58084 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 194 / Monday, October 6, 2008 / Proposed Rules 

J. Executive Order 12898: Federal 

Actions To Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations 

Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629 

(Feb. 16, 1994)) establishes Federal 

executive policy on environmental 

justice. Its main provision directs 

Federal agencies, to the greatest extent 

practicable and permitted by law, to 

make environmental justice part of their 

mission by identifying and addressing, 

as appropriate, disproportionately high 

and adverse human health or 

environmental effects of their programs, 

policies, and activities on minority 

populations and low-income 

populations in the United States. 

EPA has determined that this 

proposal will not have 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health or environmental effects 

on minority or low-income populations 

because it will not affect the level of 

protection provided to human health or 

the environment. This rule modifies 

previously established deadlines under 

the Exceptional Events Rule and does 

not impose any new obligations or 

enforceable duties on any state, local or 

tribal governments or the private sector. 

It will neither increase nor decrease 

environmental protection. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 50 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, National parks, 

Wilderness areas. 

Dated: September 30, 2008. 

Stephen L. Johnson, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E8–23524 Filed 10–3–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R04–OAR–2005–0534; FRL–8725–3] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans North Carolina: 

Prevention of Significant Deterioration 

and Nonattainment New Source 

Review Rules; Extension of Comment 

Period 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Extension of public comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: EPA is extending the 

comment period for a proposed rule 

published September 9, 2008 (73 FR 

52226). On September 9, 2008, EPA 

proposed to approve revisions to the 

North Carolina State Implementation 

Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of 

North Carolina in three submittals dated 

November 30, 2005, March 16, 2007, 

and June 20, 2008. The proposed 

revisions modify North Carolina’s 

Prevention of Significant Deterioration 

and Nonattainment New Source Review 

permitting regulations in the SIP to 

address changes to the federal New 

Source Review (NSR) regulations, which 

were promulgated by EPA on December 

31, 2002, and reconsidered with minor 

changes on November 7, 2003 

(collectively, these two final actions are 

referred to as the ‘‘2002 NSR Reform 

Rules’’). In addition, the proposed 

revisions address an update to the NSR 

regulations promulgated by EPA on 

November 29, 2005 (‘‘Ozone 

Implementation NSR update’’) relating 

to the implementation of the 1997 8- 

hour ozone National Ambient Air 

Quality Standards (NAAQS). At the 

request of several commentors, EPA is 

extending the comment period through 

November 10, 2008. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before November 10, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

submitted to: Ms. Yolanda Adams, Air 

Permits Section, Air Planning Branch, 

Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management 

Division, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, 

SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. 

Telephone number: (404) 562–9214; email address: adams.yolanda@epa.gov. 

Additional instructions to comment can 

be found in the notice of proposed 

rulemaking published September 9, 

2008 (73 FR 52226). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information regarding the North 

Carolina State Implementation Plan, 

contact Ms. Nacosta Ward, Regulatory 

Development Section, Air Planning 

Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics 

Management Division, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. 

Telephone number: (404) 562–9140; email address: ward.nacosta@epa.gov. 

For information regarding New Source 

Review, contact Ms. Yolanda Adams, 

Air Permits Section, at the same address 

above. Telephone number: (404) 562– 

9214; e-mail address: 

adams.yolanda@epa.gov. 

Dated: September 26, 2008. 

J. I. Palmer, Jr., 

Regional Administrator, Region 4. 

[FR Doc. E8–23553 Filed 10–3–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R04–OAR–2006–0649; FRL–8725–2] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; Georgia; 

Prevention of Significant Deterioration 

and Nonattainment New Source 

Review Rules; Extension of Comment 

Period 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Extension of public comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: EPA is extending the 

comment period for a proposed rule 

published September 4, 2008 (73 FR 

51606). On September 4, 2008, EPA 

proposed to partially approve and 

disapprove portions of revisions to the 

Georgia State Implementation Plan (SIP) 

submitted by the State of Georgia in 

three submittals dated October 31, 2006, 

March 5, 2007, and August 22, 2007. 

The proposed revisions modify 

Georgia’s Prevention of Significant 

Deterioration and Nonattainment New 

Source Review permitting rules in the 

SIP to address changes to the federal 

New Source Review (NSR) regulations, 

which were promulgated by EPA on 

December 31, 2002, and reconsidered 

with minor changes on November 7, 

2003 (collectively, these two final 

actions are referred to as the ‘‘2002 NSR 

Reform Rules’’). At the request of 

several commentors, EPA is extending 

the comment period through November 

5, 2008. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before November 5, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

submitted to: Ms. Kelly Fortin, Air 

Permits Section, Air Planning Branch, 

Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management 

Division, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, 

SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. 

Telephone number: (404) 562–9117; 

e-mail address: fortin.kelly@epa.gov. 

Additional instructions to comment can 

be found in the notice of proposed 

rulemaking published September 4, 

2008 (73 FR 51606). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information regarding the Georgia State 

Implementation Plan, contact Ms. Stacy 

Harder, Regulatory Development 

Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, 

Pesticides and Toxics Management 

Division, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, 

SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. 

Telephone number: (404) 562–9042; 

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