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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control

31 CFR Chapter V

Blocked Persons, Specially Designated

Nationals, Specially Designated

Terrorists, and Specially Designated

Narcotics Traffickers: Additional

Designations

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets

Control, Treasury.

ACTION: Amendment of final rule.

SUMMARY: The Treasury Department is

adding to Appendices A and B to 31

CFR chapter V the names of 6

individuals and 21 entities that have

been determined to play a significant

role in international narcotics trafficking

centered in Colombia or have been

determined to be owned or controlled

by, or to act for or on behalf of, other

specially designated narcotics

traffickers.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 26, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Office of Foreign Assets Control,

Department of the Treasury,

Washington, DC 20220, tel.: 202/622–

2520.

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Background

Appendices A and B to 31 CFR

chapter V contain the names of blocked

persons, specially designated nationals,

specially designated terrorists, and

specially designated narcotics traffickers

designated pursuant to the various

economic sanctions programs

administered by the Office of Foreign

Assets Control (‘‘OFAC’’) (62 FR 34934,

June 27, 1997). Pursuant to Executive

Order 12978 of October 21, 1995,

‘‘Blocking Assets and Prohibiting

Transactions with Significant Narcotics

Traffickers’’ (the ‘‘Order’’) and § 536.312

of the Narcotics Trafficking Sanctions

Regulations, 31 CFR Part 536 (the

‘‘Regulations’’), the following 6

individuals and 21 entities are added to

the Appendices as persons who have

been determined to play a significant

role in international narcotics trafficking

centered in Colombia or who have been

determined to be owned or controlled

by, or to act for or on behalf of, persons

designated in or pursuant to the Order

(collectively ‘‘Specially Designated

Narcotics Traffickers’’ or ‘‘SDNTs’’).

Any property subject to the jurisdiction

of the United States in which an SDNT

has an interest is blocked, and U.S.

persons are prohibited from engaging in

any transaction or in dealing in any

property in which an SDNT has an

interest.

Designations of foreign persons

blocked pursuant to the Order are

effective upon the date of determination

by the Director of the Office of Foreign

Assets Control, acting under authority

delegated by the Secretary of the

Treasury. Public notice of blocking is

effective upon the date of filing with the

Federal Register, or upon prior actual

notice.

Because the Regulations involve a

foreign affairs function, Executive Order

12866 and the provisions of the

Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C.

553), requiring notice of proposed

rulemaking, opportunity for public

participation, and delay in effective

date, are inapplicable. Because no

notice of proposed rulemaking is

required for this rule, the Regulatory

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601–612) does

not apply.

For the reasons set forth in the

preamble, and under the authority of 3

U.S.C. 301; 50 U.S.C. 1601–1641; 50

U.S.C. 1701–1706; E.O. 12978, 60 FR

54579, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 415,

appendices A and B to chapter V of 31

CFR are amended as set forth below:

1. Appendices A and B to chapter V

of 31 CFR are amended by adding the

following names inserted in

alphabetical order (1) in Appendix A,

section I, and (2) under the heading

‘‘Colombia’’ in Appendix B:

AGRICOLA SONGO LTDA., Calle 74 No. 53–

30, Barranquilla, Colombia; NIT #

890115794–3 (Colombia) [SDNT]

ARANA MARIA, Jairo Abraham, Calle 74 No.

53–30, Barranquilla, Colombia; c/o

DESARROLLOS URBANOS

‘‘DESARROLLAR’’ LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; c/o EDIFICACIONES DEL

CARIBE LTDA., Barranquilla, Colombia;

c/o GRAN COMPAN ̃ IA DE HOTELES

LTDA., Barranquilla, Colombia; c/o

HOTELES E INMUEBLES DE

COLOMBIA LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; c/o INMOBILIARIA DEL

CARIBE LTDA., Barranquilla, Colombia;

c/o INMOBILIARIA HOTELERA DEL

CARIBE LTDA., Barranquilla, Colombia;

c/o INVERSIONES HOTELERAS DEL

LITORAL LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; c/o INVERSIONES PRADO

TRADE CENTER LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; c/o NEGOCIOS Y

PROPIEDADES DEL CARIBE LTDA.,

Barranquilla, Colombia; c/o

SURAMERICANA DE HOTELES LTDA.,

Barranquilla, Colombia; DOB 8 February

1953; alt. DOB 2 May 1946; alt. DOB 21

May 1946; Passport Z4966601

(Colombia); Passport K1030420

(Colombia); Cedula No. 7450538

(Colombia) (individual) [SDNT]

CLINICA ESPECIALIZADA DEL VALLE S.A.,

(a.k.a. C.E.V. S.A.), Calle 10 No. 44A–26,

Cali, Colombia; Apartado Aereo 32412,

Cali, Colombia; Carrera 46 No. 9C–85,

Cali, Colombia; Carrera 40 No. 6–50, Of.

1501, Cali, Colombia; NIT # 800134099–

6 (Colombia) [SDNT]

CONSTRUCTORA CENTRAL DEL VALLE

LTDA., (a.k.a. C.C.V. LTDA.), Calle 10

No. 44A–26, Cali, Colombia; NIT #

800144098–1 (Colombia) [SDNT]

DESARROLLOS URBANOS

‘‘DESARROLLAR’’ LTDA., (a.k.a.

DESARROLLAR LTDA.), Calle 74 No.

53–30, Barranquilla, Colombia; NIT #

890108104–2 (Colombia) [SDNT]

EDIFICACIONES DEL CARIBE LTDA., (a.k.a.

EDIFICAR), Calle 74 No. 53–30,

Barranquilla, Colombia; NIT #

890108103–5 (Colombia) [SDNT]

ESTRADA RAMIREZ, Jose Arnoldo, Calle 39

No. 1H–31, Cali, Colombia; Carrera 1H

No. 39–56, Cali, Colombia; c/o CLINICA

ESPECIALIZADA DEL VALLE S.A., Cali,

Colombia; c/o CONSTRUCTORA

CENTRAL DEL VALLE LTDA., Cali,

Colombia; c/o HIELO CRISTAL Y

REFRIGERACION LTDA., Cali,

Colombia; c/o INVERSIONES JAER

LTDA., Cali, Colombia; c/o

INVERSIONES SAN JOSE LTDA., Cali,

Colombia; c/o MARIN ESTRADA Y CIA

S. EN C.S., Cali, Colombia; c/o PARQUE

INDUSTRIAL LAS DELICIAS LTDA.,

Cali, Colombia; DOB 14 July 1947;

Cedula No. 16200018 (Colombia)

(individual) [SDNT]
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GRAN COMPAN ̃ IA DE HOTELES LTDA.,

(a.k.a. GRANCO), Calle 74 No. 53–30,

Barranquilla, Colombia; NIT #

800011606–2 (Colombia) [SDNT]

HIELO CRISTAL Y REFRIGERACION LTDA.,

(a.k.a. CUATRO FRIO), Carrera 8 No. 32–

16, Cali, Colombia; Carrera 44A No. 9C–

85, Bogota, Colombia; NIT # 890303017–

5 (Colombia) [SDNT]

HOTELES E INMUEBLES DE COLOMBIA

LTDA., (a.k.a. HOTINCOL), Calle 74 No.

53–30, Barranquilla, Colombia; NIT #

800013139–3 (Colombia) [SDNT]

INMOBILIARIA DEL CARIBE LTDA., Calle

74 No. 53–30, Barranquilla, Colombia;

NIT # 890108105–1 (Colombia) [SDNT]

INMOBILIARIA HOTELERA DEL CARIBE

LTDA., (a.k.a. INHOCAR), Calle 74 No.

53–30, Barranquilla, Colombia; NIT #

800012713–7 (Colombia) [SDNT]

INVERSIONES HOTELERAS DEL LITORAL

LTDA., (a.k.a. INHOTEL), Calle 74 No.

53–30, Barranquilla, Colombia; NIT #

800011604–8 (Colombia) [SDNT]

INVERSIONES JAER LTDA., Carrera 7 No.

34–341 Bodega 7, Cali, Colombia;

Apartado Aereo 10454, Cali, Colombia;

Calle 6A Norte No. 2N–36 of. 436, Cali,

Colombia; Carrera 1H No. 39–42, Cali,

Colombia; NIT # 890332242–1

(Colombia) [SDNT]

INVERSIONES PRADO TRADE CENTER

LTDA., (a.k.a. IPRACARIBE), Calle 74

No. 53–30, Barranquilla, Colombia; NIT

# 800236713–9 (Colombia) [SDNT]

INVERSIONES SAN JOSE LTDA., Carrera 7

No. 34–341, Cali Colombia; Apartado

Aereo 10454, Cali, Colombia; Calle 44

No. 1E–135, Cali, Colombia; Calle 44 No.

1E–155, Cali, Colombia; NIT #

800079682–5 (Colombia) [SDNT]

MARIN ESTRADA Y CIA. S. EN C.S., Carrera

8 No. 32–16, Cali, Colombia; Apartado

Aereo 1175, Cali, Colombia; Calle 44 No.

1E–155, Cali, Colombia; Calle 45 No. 1E–

86, Cali, Colombia; NIT # 800083114–9

(Colombia) [SDNT]

NASSER ARANA, Carlos Alberto, Calle 74

No. 53–30, Barranquilla, Colombia; c/o

AGRICOLA SONGO LTDA.,

Barranquilla, Colombia; c/o

DESARROLLOS URBANOS

‘‘DESARROLLAR’’ LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; c/o EDIFICACIONES DEL

CARIBE LTDA., Barranquilla, Colombia;

c/o GRAN COMPAN ̃ IA DE HOTELES

LTDA., Barranquilla, Colombia; c/o

HOTELES E INMUEBLES DE

COLOMBIA LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; c/o INMOBILIARIA DEL

CARIBE LTDA., Barranquilla, Colombia;

c/o INMOBILIARIA HOTELERA DEL

CARIBE LTDA., Barranquilla, Colombia;

c/o INVERSIONES HOTELERAS DEL

LITORAL LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; c/o INVERSIONES PRADO

TRADE CENTER LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; c/o NEGOCIOS Y

PROPIEDADES DEL CARIBE LTDA.,

Barranquilla, Colombia; c/o

PROMOCIONES Y CONSTRUCCIONES

DEL CARIBE LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; c/o PROMOCIONES Y

CONSTRUCCIONES DEL CARIBE LTDA.

Y CIA. S.C.A., Barranquilla, Colombia; c/

o PROMOTORA HOTEL

BARRANQUILLA LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; c/o SURAMERICANA DE

HOTELES LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; DOB 21 November 1964;

Passport T707770 (Colombia); Passport

PE008808 (Colombia); Cedula No.

8745045 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNT]

NASSER ARANA, Claudia Patricia, (a.k.a.

Claudia Patricia NASSER de HASBUN;

a.k.a. Claudia Patricia NASSER de

HAZBUN), Calle 74 No. 53–30,

Barranquilla, Colombia; c/o AGRICOLA

SONGO LTDA., Barranquilla, Colombia;

c/o DESARROLLOS URBANOS

‘‘DESARROLLAR’’ LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; c/o EDIFICACIONES DEL

CARIBE LTDA., Barranquilla, Colombia;

c/o GRAN COMPAN ̃ IA DE HOTELES

LTDA., Barranquilla, Colombia; c/o

HOTELES E INMUEBLES DE

COLOMBIA LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; c/o INMOBILIARIA DEL

CARIBE LTDA., Barranquilla, Colombia;

c/o INMOBILIARIA HOTELERA DEL

CARIBE LTDA., Barranquilla, Colombia;

c/o INVERSIONES HOTELERAS DEL

LITORAL LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; c/o INVERSIONES PRADO

TRADE CENTER LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; c/o NEGOCIOS Y

PROPIEDADES DEL CARIBE LTDA.,

Barranquilla, Colombia; c/o

PROMOCIONES Y CONSTRUCCIONES

DEL CARIBE LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; c/o PROMOCIONES Y

CONSTRUCCIONES DEL CARIBE LTDA.

Y CIA. S.C.A., Barranquilla, Colombia; c/

o PROMOTORA HOTEL

BARRANQUILLA LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; c/o SURAMERICANA DE

HOTELES LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; DOB 23 January 1966; alt.

DOB 23 January 1963; Passport

AC751227 (Colombia); Cedula No.

32665137 (Colombia) (individual)

[SDNT]

NASSER ARANA, Jorge, Calle 74 No. 53–30,

Barranquilla, Colombia; c/o AGRICOLA

SONGO LTDA., Barranquilla, Colombia;

c/o DESARROLLOS URBANOS

‘‘DESARROLLAR’’ LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; c/o EDIFICACIONES DEL

CARIBE LTDA., Barranquilla, Colombia;

c/o GRAN COMPAN ̃ IA DE HOTELES

LTDA., Barranquilla, Colombia; c/o

HOTELES E INMUEBLES DE

COLOMBIA LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; c/o INMOBILIARIA DEL

CARIBE LTDA., Barranquilla, Colombia;

c/o INMOBILIARIA HOTELERA DEL

CARIBE LTDA., Barranquilla, Colombia;

c/o INVERSIONES HOTELERAS DEL

LITORAL LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; c/o INVERSIONES PRADO

TRADE CENTER LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; c/o NEGOCIOS Y

PROPIEDADES DEL CARIBE LTDA.,

Barranquilla, Colombia; c/o

PROMOCIONES Y CONSTRUCCIONES

DEL CARIBE LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; c/o PROMOCIONES Y

CONSTRUCCIONES DEL CARIBE LTDA.

Y CIA. S.C.A., Barranquilla, Colombia; c/

o PROMOTORA HOTEL

BARRANQUILLA LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; c/o SURAMERICANA DE

HOTELES LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; DOB 6 November 1966;

Passport T705915 (Colombia); Passport

AC143719 (Colombia); Cedula No.

72139939 (Colombia) (individual)

[SDNT]

NASSER DAVID, Julio Cesar, (a.k.a. ‘‘Jaime

Perez Pen ̃ a’’), Calle 74 No. 53–30,

Barranquilla, Colombia; Carrera 38B No.

76–40, Barranquilla, Colombia; c/o

AGRICOLA SONGO LTDA.,

Barranquilla, Colombia; c/o

DESARROLLOS URBANOS

‘‘DESARROLLAR’’ LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; c/o EDIFICACIONES DEL

CARIBE LTDA., Barranquilla, Colombia;

c/o GRAN COMPAN ̃ IA DE HOTELES

LTDA., Barranquilla, Colombia; c/o

HOTELES E INMUEBLES DE

COLOMBIA LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; c/o INMOBILIARIA DEL

CARIBE LTDA., Barranquilla, Colombia;

c/o INMOBILIARIA HOTELERA DEL

CARIBE LTDA., Barranquilla, Colombia;

c/o INVERSIONES HOTELERAS DEL

LITORAL LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; c/o INVERSIONES PRADO

TRADE CENTER LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; c/o NEGOCIOS Y

PROPIEDADES DEL CARIBE LTDA.,

Barranquilla, Colombia; c/o

PROMOCIONES Y CONSTRUCCIONES

DEL CARIBE LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; c/o PROMOCIONES Y

CONSTRUCCIONES DEL CARIBE LTDA.

Y CIA. S.C.A., Barranquilla, Colombia; c/

o PROMOTORA HOTEL

BARRANQUILLA LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; c/o SURAMERICANA DE

HOTELES LTDA., Barranquilla,

Colombia; DOB 1 November 1940; alt.

DOB 1 October 1940; Passport H130865

(Colombia); Cedula No. 3710619

(Colombia) (individual) [SDNT]
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1The Phoenix metropolitan area was recently

reclassified from moderate to serious for ozone. 62

FR 60001 (November 6, 1997). Today’s action

relates to the moderate area CAA requirements for

a 1990 base year inventory and a 15 percent ROP

demonstration. The reclassification does not affect

the area’s continuing obligation to meet these

requirements.

2The reader should consult this proposed rule for

a more detailed discussion of the CAA requirements

applicable to today’s final action, the State’s 15

percent ROP plans and EPA’s evaluation of them,

and EPA’s proposed 15 percent demonstration.

NEGOCIOS Y PROPIEDADES DEL CARIBE

LTDA., (f.k.a. NEGOCIAR LTDA.), Calle

74 No. 53–30, Barranquilla, Colombia;

NIT # 890108102–8 (Colombia) [SDNT]

PARQUE INDUSTRIAL LAS DELICIAS

LTDA., Carrera 7 No. 34–341, Cali,

Colombia; Carrera 7 No. 34–341 L–6,

Cali, Colombia [SDNT]

PROMOCIONES Y CONSTRUCCIONES DEL

CARIBE LTDA., Calle 74 No. 53–30,

Barranquilla, Colombia; Calle 78 No. 53–

70 Centro Comercial Villa Country,

Barranquilla, Colombia; Carrera 54 No.

72–80 Ejecutivo I, Barranquilla,

Colombia; Carrera 54 No. 72–147,

Barranquilla, Colombia; Carrera 55 No.

72–109 Piso 1, Barranquilla, Colombia;

Carrera 56 No. 70–60, Barranquilla,

Colombia; Carrera 57 No. 79–149,

Barranquilla, Colombia; NIT #

890108115–3 (Colombia) [SDNT]

PROMOCIONES Y CONSTRUCCIONES DEL

CARIBE LTDA. Y CIA. S.C.A., (a.k.a.

PROMOCON), Calle 74 No. 53–30,

Barranquilla, Colombia; Calle 78 No. 53–

70 Centro Comercial Villa Country,

Barranquilla, Colombia; Carrera 54 No.

72–80 L–21 Ejecutivo I, Barranquilla,

Colombia; Carrera 54 No. 72–147 L–115,

Barranquilla, Colombia; Carrera 55 No.

80–192, Barranquilla, Colombia; Carrera

55 No. 80–192 Ap. 6, Barranquilla,

Colombia; Apartado Aereo 50183,

Barranquilla, Colombia; Apartado Aereo

51110, Barranquilla, Colombia; NIT #

890108148–6 (Colombia) [SDNT]

PROMOTORA HOTEL BARRANQUILLA

LTDA., Calle 74 No. 53–30, Barranquilla,

Colombia; Apartado Aereo 51110,

Barranquilla, Colombia; NIT #

890111684–3 (Colombia) [SDNT]

SURAMERICANA DE HOTELES LTDA.,

(a.k.a. SURATEL), Calle 74 No. 53–30,

Barranquilla, Colombia; NIT #

800011603–0 (Colombia) [SDNT]

Dated: May 11, 1998.

R. Richard Newcomb,

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

Approved: May 21, 1998.

James E. Johnson,

Assistant Secretary (Enforcement),

Department of the Treasury.

[FR Doc. 98–14176 Filed 5–26–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–25–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[AZ–005–ROP FRL–6101–9]

Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plans; Phoenix,

Arizona Ozone Nonattainment Area, 15

Percent Rate of Progress Plan and

1990 Base Year Emission Inventory

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is determining, pursuant

to its federal planning authority in

Clean Air Act (CAA) section 110(c), that

the Phoenix, Arizona ozone

nonattainment area has in place

sufficient control measures to meet the

15 percent rate of progress (ROP)

requirement in Clean Air Act (CAA)

section 182(b)(2). EPA is also approving,

under CAA sections 110(k) and

182(a)(1), the 1990 base year emissions

inventory for the Phoenix metropolitan

area that was submitted to EPA by the

State of Arizona on April 1, 1993.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 26, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the documents

relevant to this action, including the

technical support document (TSD), are

contained in the docket for this

rulemaking. The docket is available for

inspection during normal business

hours at the following locations:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 9, Office of Air Planning, Air

Division, 17th Floor, 75 Hawthorne

Street, San Francisco, California

94105. Phone: (415) 744–1248.

Arizona Department of Environmental

Quality, Library, 3033 N. Central

Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85012.

(602) 207–2217.

Copies of this notice and the TSD are

also available in the air programs

section of EPA Region 9’s website,

http://www.epa.gov/region09.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Frances Wicher, Office of Air Planning

(AIR–2), U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street,

San Francisco, California 94105. Phone:

(415) 744–1248. Email:

wicher.frances@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

A. Clean Air Act Requirements

The Phoenix metropolitan area was

originally classified as a moderate ozone

nonattainment area on November 6,

1991.1 Section 182(b) of the Clean Air

Act (CAA or Act) requires that each

state in which all or part of a moderate

ozone nonattainment area is located

submit, by November 15, 1992, an

inventory of actual emissions from all

sources, as described in sections

172(c)(3) and 182(a)(1), in accordance

with guidance provided by the

Administrator. Section 182(b)(1)(A) of

the CAA also requires states with

moderate and above ozone

nonattainment areas to develop plans to

reduce volatile organic compounds

(VOC) emissions by 15 percent, net of

growth, from the 1990 baseline. The 15

percent rate of progress (ROP) plans

were to be submitted by November 15,

1993, and the reductions were required

to be achieved by November 15, 1996.

Although the November 15, 1996

deadline has now passed, the 15 percent

ROP requirement remains. Once a

statutory deadline has passed and has

not been replaced by a later one, the

deadline then becomes ‘‘as soon as

possible.’’ Delaney v. EPA, 898 F.2d

687, 691 (9th Cir. 1990). EPA has

interpreted this requirement to be ‘‘as

soon as practicable.’’ See the proposed

rule for this final action at 63 FR 3687

(January 26, 1998).2 This requirement is

discussed further in section II below.

B. Phoenix’s 15 Percent Plan

The State of Arizona submitted its

initial 15 percent rate of progress plan

for the metropolitan Phoenix area on

November 15, 1993 and supplemented it

on April 8, 1994. On April 13, 1994 EPA

found the initial plan incomplete

because it failed to include, in fully

adopted and enforceable form, all of the

measures relied upon in the 15 percent

demonstration. This incompleteness

finding started the 18-month sanction

‘‘clock’’ in CAA section 179 and the

two-year clock under section 110(c) for

EPA to promulgate a federal

implementation plan (FIP) covering the

15 percent ROP requirement.

Subsequently, in November 1994 and

April 1995, Arizona submitted an

attainment plan for the Phoenix area

which updated the 15 percent ROP

demonstrations.

On May 12, 1995, EPA found the

revised 15 percent plan and the

attainment plan complete, turning off

the sanctions clock; however, under

section 110(c), the FIP clock continues

until EPA approves the 15 percent plan.

Since 1995, EPA has acted to approve

many of the control measures relied

upon in this plan but has not yet acted

on the overall 15 percent plan.

The 15 percent ROP demonstration in

the State’s plan relied primarily on

improvements to the State’s vehicle

emissions inspection and maintenance

(I/M) program. Not all the emission

reductions attributed to the program

have been realized because of technical

problems with implementing certain

parts of the I/M program. In part to

replace these lost emission reductions