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response to these direct final and 

proposed rules, we do not contemplate 

taking any further action in relation to 

this proposed rule. If EPA receives 

adverse comments, we will withdraw 

the direct final rule and will respond to 

all public comments in a subsequent 

final rule based on this proposed rule. 

EPA will not institute a second 

comment period on this action. Any 

parties interested in commenting on this 

action should do so at this time. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 17, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05–

OAR–2007–0907 by one of the following 

methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: mooney.john@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (312) 886–5824. 

• Mail: John M. Mooney, Chief, 

Criteria Pollutant Section, Air Programs 

Branch (AR–18J), U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson 

Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. 

• Hand Delivery: John M. Mooney, 

Chief, Criteria Pollutant Section, Air 

Programs Branch (AR–18J), U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 77 

West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 

Illinois 60604. Such deliveries are only 

accepted during the Regional Office 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. The 

Regional Office official hours of 

business are Monday through Friday, 

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 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: 

Charles Hatten, Environmental 

Engineer, Criteria Pollutant Section, Air 

Programs Branch (AR–18J), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 

Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886–6031, 

hatten.charles@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

Final Rules section of this Federal 

Register, EPA is approving the State’s 

SIP submittal 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. 

Any parties interested in commenting 

on this action should do so at this time. 

Please note that if EPA receives adverse 

comment on an amendment, paragraph, 

or section of this rule, and if that 

provision may be severed from the 

remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt 

as final those provisions of the rule that 

are not the subject of an adverse 

comment. For additional information, 

see the direct final rule which is located 

in the Rules section of this Federal 

Register. 

Dated: March 3, 2008. 

Bharat Mathur, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5. 

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RIN 2105–AB87 

Transportation for Individuals With 

Disabilities: Passenger Vessels 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of 

comment period and notice of public 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: DOT will hold a public 

meeting on April 8–9, 2008, in 

connection with its NPRM on passenger 

vessel disability access guidelines. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

proposed rule published on January 23, 

2007 (72 FR 2833), is reopened April 8, 

2008, through April 23, 2008, to allow 

for the posting of comments related to 

the meeting held on April 8–9, 2008, 

from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Eastern Standard 

Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the DOT Headquarters located at 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC, in the DOT Conference Center, 

Rooms 8/9/10. Please enter at the New 

Jersey Avenue entrance, on the corner of 

M ST, SE., and New Jersey Avenue, SE. 

This entrance is accessible for 

individuals with disabilities. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information regarding the 

meeting, contact Brett Jortland, 

Attorney, DOT Office of the General 

Counsel, at 202.366.9314 or 

brett.jortland@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOT will 

host a public meeting to discuss issues 

of interest raised as a result of DOT’s 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on 

January 23, 2007 (72 FR 2833), regarding 

transportation for individuals with 

disabilities on passenger vessels. 

Public attendance at the meeting is 

limited to space available. The meeting 

will be physically accessible to 

individuals with disabilities. DOT is 

housed in a secure government building 

that requires visitors to pass a security 

screening and be escorted within the 

building. Meeting attendees should plan 

to arrive suitably early to allow for 

clearance of security and escort to the 

meeting room. Parking in the 

neighborhood surrounding DOT 

Headquarters is extraordinarily limited, 

so meeting attendees are strongly 

advised to travel to the meeting by 

Metro; the Navy Yard Station on Metro’s 

Green Line serves DOT headquarters. 

The meeting will begin with 

introductory presentations from DOT 

regarding the NPRM, the Access Board 

regarding its companion rulemaking, 

and the passenger vessel industry to 

ensure that meeting attendees all have 

baseline knowledge of the types of 

vessels proposed for coverage under this 

regulation. Following these 

presentations, the meeting will proceed 

with open discussions moderated by a 

neutral facilitator. The discussions will 

follow the items on the meeting agenda. 

The agenda for the meeting will be 

placed in the docket for this rulemaking 

no later than March 21, 2008. The 

docket can be found at 

www.regulations.gov, under docket 

number OST–2007–26829. 

Individuals wishing to attend the 

meeting must RSVP to Brett Jortland 

with their name, organization (if any), 

and identify whether they are 

representing persons with disabilities, 

the passenger vessel industry, or other 

interests. In addition to space 

limitations, DOT reserves the right to 

limit attendance to ensure that all 

viewpoints are represented in the 

meeting’s discussions. Individuals 

requiring special services, such as sign 

language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids, are asked to indicate this 

in their RSVP, which must be received 

no later than April 3, 2008. 

Dated: March 10, 2008. 

Neil Eisner, 

Assistant General Counsel for Regulation and 

Enforcement, U.S. Department of 

Transportation. 

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