Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0393-0022
Agency: epa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Transportation Conformity Rule: MOVES Regional Grace Period Extension; Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule
Posted Date: 2011-12-05T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 233 (Monday, December 5, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 75797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31130]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 93

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0393; FRL-9499-1]
RIN 2060-AR03

Transportation Conformity Rule: MOVES Regional Grace Period 
Extension

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: Because EPA received adverse comments, we are withdrawing the 
direct final rule extending the MOVES Regional Grace Period, published 
on October 13, 2011. The direct final rule would have extended the 
grace period to March 2013, before the Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator 
model (currently MOVES2010a) is required for regional emissions 
analyses for transportation conformity determinations (``regional 
conformity analyses'').

DATES: Effective December 5, 2011, EPA withdraws the direct final rule 
published at 76 FR 63554, on October 13, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Meg Patulski, State Measures and 
Transportation Planning Center, Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 
Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105; telephone number: (734) 214-
4842; fax number: (734) 214-4052; email address: patulski.meg@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Because EPA received adverse comments, we 
are withdrawing the direct final rule for extending the MOVES regional 
conformity grace period, published on October 13, 2011 (76 FR 63554). 
We stated in that direct final rule that if we received adverse 
comments, the direct final rule would not take effect and we would 
publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register. We subsequently 
received adverse comments on that direct final rule. We will address 
those comments in a subsequent final action, which will be based on the 
parallel proposed rule also published on October 13, 2011 (76 FR 
63575). As stated in the direct final rule and the parallel proposed 
rule, we will not institute a second comment period on this action.

    Dated: November 29, 2011.
Gina McCarthy,
Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation.

    Accordingly, the amendments to the rule published on October 13, 
2011 (76 FR 63554) are withdrawn as of December 5, 2011.

[FR Doc. 2011-31130 Filed 12-2-11; 8:45 am]
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