New York— 

PM2.5 [24-hour NAAQS]’’ is amended by 

revising the entries under ‘‘New York-N. 

New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT’’ for 

‘‘Bronx County’’, ‘‘Kings County’’, 

‘‘Nassau County’’, ‘‘New York County’’, 

‘‘Orange County’’, ‘‘Queens County’’, 

‘‘Richmond County’’, ‘‘Rockland 

County’’, ‘‘Suffolk County’’, and 

‘‘Westchester County’’. 

The revisions read as follows: 

§ 81.333 New York. 

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NEW YORK—PM2.5

[Annual NAAQS] 

Designated area 

Designation a

Date 1 Type 

*******

New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT 

Bronx County ................................................................................................................................................. 4/18/14 Attainment. 

Kings County ................................................................................................................................................. 4/18/14 Attainment. 

Nassau County .............................................................................................................................................. 4/18/14 Attainment. 

New York County ........................................................................................................................................... 4/18/14 Attainment. 

Orange County .............................................................................................................................................. 4/18/14 Attainment. 

Queens County .............................................................................................................................................. 4/18/14 Attainment. 

Richmond County .......................................................................................................................................... 4/18/14 Attainment. 

Rockland County ........................................................................................................................................... 4/18/14 Attainment. 

Suffolk County ............................................................................................................................................... 4/18/14 Attainment. 

Westchester County ...................................................................................................................................... 4/18/14 Attainment. 

* * * * * * * 

a Includes Indian Country located in each county or area, except as otherwise specified. 

1This date is 90 days after January 5, 2005, unless otherwise noted. 

NEW YORK—PM2.5

[24-Hour NAAQS] 

Designated area 

Designation for the 1997 NAAQSa Designation for the 2006 

NAAQSa

Date 1 Type Date 2 Type 

*******

New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT 

Bronx County ......................................... ........................ Unclassifiable/Attainment .............................. 4/18/14 Attainment. 

Kings County .......................................... ........................ Unclassifiable/Attainment .............................. 4/18/14 Attainment. 

Nassau County ....................................... ........................ Unclassifiable/Attainment .............................. 4/18/14 Attainment. 

New York County ................................... ........................ Unclassifiable/Attainment .............................. 4/18/14 Attainment. 

Orange County ....................................... ........................ Unclassifiable/Attainment .............................. 4/18/14 Attainment. 

Queens County ...................................... ........................ Unclassifiable/Attainment .............................. 4/18/14 Attainment. 

Richmond County ................................... ........................ Unclassifiable/Attainment .............................. 4/18/14 Attainment. 

Rockland County .................................... ........................ Unclassifiable/Attainment .............................. 4/18/14 Attainment. 

Suffolk County ........................................ ........................ Unclassifiable/Attainment .............................. 4/18/14 Attainment. 

Westchester County ............................... ........................ Unclassifiable/Attainment .............................. 4/18/14 Attainment. 

* * * * * * * 

a Includes Indian Country located in each county or area, except as otherwise specified. 

1This date is 90 days after January 5, 2005, unless otherwise noted. 

2This date is 30 days after November 13, 2009, unless otherwise noted. 

* * * * * 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 

45 CFR Part 1626 

Restrictions on Legal Assistance to 

Aliens 

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This final rule updates the 

Legal Services Corporation (LSC or 

Corporation) regulation on legal 

assistance to aliens. The rule 

implements statutory changes regarding 

aliens eligible for legal assistance from 

LSC recipients that have been enacted 

since the pertinent provisions of the 

existing regulation were last revised in 

1997. Additional information is located 

in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section. 

DATES: This final rule is effective on 

May 19, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stefanie K. Davis, Assistant General 

Counsel, Legal Services Corporation, 

3333 K Street NW., Washington, DC 

20007, (202) 295–1563 (phone), (202) 

337–6519 (fax), sdavis@lsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Authorities, Impetus for 

Rulemaking, and Existing Rules 

LSC’s current appropriation 

restrictions, including those governing 

the assistance that may be provided to 

aliens, were enacted in 1996 and have 

been reincorporated annually with 

amendments. Section 504(a)(11) of the 

FY 1996 LSC appropriation prohibits 

the Corporation from providing funds to 

any person or entity (recipient) that 

provides legal assistance to aliens other 

than those covered by statutory 

exceptions. Sec. 504(a)(11), Public Law 

104–134, Title V, 110 Stat. 1321, 1321– 

54. 

In subsequent years, Congress 

expanded eligibility to discrete 


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