[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 179 (Friday, September 14, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 56797-56798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22467]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R09-OAR-2011-0492; FRL-9726-5]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California;
Determinations of Attainment for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing determinations relating to 1997 8-hour ozone
nonattainment areas in California. First, EPA is proposing to determine
that six 8-hour ozone nonattainment areas in California (Amador and
Calaveras Counties, Chico, Kern County, Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties,
Nevada County, and Sutter County) (``six CA areas'') attained the 1997
8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) by their
applicable attainment dates. Second, in making these proposed
determinations for Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties and Nevada County,
EPA is also proposing to grant them one-year attainment date
extensions. Lastly, EPA is proposing to determine that the six CA areas
and the Ventura County 8-hour ozone nonattainment area in CA have
attained and continue to attain the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS based on
the most recent three years of data. Under the provisions of EPA's
ozone implementation rule, these proposed determinations suspend the
requirements for these areas to submit revisions to the state
implementation plan related to attainment of the 1997 8-hour ozone
standard for as long as these areas continue to meet the 1997 8-hour
ozone NAAQS.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before October 15, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number EPA-R09-OAR-
2011-0492, by one of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal, at www.regulations.gov, please
follow the on-line instructions;
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2. Email to [email protected]; or
3. Mail or delivery to John Ungvarsky, Air Planning Office, AIR-2,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street,
San Francisco, California 94105-3901.
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: John Ungvarsky, (415) 972-3963, or by
email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please see the
direct final action, of the same title, which is located in the Rules
section of this Federal Register. EPA is approving: the determinations
of attainment by applicable attainment dates; attainment date
extensions; and determinations of continued attainment as a direct
final rule without prior proposal because EPA views these as
noncontroversial actions and anticipates no adverse comments. A
detailed rationale for these actions is set forth in the preamble to
the direct final rule. If EPA receives no adverse comments, EPA will
not take further action on this proposed rule.
If EPA receives adverse comments, EPA will withdraw the direct
final rule, and it will not take effect. EPA will address 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.
Please note that if we receive 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.
Dated: August 30, 2012.
Jared Blumenfeld,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region IX.
[FR Doc. 2012-22467 Filed 9-13-12; 8:45 am]
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