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EPA-APPROVED IDAHO REGULATIONS

State citation Title/subject State effective 

date EPA approval date Explanations 

Idaho Administrative Procedures Act (IDAPA) Chapter 58, Rules for Control of Air Pollution in Idaho, Previously Codified at IDAPA 

Chapter 39 (Appendix A.3) 

58.01.01—RULES FOR THE CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION IN IDAHO 

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006 ........................................ General Definitions ............... 4/5/00, 3/20/97, 

5/1/95, 5/1/94 

01/16/03, 68 FR 2217 10/6/ 

05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins].

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[FR Doc. 05–19615 Filed 10–5–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[R03–OAR–2004–PA–0001, R03–OAR–2004–

PA–0002; FRL–7980–5] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; 

Pennsylvania; Revision to the Motor 

Vehicle Enhanced I/M Program—

Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, South 

Central, and Northern Regions and 

Safety Inspection Program 

Enhancements for Non-I/M Regions 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is approving several 

State Implementation Plan (SIP) 

revisions submitted by the 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. These 

revisions amend Pennsylvania‘s 

existing, Federally-approved enhanced 

vehicle inspection and maintenance 

program (or I/M program) SIP. EPA is 

herein taking a single final rulemaking 

action to finalize two separately issued 

proposed rulemakings on the subject of 

Pennsylvania’s I/M program. The 

intended effect of this combined final 

action is to approve the 

Commonwealth’s revised I/M program 

SIP for the Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, 

South Central and Northern Regions. 

This action also serves to incorporate 

into the SIP a visual emission 

component inspection program done 

under the Commonwealth’s annual 

safety inspection program in those 42 

counties of Pennsylvania not subject to 

Federal I/M program requirements. 

DATES: This final rule is effective on 

November 7, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established two 

dockets for this action under Regional 

Material in E-Docket (RME) ID Number 

R03–OAR–2004–PA–0001 and Number 

R03–OAR–2004–PA–0002. All 

documents in the docket are listed in 

the RME index at http:// 

www.docket.epa.gov/rmepub/. Once in 

the system, select Aquick search,’’ then 

key in the appropriate RME 

identification number for each docket. 

Although listed in the electronic docket, 

some information is not publicly 

available, i.e., confidential business 

information (CBI) 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 RME or 

in hard copy for public inspection 

during normal business hours at the Air 

Protection Division, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 

Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

19103. Copies of the State submittal are 

available at the Pennsylvania 

Department of Environmental 

Protection, Bureau of Air Quality, P.O. 

Box 8468, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, 

Pennsylvania 17105. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Rehn, at (215) 814–2176, or by email at rehn.brian@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

EPA published two concurrent 

notices of proposed rulemaking (NPR) 

on April 26, 2005 proposing to approve 

two separate SIP revisions submitted by 

the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 

One of these April 26, 2005 NPRs (70 FR 

21384) proposed approval of the 

Commonwealth’s revised motor vehicle 

enhanced I/M program as it applies to 

select geographic regions of 

Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania regions 

affected by that rulemaking action 

include the South Central Region 

(Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, 

Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, 

Northampton, and York Counties) and 

the Northern Region (Blair, Cambria, 

Centre, Lackawanna, Luzerne, 

Lycoming, and Mercer Counties). EPA 

also proposed to approve portions of 

Pennsylvania’s revised safety inspection 

program (for areas not subject to Federal 

enhanced I/M requirements) related to 

visual inspection of certain vehicle 

components that serve to reduce 

emissions. This emission component 

visual inspection element of the state 

safety inspection program is a new 

requirement for 42 Pennsylvania 

counties (see EPA’s NPR for the 

complete list of affected counties). The 

Commonwealth’s formal SIP revision, 

which was the subject of this notice, 

was submitted by Pennsylvania on 

December 1, 2003, and was revised via 

a technical SIP amendment submitted 

by Pennsylvania on April 29, 2004. 

In the second of April 26, 2005 (70 FR 

21380) rulemaking actions regarding 

Pennsylvania’s I/M, EPA proposed 

approval of the revised enhanced I/M 

programs applicable in the Pittsburgh 

Region (Allegheny, Beaver, Washington, 

and Westmoreland Counties) and the 

Philadelphia Region (Bucks, Chester, 

Delaware, Montgomery, and 

Philadelphia Counties). The 

Commonwealth submitted a formal SIP 

revision on January 30, 2004 applicable 

only to these two Regions. This SIP 

revision was also revised by 

Pennsylvania via a technical SIP 

amendment submitted to EPA on April 

29, 2004. 

II. Summary of SIP Revision 

EPA granted prior SIP approval to 

Pennsylvania’s previously adopted I/M 

SIP in June 1999. Pennsylvania 

submitted formal SIP revisions to 

amend that SIP-approved I/M program 

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program on December 1, 2003 (as 

revised April 29, 2004) and January 30, 

2004 (as revised April 29, 2004). 

Hereafter, we will refer to these SIP 

revisions as the December 2003 and the 

January 2004 SIPs, respectively. 

These SIP revisions, when viewed 

together, requested incorporation of 

newly state-adopted provisions effecting 

the Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, South 

Central, and Northern I/M program 

regions of Pennsylvania. These 

Pennsylvania counties are required to 

implement enhanced I/M under 

authority of Sections 182 and 184 of the 

Clean Air Act. 

The December 2003 SIP revision 

serves to amend Pennsylvania’s I/M 

program applicable to the South Central 

and Northern Regions by replacing a 

previously SIP-approved tailpipe test 

requirement for the South Central 

Region with on-board diagnostic testing 

of 1996 and newer subject vehicles, 

coupled with gas cap testing on all 1975 

and newer subject vehicles, and visual 

emission component inspection of pre1996 vehicles. For the Northern Region, 

the Commonwealth’s December 2003 

SIP revision requires visual component 

inspections and gas cap testing on 1975 

and newer vehicles. This SIP revision 

also adds visual emission component 

inspections to the Commonwealth’s 

existing, annual safety inspection 

program as it applies in those regions of 

Pennsylvania not subject to I/M 

emissions testing under authority of the 

Clean Air Act (i.e., the non-I/M Region). 

The Commonwealth’s January 2004 

SIP revision revises the I/M program for 

the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh 

Regions. Changes to the prior SIPapproved I/M program affecting these 

regions include addition of on-board 

diagnostic (or OBD) computer checks for 

1996 and newer vehicles and revision of 

the I/M test regimen to phase out 

tailpipe testing on pre-1996 vehicles 

when those vehicles reach 25 years of 

age. The January 2004 SIP revision 

overlaps the December 2003 SIP in some 

regards, including incorporation of 

some of the same state regulatory 

provision (i.e., minor updates to the 

regulations made since the enhanced I/ 

M program’s inception in 1997) that are 

overarching in scope to all geographic 

areas to the Commonwealth. 

For more detail on the substance of 

the changes to Pennsylvania’s annual 

enhanced I/M and safety inspection 

programs, and the rationale for EPA’s 

proposed actions, please refer to the two 

concurrently published EPA proposed 

rulemaking actions in the April 26, 2005 

Federal Register, as that information is 

not be restated here in its entirety. No 

public comments were received on 

these two proposed rulemaking actions. 

III. Final Action 

EPA is approving Pennsylvania’s 

enhanced I/M program SIP revisions 

submitted on December 2003 and 

January 2004 (as amended April 2005) 

as a single revision to the Pennsylvania 

SIP. While EPA took two separate, 

concurrent proposed rulemaking actions 

on these two SIP revisions on April 26, 

2004, we have decided to take a single, 

combined final rulemaking action to 

approve them. The rationale for this 

decision is that both the December 2003 

and the January 2004 SIP revisions 

contain portions of the same 

Pennsylvania emission inspection 

program regulation, which was 

published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin 

on November 22, 2003 (67 Pa Code 

Chapter 177). Pennsylvania initially 

submitted redacted portions of the same 

regulation as part of each separate SIP 

revision (submitted November 2003 and 

January 2004 SIP). Pennsylvania 

redacted those regulatory provisions not 

relevant to the geographic areas that 

were the subject of each SIP revision. 

Pennsylvania later amended each of the 

SIP revisions (via the April 29, 2004 

technical correction SIP revision) to 

submit the entire, revised emission 

program regulation (67 Pa Code Chapter 

177) as part of both SIP revisions. Since 

EPA received no adverse comments on 

our concurrent proposed rulemaking 

actions taken upon the December 2003 

and the January 2004 SIP revisions, and 

in order to simplify incorporation by 

reference of Pennsylvania’s emission 

program regulations into the Federal 

SIP, we are moving to take this single, 

combined final rulemaking action for 

these SIP revisions. 

IV. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

A. General Requirements 

Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 

51735, October 4, 1993), this action is 

not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ and 

therefore is not subject to review by the 

Office of Management and Budget. For 

this reason, this action is also not 

subject to Executive Order 13211, 

‘‘Actions Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use’’ (66 FR 28355, May 

22, 2001). This action merely approves 

state law as meeting Federal 

requirements and imposes no additional 

requirements beyond those imposed by 

state law. Accordingly, the 

Administrator certifies that this rule 

will not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities under the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because this 

rule approves pre-existing requirements 

under state law and does not impose 

any additional enforceable duty beyond 

that required by state law, it 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). This rule also does not 

have tribal implications because it will 

not have a substantial direct effect on 

one or more Indian tribes, on the 

relationship between the Federal 

Government and Indian tribes, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities between the Federal 

Government and Indian tribes, as 

specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 

FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This 

action also does not have Federalism 

implications because it does not have 

substantial direct effects on the States, 

on the relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government, as specified in 

Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, 

August 10, 1999). This action merely 

approves a state rule implementing a 

Federal requirement, and does not alter 

the relationship or the distribution of 

power and responsibilities established 

in the Clean Air Act. This rule also is 

not subject to Executive Order 13045 

‘‘Protection of Children from 

Environmental Health Risks and Safety 

Risks’’ (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), 

because it is not economically 

significant. 

In reviewing SIP submissions, EPA’s 

role is to approve state choices, 

provided that they meet the criteria of 

the Clean Air Act. In this context, in the 

absence of a prior existing requirement 

for the State to use voluntary consensus 

standards (VCS), EPA has no authority 

to disapprove a SIP submission for 

failure to use VCS. It would thus be 

inconsistent with applicable law for 

EPA, when it reviews a SIP submission, 

to use VCS in place of a SIP submission 

that otherwise satisfies the provisions of 

the Clean Air Act. Thus, the 

requirements of section 12(d) of the 

National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 

272 note) do not apply. This rule does 

not impose an information collection 

burden under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

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

B. Submission to Congress and the 

Comptroller General 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

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

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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 rule 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. This rule 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 Clean 

Air Act, petitions for judicial review of 

this action to approve Pennsylvania’s 

revised motor vehicle inspection and 

maintenance program must be filed in 

the United States Court of Appeals for 

the appropriate circuit by December 5, 

2005. Filing a petition for 

reconsideration by the Administrator of 

this final rule does not affect the finality 

of this rule 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 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, Carbon monoxide, 

Incorporation by reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen 

dioxide, Ozone, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Dated: September 27, 2005. 

Donald S. Welsh, 

Regional Administrator, Region III. 

■ 40 CFR part 52 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 NN—Pennsylvania 

■ 2. In § 52.2020, the table in paragraph 

(c)(1) is amended by revising the entries 

for Title 67, Chapters 175 and 177 to 

read as follows: 

Subpart NN—Pennsylvania 

§ 52.2020 Identification of plan. 

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(c) * * * 

(1) * * * 

State citation Title/subject State effective 

date EPA approval date Additional explanation/ § 52.2063 citation 

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Title 67. Transportation 

Part I. Department of Transportation 

Subpart A. Vehicle Code Provisions 

Article VII. Vehicle Characteristics 

Chapter 175 Vehicle Equipment and Inspection 

Subchapter A. General Provisions 

175.2 ....................................... Definitions .............................. 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 ‘‘Temporary Inspection Approval Indicator’’ only. 

175.2 ....................................... Definitions .............................. 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Definitions which apply to 

safety inspection program 

in non-I/M counties. 

175.3 ....................................... Application of equipment 

rules.

12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Applies to safety inspection 

program in non-I/M counties. 

175.4 ....................................... Vehicles required to be inspected.12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Applies to safety inspection 

program in non-I/M counties. 

175.6 ....................................... Annual inspection .................. 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Applies to safety inspection 

program in non-I/M counties. 

175.7 ....................................... Inspection of vehicle reentering this Commonwealth.12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Applies to safety inspection 

program in non-I/M counties. 

175.8 ....................................... Newly purchased vehicles ..... 2/19/94 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Applies to safety inspection 

program in non-I/M counties. 

175.11 ..................................... Coordination of safety and 

emission inspection.

9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139) 

Subchapter B. Official Inspection Stations 

175.21 ..................................... Appointment ........................... 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Applies to safety inspection 

program in non-I/M counties. 

175.22 ..................................... Making application ................. 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Applies to safety inspection 

program in non-I/M counties. 

175.23(a) and (c) .................... Approval ................................. 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Applies to safety inspection 

program in non-I/M counties. 

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175.24 ..................................... Required certificates and station signs.12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Applies to safety inspection 

program in non-I/M counties. 

175.25(a), (b)(1), (b)(3), and 

(c).

Inspection area ...................... 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Applies to safety inspection 

program in non-I/M counties. 

175.26(a) introductory sentence and (a)(3).Tools and equipment ............. 9/28/96 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Applies to safety inspection 

program in non-I/M counties. 

175.27 ..................................... Hours ..................................... 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Applies to safety inspection 

program in non-I/M counties. 

175.28 [Except for (c)(2), 

(g)(2), (g)(3), and (g)(5)–(9)].

Certified Inspection Mechanics.12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Applies to safety inspection 

program in non-I/M counties. 

175.29 ..................................... Obligations and responsibilities of stations.9/27/97 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Applies to safety inspection 

program in non-I/M counties (except for (f)(4), which 

applies to I/M and non-I/M 

programs). 

175.31 ..................................... Fleet inspection stations ........ 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Applies to safety inspection 

program in non-I/M counties. 

Subchapter C. Certificate of Inspection 

175.41(a), (b)(1), (b)(3), (c), 

(d), (e)(1), (e)(3), (e)(5), and 

(f)(4).

Procedure .............................. 9/27/97 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Applies statewide (to I/M program and non-I/M safety inspection program. 

175.42 ..................................... Recording inspection ............. 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 

175.43 ..................................... Security .................................. 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 

175.44 ..................................... Ordering certificates of inspection.9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 

175.45 ..................................... Violation of use of certificate 

of inspection.

9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 

Subchapter D. Schedule of Penalties and Suspensions: Official Inspection Stations and Certified Mechanics 

175.51 ..................................... Cause for suspension ............ 2/19/94 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

New section; Applies to safety inspection program in 

non-I/M counties. 

175.52 ..................................... Reapplication ......................... 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

New section; Applies to safety inspection program in 

non-I/M counties. 

Subchapter E. Passenger Cars and Light Trucks 

175.61 ..................................... Application of subchapter ...... 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

New section: Applies to safety inspection program in 

non-I/M counties. 

175.72(d) ................................. Fuel system ........................... 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

New section; Applies to safety inspection program in 

non-I/M counties. 

175.80(d) ................................. Inspection procedure ............. 5/13/99 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

New section; Applies to safety inspection program in 

non-I/M counties. 

Subchapter H. Motorcycles 

175.141 ................................... Application of subchapter ...... 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

New section; Applies to safety inspection program in 

non-I/M counties. 

Subchapter J. Motor-Driven Cycles and Motorized Pedalcycles 

175.171 ................................... Application ............................. 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

New section; Applies to safety inspection program in 

non-I/M counties. 

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date EPA approval date Additional explanation/ § 52.2063 citation 

Subchapter K. Street Rods, Specially Constructed and Reconstructed Vehicles 

175.201 ................................... Application of subchapter ...... 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

New section; Applies to safety inspection program in 

non-I/M counties. 

175.202 ................................... Conditions .............................. 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Applies to safety inspection 

program in non-I/M counties. 

175.220(d) [introductory sentence only].Inspection procedure ............. 5/13/99 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Applies to safety inspection 

program in non-I/M counties. 

Subchapter L. Animal-Drawn Vehicles, Implements of Husbandry and Special Mobile Equipment 

175.221 ................................... Application ............................. 12/3/88 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Chapter 177 Enhanced Emission Inspection Program 

Subchapter A. General Provisions 

177.1 ....................................... Purpose .................................. 10/1/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139) 

177.2 ....................................... Application of equipment 

rules.

10/1/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139) 

177.3 ....................................... Definitions .............................. 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Implementation of Emission Inspection Program 

177.22 ..................................... Commencement of inspections.11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Retitled and revised. 

177.23 ..................................... Notification of requirement for 

emission inspection.

11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

177.24 ..................................... Program evaluation ................ 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

I/M Program 

177.51 ..................................... Program requirements ........... 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Excludes paragraphs (c)(1), 

(c)(2), and (c)(3), and reference to those paragraphs. 

177.52 ..................................... Emission inspection prerequisites.11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

177.53 ..................................... Vehicle inspection process .... 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Subchapter B. Subject Vehicles 

177.101 ................................... Subject vehicles ..................... 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

177.102 ................................... Inspection of vehicles reentering this Commonwealth.9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139) 

177.103 ................................... Used vehicles after sale or 

resale.

9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139) 

177.104 ................................... Vehicles registered in nondesignated areas or other 

states.

9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139) 

177.105 ................................... Vehicles requiring mission inspection due to change of 

address.

11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

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Subchapter C. Emission Test Procedures and Emission Standards 

General 

177.201 ................................... General requirements ............ 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

177.202 ................................... Emission test equipment ....... 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

177.202a ................................. OBD–I/M check equipment .... 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

New section. 

177.202b ................................. Equipment for gas cap test 

and visual inspection.

11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

New section. 

177.203 ................................... Test procedures ..................... 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

177.204 ................................... Basis for failure ...................... 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Retitled and revised. 

Recall Provisions 

177.231 ................................... Requirements regarding manufacturer recall notices.9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139) 

177.232 ................................... Compliance with recall notices.9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139) 

177.233 ................................... Failure to comply ................... 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139) 

Emission Inspection Report 

177.251 ................................... Record of test results ............ 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139) 

177.252 ................................... Emission inspection report .... 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Retitled and revised. 

177.253 ................................... Responsibility of the station 

owner for vehicles which 

fail the emission inspection.

11/22/03 10/6/05, [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Retitled and revised. 

Retest 

177.271 ................................... Procedure .............................. 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

177.272 ................................... Prerequisites .......................... 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

177.273 ................................... Content of repair data form ... 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

177.274 ................................... Retest fees ............................. 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

177.275 ................................... Repair technician training and 

certification.

11/22/03 10/6/05 New section. 

Issuance of Waiver 

177.281 ................................... Issuance of waiver ................. 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

177.282 ................................... Annual adjustment of minimum waiver expenditure 

for emission inspection.

11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Excludes/removes the sentence and partial sentence, 

‘‘The minimum expenditure 

for the first 2 years after 

commencement of the program in an affected area is 

$150. Beginning with the 

3rd year of the program in 

an affected area’’. 

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Procedures Relating to Certificates of Emission Inspection 

177.291 ................................... Procedures relating to certificates of emission inspection.11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Retitled and revised. 

177.292 ................................... Recording inspection ............. 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

On-Road Testing 

177.301 ................................... Authorization to conduct onroad emission testing.9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139) 

177.302 ................................... On-road testing devices ......... 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139) 

177.304 ................................... Failure of on-road emission 

test.

11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

177.305 ................................... Failure to produce proof of 

correction of on-road emission test failure.

9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139) 

Subchapter D. Official Emission Inspection Station Requirements 

General 

177.401 ................................... Appointment ........................... 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

177.402 ................................... Application ............................. 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139) 

177.403 ................................... Approval of emission inspection station.9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139) 

177.404 ................................... Required certificates and station signs.11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

177.405 ................................... Emission inspection areas ..... 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

177.406 ................................... Equipment .............................. 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Retitled and revised. 

177.407 ................................... Hours of operation ................. 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

177.408 ................................... Certified emission inspectors 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Obligations and Responsibilities of Station Owners/Agents 

177.421 ................................... Obligations and responsibilities of station owners/ 

agents.

11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

177.422 ................................... Commonwealth emission inspection stations.11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Retitled and revised. 

177.423 ................................... Fleet emission inspection stations.11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Retitled and revised. 

177.424 ................................... General emission inspection 

stations.

11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

177.425 ................................... Security .................................. 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

177.426 ................................... Ordering certificates of emission inspection.9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139) 

177.427 ................................... Violations of use of certificate 

of emission inspection.

9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139) 

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Quality Assurance 

177.431 ................................... Quality assurance .................. 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Subchapter E. Equipment Manufacturers’ and Contractors’ Requirements and Obligations 

Equipment Manufacturers’ Requirements 

177.501 ................................... Equipment approval procedures.11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

177.502 ................................... Service commitment .............. 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

177.503 ................................... Performance commitment ...... 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

177.504 ................................... Revocation of approval .......... 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139) 

Contractor Obligations 

177.521 ................................... Contractor obligations and responsibilities.11/22/03 [ 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Subchapter F. Schedule of Penalties and Hearing Procedure 

Schedule of Penalties and Suspensions 

177.601 ................................... Definitions .............................. 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

New section. 

177.602 ................................... Schedule of penalties for 

emission inspection stations.

11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

177.603 ................................... Schedule of penalties for 

emission inspectors.

11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Additional Violations 

177.605 ................................... Subsequent violations ............ 11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

177.606 ................................... Multiple violations .................. 9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139) 

Departmental Hearing Procedure 

177.651 ................................... Notice of alleged violation 

and opportunity to be heard 

prior to immediate suspension.

11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Retitled and revised. 

177.652 ................................... Official documents ................. 09/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139) 

Restoration After Suspension 

177.671 ................................... Restoration of certification of 

an emission inspector after 

suspension.

9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139) 

177.672 ................................... Restoration of certification of 

an emission inspection station after suspension.

9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139) 

177.673 ................................... Restoration of certification of 

certified repair technician 

after suspension.

9/27/97 6/17/99, 64 FR 32411 (c)(139) 

Registration Recall Procedure for Violation of §§ 177.301–177.305 (Relating to On-Road Resting) 

177.691 ................................... Registration Recall Committee.11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

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Appendix A ............................. Acceleration Simulation 

Mode: Pennsylvania Procedures, Standards, Equipment Specifications and 

Quality Control Requirements.

11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Replaces previous Appendix 

A. 

Appendix B ............................. Department Procedures and 

Specifications.

11/22/03 10/6/05 [Insert page number 

where the document begins] 

Replaces previous Appendix 

B. 

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[FR Doc. 05–20003 Filed 10–5–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[TN–200507; FRL–7972–5] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; 

Nashville-Davidson County; Revised 

Format for Materials Being 

Incorporated by Reference 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule; notice of 

administrative change. 

SUMMARY: EPA is revising the format of 

part 52 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (40 CFR part 52) for 

materials submitted by NashvilleDavidson County that are incorporated 

by reference (IBR) into the State 

Implementation Plan (SIP). The 

regulations affected by this format 

change have all been previously 

submitted by the local agency and 

approved by EPA. 

This format revision will affect the 

‘‘Identification of Plan’’ sections of 40 

CFR part 52, by adding a table for the 

Nashville-Davidson portion of the 

Tennessee SIP. This revision will also 

affect the format of the SIP materials 

that will be available for public 

inspection at the Office of the Federal 

Register (OFR), the Air and Radiation 

Docket and Information Center, and the 

Regional Office. 

DATES: This action is effective October 

6, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: SIP materials which are 

incorporated by reference into 40 CFR 

part 52 are available for inspection at 

the following locations: EPA, Region 4, 

61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, GA 

30303; the EPA, Air and Radiation 

Docket and Information Center, Air 

Docket (Mail Code 6102T), 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, and the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at NARA, call 202–741–6030, 

or go to: http://www.archives.gov/

federal_register/code_of_federal

_regulations/ibr_locations.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Stacy DiFrank at the above Region 4 

address or at (404) 562–9042. Email: 

difrank.stacy@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each state 

has a SIP containing the control 

measures and strategies used to attain 

and maintain the national ambient air 

quality standards (NAAQS). The SIP is 

extensive, containing such elements as 

air pollution control regulations, 

emission inventories, monitoring 

networks, attainment demonstrations, 

and enforcement mechanisms. 

Each state must formally adopt the 

control measures and strategies in the 

SIP after the public has had an 

opportunity to comment on them and 

then submit the SIP to EPA. Once these 

control measures and strategies are 

approved by EPA, after notice and 

comment, they are incorporated into the 

federally approved SIP and are 

identified in 40 CFR part 52 ‘‘Approval 

and Promulgation of Implementation 

Plans.’’ The full text of the state 

regulation approved by EPA is not 

reproduced in its entirety in 40 CFR part 

52, but is ‘‘incorporated by reference.’’

This means that EPA has approved a 

given state regulation with a specific 

effective date. The public is referred to 

the location of the full text version 

should they want to know which 

measures are contained in a given SIP. 

The information provided allows EPA 

and the public to monitor the extent to 

which a state implements a SIP to attain 

and maintain the NAAQS and to take 

enforcement action if necessary. 

The SIP is a living document which 

the state can revise as necessary to 

address the unique air pollution 

problems in the state. Therefore, EPA 

from time to time must take action on 

SIP revisions containing new and/or 

revised regulations as being part of the 

SIP. On May 22, 1997, (62 FR 27968), 

EPA revised the procedures for IBR into 

the Code of Federal Regulations, 

materials submitted by states in their 

EPA-approved SIP revisions. These 

changes revised the format for the 

identification of the SIP in 40 CFR part 

52, streamlined the mechanisms for 

announcing EPA approval of revisions 

to a SIP, and streamlined the 

mechanisms for EPA’s updating of the 

IBR information contained for each SIP 

in 40 CFR part 52. Pursuant to these 

revised procedures, EPA is revising the 

format for the identification of the 

Nashville-Davidson County portion of 

the Tennessee SIP, appearing in 40 CFR 

part 52. EPA has previously revised the 

format for the identification of the 

Tennessee SIP and the Memphis Shelby 

County, Knox County and Chattanooga 

portions of the SIP. 

EPA has determined that today’s 

action falls under the ‘‘good cause’’

exemption in section 553(b)(3)(B) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act (APA) 

which, upon finding ‘‘good cause,’’

authorizes agencies to dispense with 

public participation, and APA section 

553(d)(3) which allows an agency to 

make an action effective immediately 

(thereby avoiding the 30-day delayed 

effective date otherwise provided for in 

the APA). Today’s administrative action 

simply codifies provisions which are 

already in effect as a matter of law in 

Federal and approved state programs. 

Under section 553 of the APA, an 

agency may find good cause where 

procedures are ‘‘impractical, 

unnecessary, or contrary to the public 

interest.’’ Public comment for this 

administrative action is ‘‘unnecessary’’

and ‘‘contrary to the public interest’’

since the codification only reflects 

existing law. Immediate notice of this 

action in the Federal Register benefits 

the public by providing the public 

notice of the Nashville-Davidson County 

portion of the Tennessee SIP in 

Tennessee’s ‘‘Identification of Plan’’

portion of the Federal Register.