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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Environmental Protection Agency
CFR Citation: 40 CFR Part 52
NC ID: [NC 93; NC-101-200122b; FRL-7402-7]
NOTICE: PROPOSED RULES
ACTION: Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Proposed rule.
SUBJECT CATEGORY: Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans North Carolina: Approval of Revisions to the North Carolina State Implementation Plan: Transportation Conformity and Interagency Memorandum of Agreements
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before January 27, 2003.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing to approve a revision to the North
Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP) that contains the
transportation conformity rule pursuant to the Clean Air Act as amended
in 1990 (Act). The transportation conformity rule assures that projected emissions from transportation plans, improvement
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programs and projects, in air quality nonattainment or maintenance
areas stay within the motor vehicle emissions ceiling contained in the
SIP. The transportation conformity SIP revision enables the State to
implement and enforce the Federal transportation conformity
requirements at the state level per regulations for Conformity to State
or Federal Implementation Plans of Transportation Plans, Programs, and
Projects Developed, Funded or Approved Under Title 23 U.S.C. of the
Federal Transit Laws. This EPA approval action streamlines the
conformity process to allow direct consultation among agencies at the local level.
In the Final Rules Section of this Federal Register, the EPA is
approving the North Carolina SIP revision 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 significant, material, and 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receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and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 rule. The EPA will not institute a second comment
period on this document. Any parties interested in commenting on this
document should do so at this time.
SUMMARY: North Carolina,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
For additional information see the direct final rule which is published in the Rules Section of this Federal Register. Dated: October 21, 2002.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Kelly Sheckler at 404/562-9042, e- mail: Sheckler.Kelly@epa.gov.
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