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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Environmental Protection Agency
CFR Citation: 40 CFR Part 52
EPA ID: [EPA-R04-OAR-2007-0150-200711(b); FRL-8528-7]
NOTICE: PROPOSED RULES
ACTION: Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans for Air Quality Planning Purposes:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Proposed rule.
SUBJECT CATEGORY: Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Georgia: Early Progress Plan for the Atlanta 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 21, 2008.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY: On December 31, 2006, the State of Georgia, through the
Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural
Resources, submitted a voluntary State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revision requesting approval of an Early Progress Plan for the sole
purpose of establishing motor vehicle emission budgets (MVEBs) for the
Atlanta 8hour ozone nonattainment area. The Atlanta 8hour ozone
nonattainment area is comprised of the following twenty counties:
Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb,
Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Newton,
Paulding, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton counties in their entireties
(hereafter referred to as the ``Atlanta 8Hour Ozone Area''). EPA is
proposing to approve Atlanta's Early Progress Plan, including the new
regional MVEBs for nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds for
2006. This proposed approval of the Early Progress Plan for the Atlanta
8Hour Ozone Area is based on EPA's determination that Georgia has
demonstrated that the SIP revision containing these MVEBs, when
considered with the emissions from all sources, shows some progress
toward attainment from the base year (i.e., 2002) through an interim
target year (i.e., 2006). In the Final Rules Section of this Federal
Register, EPA is approving the 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receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and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 proposed rule. 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: Georgia: Early Progress Plan for the Atlanta 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
For additional information, see the direct final rule which is published in the Rules Section of this Federal Register. Dated: February 6, 2008.
J.I. Palmer, Jr.,
Regional Administrator, Region 4.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Lynorae Benjamin, Air Quality Modeling and Transportation Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 303038960. The telephone number is (404) 5629040. Ms. Benjamin can also be reached via electronic mail at Benjamin.lynorae@epa.gov.
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